The legendary U.S. travel writer Arthur Frommer passed away November 18 at the age of 95. Born in Virginia and with an early boyhood in a small town in Missouri, Arthur was a lawyer who became a pioneering and great travel journalist, and who will be remembered as having helped open the joys of travel to the masses. While serving in the U.S. Army in Europe in the 1950s, he got the travel bug, came out with a travel guide for servicemen, and followed up in 1957 with Europe of 5 Dollars a Day, wh
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Almost everywhere in the world, whenever we think about traveling we are concerned about our budget, and how much it will ultimately cost us. Therefore, if we do not have a specific reason to travel to a particular destination, we prefer budget-friendly destinations that satisfy our travel thirst as well as fit within our budget. We have compiled a list of budget-friendly destinations along with cheap flight deals for you since airfare is one of the major expenses that affect our overall travel
Are you planning your next adventure on the rails, and concerned about the potential costs? Here´s a comprehensive look on how to snag cheaper train tickets, from innovative booking strategies to secret deals. So all aboard!
Book Early: The Early Bird Gets the Worm!
Booking your tickets as far ahead as possible can lead to significant savings. Rail companies typically release their tickets 12 weeks in advance, and that's when you can grab the cheapest seats. The reason behind this is simple. The
The capital of the United States, Washington, D.C., is a metropolis bursting with culture, history, and romance. It doesn't have to be expensive to take your significant other on a tour of this energetic city. We'll give you a travel guide in this blog so you may enjoy D.C.'s charms without breaking the bank.
Free Monuments
The abundance of free museums and well-known landmarks in Washington, D.C., is one of the city's greatest features. Begin your visit with a stroll down the National Mall, where
How to score inexpensive airfares is perennially one of the hottest topics in travel. The conventional wisdom says say that travellers should know when to make reservations and know about current and upcoming discount offers. They should know how to choose hotel and flight packages, pack smartly, and sign up for alerts with the best online travel agencies. Getting the best deals depends on factors including timing, the time of year/week, luck, being flexible, type of airline, trave
Europe is of course filled with amazing scenic and cultural sights and experiences, but it's also known as by and large an expensive place to visit. Yet it doesn't have to be! There are still a number of European cities and countries where you won't bust your wallet on lodging, dining, entertainment, and touring, and here are seven of them - many, but not all, in Eastern Europe (and of course don't forget that in budget travel, a good part of your savings occurs at the beginning and end of yo
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First you have to realize that Puerto Lobos is not your typical Mexican coastal beach town, with palapas and cabanas, mar y sol, margaritas, mojitos and chicas in bikinis. Oh sure, there’s a beach… miles of it, in fact. And there are plenty of structures there, too. Some people actually live there; others visit on holidays from the big city. And there are even a few chicas playing there, also, most of them under six years old. After that age they hav
The French Riviera is a great tourist attraction and Nice is the biggest resort here. It can be quite expensive vacationing here but that doesn’t mean you can’t do Nice on a strict budget.
Mmm, Food.
Nice has an abundance of Michelin star rated restaurants, but there are a few places you can get delicious food without breaking the bank. Brasserie de Monaco brews their own beer in house and has delicious offerings such as a focaccia with tomatoes, olives and fried onions. There’s also Marc de Café
As we all know, Dubai is quite an expensive city, especially if we compare it to the other magnificent megapolises. At first it may even seem that there’s nothing to do in Dubai without a great stack of money, but not so. Every city, no matter which, has amazing places which you can enjoy absolutely for free.
Here's a list of my top choices in Dubai (in many cases, you'll need a rental car to reach them).
1. The Dubai Fountain
Enjoy an incredible show, when thousands of water jets soar up into
It’s hardly a shocker that in a recent Tripadvisor survey of the world’s most expensive cities for travellers, London came in the top 10 (number 7, to be precise); it has been thus for some years now. But of course there’s no way you can let that keep you away from this magnificent metropolis on the Thames. Over the years I’ve done travel to London both rich and poor, and while rich is certainly better, there are definitely ways to stretch your pound in a variety of areas. Getting around is q
It's that time of the year when you a planning your vacation or weekend,getaway,
And that does not come cheap. With airlines raising the cost of tickets thanks to
the return of business flyers and more people now taking vacations who waited
due to the economic downturn, the cost of travel is now on the rise. However,
there are still some great deals to find.
