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Travel Prices in Slovakia

tim — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:25:52 +0000

Despite using the euro, Slovakia is a good enough value that it’s taking another country’s place for the Europe section of the next edition of The World’s Cheapest Destinations. I used to think that the Czech Republic and Slovakia split up after the fall of the Soviet Union because of big national pride issues. In [...] Related posts:

T-shirts That Don’t Translate

tim — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:17:54 +0000

This cheap travel blog has been packed with informative posts and photos to make you drool lately, so time for a bit of fun instead. It always gives me great joy to find the English language used as a mere design element rather than to communicate. In most countries it is very difficult to find [...] No related posts.

A Little Taste of Transylvania

tim — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:45:04 +0000

I’m making my way through the cheaper countries of Europe right now, finding good values all over compared to their neighbors to the west. Next stop, Romania. I spent most of my time in Transylvania, which I’ll discuss without mentioning any mythical creatures of the night. This is the area where most travelers gravitate to [...] Related posts:

Opening Burma, the Maasai Warrior Scholar, and Locked Down in Waikiki

tim — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:43:32 +0000

Travel can be unpredictable. Sometimes that’s half the fun, sometimes it can mean big problems. This month’s issue looks at perceptions and impermanence in three destinations. Michael Buckley is back with a timely story on a travel destination that may finally be getting its act together to stop being a pariah state: Myanmar. See Slipping [...] Related posts:

Travel Prices in Guatemala: Antigua Edition 2012

tim — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:50:26 +0000

Today’s guest post is from Darcie Connell, co-founder of Trekity.com. She’s been living in Antigua, Guatemala for the past three months and is giving us the lowdown on current prices. While Guatemala gets a bad rap for being dangerous (with a much higher homicide rate than more publicized Mexico), it’s quite safe for tourists if you’re aware [...] Related posts:

Why Travel to Slovakia?

tim — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:20:14 +0000

When I told people my first stop in Eastern Europe was Slovakia, I usually got a blank stare. Or a question meant to gain understanding of what exactly was there. Why travel to…where were you going again? Older people know it as the latter half of Czechoslovakia. As in the order of the words, it’s [...] Related posts:

A Round-up of the Most Popular Cheap Travel Posts

tim — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:12:43 +0000

I’m getting ready to hop on a plane to Eastern Europe, where I’ll soon be reporting on cheap travel in four countries there. I’ll be doing some stories for Perceptive Travel and writing chapters for the next edition of The World’s Cheapest Destinations. Meanwhile, here’s what this blog’s readers have been checking out the most [...] Related posts:

Are You Making Good Memories, or Just Marking Time?

tim — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:13:51 +0000

There are plenty of naval-gazing travel blogs out there and from the start of this one in 2003, I’ve tried to be more useful than that. This is primarily a blog about how to travel well for less, how to get more out of your travel budget and maybe learn something, grow a little, and [...] Related posts:

A New Way to Avoid Bottled Water

tim — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:26:45 +0000

I reviewed this innovative Camelbak All Clear bottle in detail over at Practical Travel Gear, but it speaks to such a strong travelers need that I’m mentioning it here as well. Anybody who has read this blog for a while knows that I put bottled water in single-use plastic somewhere on the evil scale between [...] Related posts:

The Most-traveled Woman in America?

tim — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:22:10 +0000

Do you know of anyone who has traveled to 95 countries since the beginning of 2009? There is one, and it’s all been well-documented. No, she’s not writing a book about some frantic attempt to land in half the world’s nations in under four years. And no, she doesn’t work on cruise ships or an [...] Related posts:

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