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Archive for August, 2009

Round-up of Travel News and Deal Advice

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, General, Long-term travel | 1 Comment »

On deadline for some articles right now, so I'm linking to useful info from elsewhere. Over at Transitions Abroad, Nora Dunn looks at the motivation for long-term travel, profiling six people/couples/families who have been on the move for years. The editor of ...

Costs for a Day at the Beach: Towel and Sand Bucket Index

Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Europe Travel, Family travel, General, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 3 Comments »

A key theme running throughout the books I've written is that your destination decisions---and where you stay and eat after you get there---are the key factors determining what you are going to spend when you travel. No matter what you ...

Cheapest Places to Live: Malaysia

Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports, International living/working, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 8 Comments »

In this popular cheapest places to live 2009 post I did a while back, I briefly mentioned Malaysia as one of the best deals in Asia for expats. It has distinguished itself from its neighbors by formally welcoming foreigners---well, at ...

Cutting the Cord That Keeps You Home

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 Posted in Family travel, International living/working, Long-term travel, Work/Life/Travel Balance | No Comments »

A few months ago I participated in a survey for location-independent workers, people who can live pretty much anywhere and spend at least part of their year abroad. Some of the results from the 268 respondents were interesting, and I'll ...

Signs in Belize

Monday, August 10th, 2009 Posted in Destination reports, General, Travel funnies | No Comments »

I've been a little hard on Belize in past posts, but I will admit it was refreshing to get there and be able to speak and read English again after nearly seven weeks of trying to make myself understood in ...