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It’s Not Hard to Escape the Travel Crowds
on: by Tim Leffel
It’s nothing new to read articles complaining how overrun some places have become (like Ankor Wat and Machu Picchu, for instance). In this age of overtourism, where whole cities like Amsterdam and Venice are getting fed up, travelers often then make
Where the U.S. Travel Dollar is Strongest on Six Continents
on: by Tim Leffel
Two years ago I kept saying that if you were American or someone earning their pay in U.S. dollars, it was one of the best times I’d seen in 20-some years to go traveling internationally. It was not a time to
Can You Find Cheap Travel Destinations in Summer?
on: by Tim Leffel
If you want or need to travel in the summer months, are there any places you can go that are a bargain? Well it’s certainly the toughest season for traveling on a budget, no doubt. In the northern half of the
Cheap International Travel Means Coping With Noise
on: by Tim Leffel
How well do you deal with noise? If you are about to go backpacking around the world, you had better get good at tuning out cacophony. Or you had better pack a monster bag of earplugs. Get ready to hear night
The Good/Bad Coca Leaf in Peru
on: by Tim Leffel
If people make a plant product into candy, chocolates, and tea, can it really be all that bad? Well, if you’re U.S. Customs, yes, but for people in the Andes, the coca leaf is life. If you don’t process it into