How Things Have Changed in Travel
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in General, Long-term travel, Travel gear | 5 Comments »This post will clearly brand me as someone born earlier than 1980, but it's amazing to look at this list from Budget Travel of the 10 Best Travel Innovations of the Past 10 Years and not be amazed how much ...
Budget Travel in South America
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Long-term travel | 2 Comments »A piece I wrote for Transitions Abroad's website is up now, Budget Travel in South America. It's a quick rundown on what to expect there in terms of transportation, food, accommodation, and prices. There's aren't all that many useful websites covering ...
Five Ways to Find a Hotel Bargain
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Long-term travel, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 9 Comments »After years where hotel rates have kept going up and up, it looks like the guests may soon start getting the upper hand again. A worldwide recession, airline hassles, and the high price of gas are starting to take their ...
Ga-ga Over Guanajuato
Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Long-term travel | 2 Comments »Some say Guanajuato is like San Miguel de Allende 20 years ago. They mean that in a good way, as it hasn't become a fantasyland. I guess my tag line would be "all of the beauty, very little of the ...
Progress? On the Annapurna Circuit
Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in Destination reports, Long-term travel, Travel adventures | 3 Comments »What really sticks in your mind ten years after you've traveled somewhere? I've been to a large chunk of those "must see before you die" kind of places and I've stayed in some of the world's most memorable hotels. But ...
