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More Thrills for the Dollar at Regional Amusement Parks

Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in Family travel, MSNBC - Tripso columns, Travel bargains | No Comments »

I do a lot of international traveling, but I do have a little princess in the house, so sometimes the travels are right down the road for some roller coasters and splashing in a water park. Since it's about the ...

Will You Fly This Summer?

Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Family travel, MSNBC - Tripso columns, Travel industry, Vacation deals | 6 Comments »

Since I've got one book out on traveling to Mexico and Central America and another one called The World's Cheapest Destinations, naturally I'm going to encourage people to fly somewhere far and go exploring. This summer though, I wouldn't blame ...

Exploring The Other Mexico

Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, MSNBC - Tripso columns, Vacation deals | 2 Comments »

I've written before about how there are really two Mexicos: tourist beach resort Mexico and "the other Mexico." I finally vented and wrote a whole article about it in this Tripso column, titled appropriately enough, Travel Bargains in the Other ...

Cheaper Wine Regions in Europe

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Destination reports, MSNBC - Tripso columns | 4 Comments »

Another detour to Europe before I return to my recent Mexico trip. My latest article out on MSNBC.com (via Tripso) is on Europe's Unheralded Wine Regions. Being the contrarian traveler that I am, I have never managed to set foot in ...

Friday Round-up of Good Travel News

Friday, March 14th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, General, MSNBC - Tripso columns, Making a difference, Travel books | 2 Comments »

1) Outside magazine has stopped including any subscription insert cards in all subscription copies, starting with its March "green" issue. This will save an estimated 1,500 trees, according to the magazine. "We've had huge gains online," Paul Rolnick, consumer marketing ...