Getting Around in Mexico
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Leffel projects, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 1 Comment »Transitions Abroad's website has long been one of the best resources out there for independent travelers and the editor has started putting out e-zines following a central theme in more of a magazine format. The new TA zine July issue ...
Backpacking With a Laptop is a Pain
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Long-term travel, Travel gear, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 9 Comments »I have caught some heat over the years from gadget freaks by saying any traveler not working from the road is better off leaving their laptop at home. It's a pain in so many ways and a real burden having ...
Cheap Travel, Quality Time, and Me
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Posted in Leffel projects, Perceptive Travel, Travel books, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »A few thousand new visitors have come by to check out this blog in the past week. So because of that combined with the fact I am on vacation with my family now, pile of work be damned, here is ...
Cheap Destinations Looking Better for Study Abroad
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Beers of the World, International living/working, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 3 Comments »It's not just travelers impacted by a puffed up European currency. This Wall Street Journal article, Weak Dollar Crimps Study Abroad, says the traditional European study abroad programs are taking a big nosedive. They're just getting too expensive to justify. Many ...
The Beauty of Hidden Beaches
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Family travel, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 5 Comments »A few weeks ago I was quoted in a SmarterTravel.com article on lesser-known beaches that made for a nice getaway. I happen to be on the one I talked about in that article right now. This is one of those beaches ...
