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The Actual Risk of Attack

Monday, January 11th, 2010 Posted in General, Travel industry | No Comments »

Google the phrase "security theater" and you'll see what most clear-headed people think of the hysteria hitting our airport security lines after the attempted attack a few weeks ago. For some of the blowhards on cable news channels wringing their ...

Paying Doctors Out of Pocket Abroad

Friday, January 8th, 2010 Posted in Family travel, General, Long-term travel, Travel industry | 8 Comments »

I have a lot of travel insurance companies as advertising clients on my various websites and am happy to have them as partners. But I have to admit I almost never buy travel medical insurance for myself when I'm traveling. ...

Travel Scams to Watch Out For

Friday, December 18th, 2009 Posted in General, Travel industry | No Comments »

Travel long enough and you're bound to end up with at least one story about getting ripped off, scammed, or cheated. After all, your day is filled with multiple transactions in an unfamiliar place where you don't know anybody, so ...

South Florida’s Connected Airports

Thursday, December 10th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Cheap North America Travel, General, Travel bargains, Travel industry | 3 Comments »

The guy who wrote the seminal creativity book A Whack on the Side of the Head had one great piece of advice I try to apply to every problem situation: "Look for the second right answer." "What's that have to do ...

Another Travel Magazine Shutting Down

Friday, December 4th, 2009 Posted in General, Travel adventures, Travel gear, Travel industry | 2 Comments »

We've lost a few travel magazines from the racks over the past couple years, but none has pained me personally as much as this one. National Geographic Adventure will be making its final ascent after the next issue after seeing ...