The State of the Travel Dollar, Summer 2009
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Europe Travel, Leffel projects, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 6 Comments »I am quoted in the current issue of National Geographic Adventure, if you happen to be near a newsstand, in a pictorial feature about where the dollar is faring better this summer than it was a year ago. My list ...
Family Travel Bargains in the Yucatan
Monday, July 13th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Cheap North America Travel, Family travel, Vacation deals | No Comments »I'm currently on assignment in Playa del Carmen, which makes me feel like I'm in Florida. Restaurant prices are on par with what I would pay in my home town and the excursion costs for family activities are beyond ridiculous. ...
On a Real Vacation
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Family travel, Work/Life/Travel Balance | No Comments »I am on vacation all this week, so no more posts. The line between work and vacation is a thin one when you are a travel writer, so the best way for me to make it a real one is ...
Amazing Mexican Mask Museum in Zacatecas
Monday, July 6th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel | 6 Comments »Want to see 3,000 Mexican masks in one place? Head to the Museo Rafael Coronel in Zacatecas. I spent a few days traveling around the colonial center of Mexico last week, on assignment to review some hotels in Aguascalientes and Zacatecas. ...
Cambodian Picnics, Green Vermont, and Being Stuck in an Earthquake Zone
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Leffel projects, Perceptive Travel, contests | No Comments »Yes it's time for another fine issue of Perceptive Travel, where we circle from Cambodia to China to Vermont, then go around the world again with a rundown of graphic travel novels from Marie Javins. Michael Buckley goes picnicking at the ...





