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 ...
The Year of Staying Close to Home
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in Destination reports, Leffel projects, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »Earlier this year I did an MSNBC column basically saying that if there are places near your home you've always wanted to visit, this is the year to check them out. Flying is more expensive and less pleasant every month, ...
A Cure for the Jaded: Canadian Rockies
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Destination reports, General | No Comments »I was leafing through my journal yesterday and realized I have substantial time in 12 different countries in the past three years---not bad for a working writer who needs to put in desk time and run some websites. With that ...
Pacific Northwest Without a Car
Friday, June 20th, 2008 Posted in Destination reports, Family travel | 2 Comments »I'm on a mixture of assignments and family vacation right now, with one of the articles being about visiting Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver---then on to Banff in the Rockies---using only public transportation. That ended up including a few taxi cab ...
Waste Not Want Not in Portland
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Destination reports, Family travel | 4 Comments »Anyone who likes to lump a whole country together under one set of stereotypes needs to spend some time in Portland, Oregon. So many of the tendencies that people equate with the U.S. and Americans go out the window ...
