Beer and Biking on the Katy Trail
Friday, March 19th, 2010 Posted in Beers of the World, Cheap North America Travel, Destination reports, Leffel projects, Travel adventures | 1 Comment »I just wrapped up my journey biking down the Katy Trail in Missouri, a converted rail line that is the longest (and in some ways the easiest) of its type. It goes most of the way across the state, but ...
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 ...
Cracks are Showing in Malaysia
Friday, February 19th, 2010 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports, International living/working | 5 Comments »[caption id="" align="alignright" width="269" caption=" THE SUDS-SWILLING THREAT TO SOCIETY"][/caption] Malaysia has for decades had a reputation as a place that was stable to the point of being kind of boring. A strictly controlled media, a mostly Muslim population keeping a ...