Listed below are 5 of my favorite ways I have used to save on travel cost:
1. Plan in advance
Some of the best deals I have come across came when
by Denise Pulis
Beautiful Zurich, Switzerland always ranks high in Mercer’s cost-of-living surveys, but does it really have to be one of Europe’s most expensive cities for the visitor? Not necessarily, if you follow my insider’s tips to Zurich on a budget.
Hotels that Are Always Good Deals
Finding inexpensive accommodations in Zurich is no easy feat, but it can be done. For rock-bottom prices, consider camping at Camping Seebucht (July to early October), just 2½ miles (4 km) from downtown,
The capital city of Vietnam, Hanoi has just been named the cheapest city in Asia and the second cheapest city in the world!
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The respected TripAdvisor TripIndex for Summer 2013 compares costs across 49 cities in Europe, Americas, Africa, Oceania and Asia. In the comparison are a 4 star hotel, taxi trip, cocktails and dinner, all based on two travellers.
Overall Hanoi has the cheapest dinner for two people out of all 49 cities at 36.71 USD, thanks to a fantastic array of local restaura
Prioritizing while planning a trip helps in determining a budget. This list is even more relevant if the location you are going to has numerous options, like Chicago. Knowing what's most important helps decide where to trim spending in order to have money for deal breakers. If food is not the high priority, but a live theater performance is an absolute must, checking out the eatery menus online can determine where to eat for less in order to have the must-haves.
If shopping is your dream, then st
If shopping is your dream, then st
I stop. “Wha’dya’ got? Is it good?”
“Is it good? Hell, yes, it’s good. D’you think I’m gonna’ get you some Mexican carnicero to snake the drain that’s gotta’ process all those hamburguesas, man? It’s the real thing, hombre…
“Cuanto cuesta?”
“Are you a gringo?
“Claro que no, soy chilango, nada mas vivo al otro lado para ganarme plata.”
“Entonces, I can get you a special price, only seiscientos dolares, mas o menos. You got any complications?”
I know a lot of financial experts say to skip travel if you're poor.I totally disagree with that.Travel can open the door to business ideas and jobs.It also acts as a strong motivation to make more money.The very planning and saving for trips can lead to different opportunities.If you have kids,travel opens their eyes to careers they haven't thought of and colleges they might like to attend in the future. On top of all that, planning of trips brings happiness and of course travel is educational
So you are searching for cheap holiday accommodations to chill out this summer, right? Well, great. And now what’s next? Exactly, it is finding the best possible holiday deals. Holiday packages are not necessarily to be expensive always. Here we will give you the hints to find the best holiday accommodations without breaking your bank balance. Summer is the season where most of the people tend to migrate from their hometowns to chiller places to escape from the harmful rays of hot sun.
Often holi
Vacation getaways that are both appealing and off-the-grid are an endangered species to begin with. But even in this rarefied company, the San Blas Archipelago, stretching across the lower half of Panama Caribbean coast, is in a class by itself. Eighty-percent uninhabited, these more than 350 islands, reachable by puddle-jumper flights from Panama City, are as pristine a paradise as you'll find anywhere in the world these days, with occasional lodges, inns, and villages of thatched huts.
What m
Free is good and in Annapolis the free things are great. Check out eCruiser. Historic Annapolis is a walking city but when you don’t want to walk call the eCruiser. The fun, hip, and cool 100% Electric Low Speed Vehicles (LSV) are tourist and eco-friendly. Drivers work on “tips only.” There is also the free Annapolis Circulator that will take people to a variety of locations in the city.
And, there are more cool things to do for free. Visit the Annapolis Museum near the City Dock and see the
