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Your Rate is Negotiable

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 Posted in Cheap Africa Travel, Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Europe Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, Cheap North America Travel, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | No Comments »

It's important to remember one key point when you are traveling: hotel/hostel/guesthouse rates are negotiable. Most backpackers figure this out in a few days and some go overboard using it as their guiding mantra for the next year on the road. ...

Where the Travel Bargains Are This Year

Friday, March 5th, 2010 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, Cheap North America Travel, Destination reports, General, Perceptive Travel, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 2 Comments »

Having a book out on the world's cheapest destinations makes me a bit opinionated about which countries offer the best bang for your budget. While those options stay relatively constant, there are fluctuations from year to year, or even in ...

The Massive Pyramids of Teotihuacan

Monday, March 1st, 2010 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Long-term travel, Travel adventures, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »

I've been doing some articles for Viator's blog lately and here's a rundown on visiting the pyramids of Teotihuacan. (Visiting the site is easier than saying it.) As I said last year in this post The Beauty of a Local Tour, ...

New LP Guidebook for Honduras

Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel books | 2 Comments »

I'm not normally posting about a new guidebook that comes along for one of The World's Cheapest Destinations, but when there's been a three-year lag between the first and second editions, in a place where lots has changed, it's a ...

Machu Pichu Access Still a Mess

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports | No Comments »

If you were planning to head to Peru anytime before May, I hope you've been to Machu Picchu already. Recent rains, floods, and mudslides in the area have cut off the main route to get there or get out: the ...