It used to be when you purchased an airline ticket you could count on several things, the plane would probably be late, your baggage may or not make it to your destination at the same time you arrive and they would feed you a slab of mystery meat between two pieces of stale bread, but …
I love to find new ways to travel cheaper but better, I’ve done a number of posts on utilizing sites like Homeexchange, Homeaway or VRBO to rent private condos or homes. I continue to have terrific success with home exchanging and rental, my wife and I are renting a condo in Roatan Honduras for Christmas …
It has been a while since I have posted to my blog, after Africa I needed a rest. I see all these top ten travel sites and thought I ought to come up with my own top ten. Here they are 1. Tripadvisor.com is at the top of my list and should be the top …
Lou and I have traveled all over the world and each time I plan a trip I look for places that are unique, sometimes luxurious, sometimes not but I love adventure and soaking up the beauty of the area we are in. These are my top ten overnight experiences. The first two spots on my …
I used Cheapo Air recently to book a trip for a group that we are taking to South Africa. What a disaster! First I get an email after booking the trip that I need to call them with all kinds of information to complete the booking. It took three calls and each time I sat …
Once you have picked your destination the two most important things to me are, how am I going to get there and where am I going to stay. I don’t know about you but I want my accommodations to be excellent. Trip Advisor includes Very Good and Average in their percentages and sometimes I wonder …
I used to think you could get a better price for a rental car at the rental location than online because they would save internet service charges, they also had a better pulse of their own inventory and the “old bird in the hand” theory. But I was wrong… The other day a my friend from …
It always seemed clunky to get back from a wonderful vacation, with wonderful pictures going to the local photo store, printing lots of 4”x6” prints, culling the bad ones then trying to load the good ones into a photo album(s). The album was always fat and bulky, pictures would slip or you would get half …
I have an admission to make, I am a seat surfer. What is a seat surfer? A seat surfer is someone who buys the cheap seats and then works his way into empty expensive seats. After all they are empty. So if you are one of those who are too shy to get in a …
When traveling in a foreign country always make two copies of your passport, leave one at home, keep one on you and keep your passport in the most secure place that you can think of. When asked by a police officer in developing countries, try to get by with the copy. Once you hand your …
Packing is something that gets more and more difficult as the size and weight limits go down and airlines start charging for every bag you check. On a recent trip to Africa, we had to limit our checked bags to 35lbs, but we were going to be traveling for six weeks. So in this post …