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What’s in my Travel Bag When Packing Light
on: by Tim Leffel
What should you put into your travel bag if there’s a need for packing light? Almost 11 years ago, I did a guest post for the once-mighty Gadling blog called What’s in your pack Tim Leffel? At the time I had
How Much Does It Cost to Live in Colombia?
on: by Tim Leffel
The country of Colombia is not in my World’s Cheapest Destinations book, but it is in my cheap living abroad book A Better Life for Half the Price. It has a whole lot going for it as a place to live.
The 12 Cheapest Destinations for Beer Lovers
on: by Tim Leffel
Who has the cheapest beer around the world? Which are the cheapest destinations for beer if you want to travel to a place where you can put back some pints on a low budget? For many travelers this is a key
Is Peru a Cheap Place to Travel? It Depends…
on: by Tim Leffel
Peru is a travel bargain. Or Peru is very expensive. It all depends on how you travel. I inhabit the strange world of travel writing where for my job I go back and forth from cheap hotels to plush palaces, from
Barbershop Postcards, Secret Beaches, Bruegel With Mom, and Finding Gandhi
on: by Tim Leffel
That mouthful of a title can only mean one thing: it’s time for a new edition of Perceptive Travel online magazine. You never know what kind of offbeat travel narratives are going to show up there because we’re not going to