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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 ...

Guide to Real Estate in Latin America

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, International living/working, Leffel projects, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 1 Comment »

A few weeks back Transitions Abroad posted this article of mine: Real Estate in Latin America. In my humble opinion this is the best region to put your money into if you're going to buy a house, condo, or piece of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cheapest Places to Live: Guatemala

Sunday, September 20th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, International living/working | 10 Comments »

You read a lot about people retiring to various countries in Central America or setting up shop there as an expatriate, but you don't hear much about Guatemala in the mix. It's worth taking a look at this country though, ...