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Your Rate is Negotiable

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 Posted in Cheap Africa Travel, Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Europe Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, Cheap North America Travel, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »

It's important to remember one key point when you are traveling: hotel/hostel/guesthouse rates are negotiable. Most backpackers figure this out in a few days and some go overboard using it as their guiding mantra for the next year on the road. ...

Shoestring Travel Means Getting Used to the Simple Life

Monday, March 8th, 2010 Posted in Long-term travel, Travel bargains, Work/Life/Travel Balance | No Comments »

How well do you deal with camping for days? With outdoor toilets? Sleeping in rooms that are way too hot or way too cold? Taking cold showers? Wearing the same clothes for months? Many of the most unhappy budget travelers I've ...

Where the Travel Bargains Are This Year

Friday, March 5th, 2010 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, Cheap North America Travel, Destination reports, General, Perceptive Travel, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 2 Comments »

Having a book out on the world's cheapest destinations makes me a bit opinionated about which countries offer the best bang for your budget. While those options stay relatively constant, there are fluctuations from year to year, or even in ...

Spring Cleaning Book Blowout

Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in Leffel projects, Travel bargains, Travel books | 1 Comment »

Yesterday I signed a listing agreement to sell my house because this summer we're packing it all up and moving to central Mexico for a year. So I've got to backpedal from hoarding mode to unloading mode pronto. This includes unloading ...

Cheap Travel Advice Roundup

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Posted in General, Long-term travel, Travel bargains, Travel industry, Vacation deals | 4 Comments »

Once again, I'm scouring the web for cheap travel advice that doesn't suck. (So you don't have to read all the advice that does.) Here's a collection of tips and tricks worth following. The Frugal Travel blog has a great rundown ...