Cheapest Places to Live: Guatemala
Sunday, September 20th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, International living/working | 10 Comments »You read a lot about people retiring to various countries in Central America or setting up shop there as an expatriate, but you don't hear much about Guatemala in the mix. It's worth taking a look at this country though, ...
The Main Travel Budget Factor: Your Destination
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 3 Comments »I wrote in Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune that there are several key factors that go into determining how much you spend on your travels, whether you are going for a long weekend or a year-long trip around ...
The Cheapest Places to Live: Ecuador
Friday, August 28th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, International living/working, Travel bargains | 6 Comments »Where's the cheapest place to live in the Americas? Well, it could be Nicaragua, Honduras, Paraguay, or any other number of places. But if you want a mix of cheap prices, good weather, and plenty to hold your interest, my ...
Mexico’s Museum of Death
Monday, August 24th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, General | 2 Comments »You don't have to spend much time in central Mexico or Oaxaca to realize this country has a strange relationship with death. In the city of Aguascalientes you can visit the Museo Nacional de la Muerte, the national museum of death. ...
Guidebooks for Colonial Mexico
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel books | 2 Comments »Before departing to spend a month in Guanajuato earlier this summer, I looked high and low for guidebooks to the region and mostly came up short. Nearby San Miguel de Allende is Gringo central, but apparently most of those foreigners ...



