Airline Fees in Europe
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, General, Travel industry | 2 Comments »SmarterTravel has published a series of great tables to help passengers figure out how much they'll get reamed by various airlines in extra fees and frequent flyer fees to redeem "free" tickets. Now they've got a guide to airline fees ...
Succumbing to a Group Tour (for a Good Reason)
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 Posted in Destination reports, General, Travel adventures, Travel industry | 2 Comments »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 ...
5 Reasons to use Skype When You Travel
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 Posted in General, International living/working, Long-term travel, Travel gear, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »If you travel around the world with your cell phone, crackberry, or iPhone, you could end up spending a fortune to communicate. I've heard so many sad tales of $1,000+ surprise bills that I'm convinced it's a huge profit center ...
Old Travel Assumptions Die Hard
Sunday, October 4th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, General, Travel adventures, Travel bargains | 4 Comments »Once a place becomes a pariah destination, it's pretty hard to dig out of that hole. Blame it on sensationalist cable TV or our brain's constant search for patterns and shortcuts, but once war-torn regions stay that way in people's ...
Bargains in the Cheapest Destinations
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, General, International living/working, Travel bargains | No Comments »I don't know it all and couldn't keep up with everything new everywhere even if I did. So here are some recent worthwhile posts from some of the cheapest places to travel. This week the Carnival of Cities was at the ...



