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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008I’m pleased to bring you a new, exciting budget travel and backpacking website that I think could become a timeless reference for all prospective travelers researching their destinations and making their travel budgets.
The site is BackpackAbility.com. What is it? It can be described in a multitude of ways, the following being my favorite:
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Excuses to travel to Europe
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008The topic of Europe getting expensive for budget travelers is getting beat to death with the Euros gains versus the US monopoly dollar. With political biases aside Ron Paul not in office and a weak dollar trend seemingly endless, finding rational reasons to visit Europe for fun is nearly impossible to do when more budget [...]
Biggest World building projects for Tourism
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008As the rest of the world’s growth is finally starting to outpace the US economy’s growth, most of the new huge building projects are happening overseas and we tend not to hear about them, at all. Well these projects are massive, elaborate, beautiful, gaudy, and seem to be a fixture in future urban landscapes [...]
Charging Towards Frequent Flyer Miles
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008They are out there. Credit cards that can make your next flight easy on your wallet. They are potent weapons, but easily misused.
There are plenty of choices when it comes to credit cards that earn you frequent flyer miles. But (surprise) most are not worth the trouble.
All FF-earning cards have annual fees. [...]
Should You Visit China?
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008With the Olympics coming, China’s travel industry is about to get loads upon loads of promotion. NBC will undoubtedly feature Beijing-related pieces in between events. Bob Costas (or is it his writers?) will have some humorous monologues about the cultural differences between China and the U.S.
As long as anti-government protests don’t rage in [...]
Are Thailand’s Islands Still #1?
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Backpackers, budget travelers, and those simply seeking unique experiences have long been traveling to islands off Thailand’s west coast. Alex Garland’s cult classic, The Beach, gave the eastern Andaman Sea a wider audience. But these islands have always had appeal.
What’s not appealing about sitting on a beach all day taking in the near perfect [...]
