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Advice on cheap Latin America travel from Tim Leffel, resident of Mexico and author of The World’s Cheapest Destinations book, now in its 5th edition.
What can you get for a dollar in Mexico? Or less than that? Quite a lot it turns out. In looking through some old posts of mine that are getting out-of-date, I found one from 2009 on what you could get for a dollar or less in Mexico City—in pesos. I had been on…
That photo above is the two-page spread from a cover story of mine nine years ago in a travel magazine called TravelWorld. It was a piece on the top colonial cities in Mexico, places to visit away from the beaches that are more interesting and are a better travel deal. This is the…
Want to get on Mexican time and slow down during your vacation? Do it the local way by spending lazy afternoons or evenings in one of the outdoor plazas that are hubs for people watching and socializing. The central Mexican colonial cities of San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato sit at around 2,000 meters…
After a decade of reverse immigration to Mexico by retirees and rising home prices in North America, can you still find a cheap beach house in Mexico to buy? In most of the places you have probably heard of, not really, but if you know where to look, there are plenty of Mexican beach…
Costa Rica is just a little dot on the map in Central America, smaller than many U.S. states, but it’s one of the most popular international destinations for Americans, getting close to two million of them each year. If you’re a budget traveler though, that’s not a good thing: Costa Rica travel prices are…
Search for Mexico travel ideas on the internet and you’ll feel like you are drinking from a fire hose. Some 40 million people visit the country in a year and half them seemed to have posted advice on social media or written articles about the country. Then you’ve got a million or so expats…
