Narrative Travel Contest Winners
Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Africa Travel, Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, Work/Life/Travel Balance, contests | No Comments »Transitions Abroad has just announced the winners in its annual travel writing contest. Alexander Breimann takes home a $500 check for Education from the Streets of Giza, Egypt. While studying in Cairo, he shunned the culturally isolated student housing and ...
Another Reason Why Africa Isn’t Cheap
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Africa Travel, General, Travel bargains | 2 Comments »Africa is, for the most part, not a very cheap place to travel. This comes as a surprise to many people since many of the world's poorest countries are in Africa and it seems like every week brings news of ...
A Traveler’s Report on West Africa
Thursday, October 5th, 2006 Posted in Cheap Africa Travel, Destination reports, General, Long-term travel | 2 Comments »At times people ask me why there aren't more African countries in The World's Cheapest Destinations. After all, the per capita GDP is next to nothing, right? Shouldn't it be cheap to travel there? With more proof that "poor country" ...
A Taxi Makeover in Cairo Too
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006 Posted in Cheap Africa Travel, Destination reports, Travel industry | 1 Comment »A few posts back I linked to a story on how Prague's taxi fleet was due for an upgrade. Apparently the cabs in Cairo are heading the same route, which will certainly upgrade the tourist experience for most visitors there. This ...
Touring Africa by Public Transport
Monday, September 11th, 2006 Posted in Cheap Africa Travel, Leffel projects, Long-term travel | 1 Comment »Time for another shout-out to one of the guest contributors in my new book, Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune. Marie Javins contributed a section on the experience to be gained by taking public transportation, seeing a culture by being ...
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