The Current Scoop on Nicaragua Travel
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains | No Comments »Joshua Berman is about the most notable expert on Nicaragua travel that you can find. He is the co-author of Moon Handbooks Nicaragua, pictured here in its third edition coming out next month. (You can preorder it from Amazon by ...
Get Ready for More Trouble in Bolivia
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports | 3 Comments »The words "Bolivia" and "unrest" go together like peanut butter and jelly, so it seldom even makes the international news when there are protests in the street and everything shuts down for the week. Things are looking uglier and more serious ...
Where is the U.S. Dollar Still Strong in ‘08?
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Africa Travel, Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Europe Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, Leffel projects, Long-term travel, Travel bargains | 12 Comments »It's kind of unnerving when I pull up stats for this blog and find that some of the most popular posts are four or five years old. While it's nice that old rants have staying power in the search engines, ...
Getting Around in Mexico
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Leffel projects, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 1 Comment »Transitions Abroad's website has long been one of the best resources out there for independent travelers and the editor has started putting out e-zines following a central theme in more of a magazine format. The new TA zine July issue ...
Higher Prices in Peru
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel adventures | No Comments »If you're going to spend some time in South America, it's definitely worthwhile to join the South American Explorer's Club. They have clubhouses in a lot of cities that are great resources and places to hang out, you get discounts ...
