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Archive for 2009

My Guanajuato Feature in Global Traveler

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel, International living/working, Leffel projects, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 7 Comments »

This past summer while I was kicking back in Guanajuato, Mexico for a while, I put together a feature story for Global Traveler magazine. It was out in print form last month in the pretty version, but now you can ...

10 Cheap Travel Gear Gifts

Sunday, December 6th, 2009 Posted in General, Long-term travel, Travel gear | 6 Comments »

I do lots of travel gear reviews in different budget ranges at my other blog, but in these lean times we're living in, I'm especially tuned into which items are a great value. All of the following are $20 or ...

Another Travel Magazine Shutting Down

Friday, December 4th, 2009 Posted in General, Travel adventures, Travel gear, Travel industry | 2 Comments »

We've lost a few travel magazines from the racks over the past couple years, but none has pained me personally as much as this one. National Geographic Adventure will be making its final ascent after the next issue after seeing ...

Where Your Travel Dollars Are Still Worth Something

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Long-term travel, Travel bargains | 3 Comments »

As I noted a couple months back, a strong dollar was fun while it lasted, but the strength caused by the worldwide economic panic has subsided. The euro is back to being worth 1.5 dollars officially (less at a real ...

Kabul Fashion, an Andean Shaman, and Biking on the World’s Most Dangerous Road

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Leffel projects, Perceptive Travel, contests | No Comments »

A month has flown by again and it's time for the new issue of Perceptive Travel. I'm not sure where November went, but here we are at the last month of the year. So it's time to go read Kristin Olson's ...