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Good Travel Info From Elsewhere

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Posted in Destination reports, Family travel, General, International living/working, Long-term travel, Travel gear, Travel industry, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »

I'm busy getting the 3rd annual Remarkable Photo Contest ready to launch this weekend on Perceptive Travel, so here's some useful travel info from elsewhere to make this a week of being wiser. 8 things you should know about Gore-tex (that ...

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 | 2 Comments »

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 ...