Mumbai’s Taxi Problem
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports, Travel funnies | No Comments »One of my many vivid negative memories of India is arriving in Bombay after a 36-hour train ride that was supposed to be 24 hours, only to get in a huge blow-up argument with a taxi driver who tried to ...
Cheap Travel USA – Lexington, KY
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in Cheap North America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »If you know anything about Lexington, Kentucky, then two things come to mind: thoroughbred horses and fine bourbon whiskey. Both have a heavy whiff of old money about them, but you can enjoy them on the cheap when you visit ...
Cities That Travelers Hate
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 Posted in Destination reports, General, International living/working, Travel funnies | 4 Comments »Lonely Planet has a piece on 9 cities travelers hate, based on feedback from readers. I won't steal their thunder by posting them all here, but I agree with some more than others. I lived in a suburb of Seoul for ...
Travel Prices in Ecuador
Monday, October 19th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 5 Comments »Ecuador has been in all three editions of The World's Cheapest Destinations book and is a backpacker favorite for good reason. You can do and see a whole lot in a country that's pretty compact and the weather is quite ...
Succumbing to a Group Tour (for a Good Reason)
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 Posted in Destination reports, General, Travel adventures, Travel industry | 1 Comment »Long-term budget travelers are, by nature, and independent lot. You wouldn't be out there backpacking around in the first place if you were trying to fit in and conform to the norm. "I don't do group tours" is a common ...



