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Archive for November, 2009

Smart Packing for the Holidays

Friday, November 20th, 2009 Posted in Family travel, Perceptive Travel, Travel gear, Travel industry | 1 Comment »

It's about to be that time of year again, when planes are jammed, tempers are flaring, and we're supposed to deliver gifts while full of cheer. Of course it's hard to be cheerful when you're paying $25 to $75 to check ...

Enter the Remarkable Photo Contest

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in Leffel projects, Perceptive Travel, contests | 2 Comments »

It's time for the third annual Remarkable Photo Contest at Perceptive Travel. If you've taken a fanstastic, amazing travel photo (or two), send in your entry and you may score a nice prize. We're giving away a compact super-zoom Casio camera ...

Caffeinated in Colombia

Monday, November 16th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports | 9 Comments »

I've spent the last few days bopping around Colombia after taking a seat on Spirit Air's new route to Armenia, Colombia. This is the Coffee Triangle region of the country so I've been jacked up on caffeine the whole time ...

Your Input Wanted

Friday, November 13th, 2009 Posted in Leffel projects | 32 Comments »

Because I seem to be the juggler who keeps saying, "Throw me another ball," I agreed to do a book on travel writing that will come out next year. It's not the usual rundown on query letters and deadlines though. ...

Good Travel Info From Elsewhere

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Posted in Destination reports, Family travel, General, International living/working, Long-term travel, Travel gear, Travel industry, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »

I'm busy getting the 3rd annual Remarkable Photo Contest ready to launch this weekend on Perceptive Travel, so here's some useful travel info from elsewhere to make this a week of being wiser. 8 things you should know about Gore-tex (that ...