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The Cheapest U.S. Ski Resorts

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 Posted in Cheap North America Travel, Family travel, Vacation deals | 4 Comments »

If you're itching to get out into this snow and go skiing in the U.S., where you go can make a huge difference on how much it will cost you. When I used to live in New York City I ...

Pay Attention to that “When to Go” Part in Guidebooks

Friday, January 29th, 2010 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel, General | 5 Comments »

It's been an ugly few days for travelers who decided to visit Machu Picchu in the rainy season. "Helicopters had taken 700 people by mid-afternoon from the remote village, the closest to the ancient Inca ruins 8,000 feet up in ...

Travel Trends for a New Year

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 Posted in Cheap North America Travel, Family travel, General, Travel bargains, Travel industry, Vacation deals | 4 Comments »

I liked this recent 2010 Travel Trends piece from Laura Bly at USA Today. Instead of the gushathon silliness we usually get on these things from travel magazines and the "no s&#% Sherlock" useless filler most newspapers publish now, her ...

Paying Doctors Out of Pocket Abroad

Friday, January 8th, 2010 Posted in Family travel, General, Long-term travel, Travel industry | 8 Comments »

I have a lot of travel insurance companies as advertising clients on my various websites and am happy to have them as partners. But I have to admit I almost never buy travel medical insurance for myself when I'm traveling. ...

Cheap Travel USA – Charlottesville, VA

Monday, December 21st, 2009 Posted in Cheap North America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 4 Comments »

Charlottesville, Virginia has a special place in my heart. It was an hour from where I went to college and one year we pulled off a kick-butt upset of their University of Virginia football team. This was such an unheard ...