Travel bargains

Now that the whole continent is open again, where are the cheapest places to travel in South America? This can be a moving target because of economic conditions and exchange rates, plus pandemic times produced a lot of changes.  I spend a lot of time traveling in South America and the continent features prominently in …

The cheapest places to travel around the world are still a bargain, don’t worry, and there are lots of cheap countries to choose from. The 5th edition of The World’s Cheapest Destinations actually has more of them in the current 5th edition compared to the 4th, thanks to improving infrastructure in the Balkans and a …

I just returned from a trip to the bottom of South America and it made my bargain-seeking heart flutter. For the moment, Argentina prices for travelers are the lowest I have ever seen. This just might be the best travel value in the world right now after you land in Buenos Aires.  When I went …

Here’s some advice you don’t hear very often in the travel world: when you fly into the country, bring as much cash as you can, preferably in $100 bills or €100 notes. That’s because we’re talking about the strategy to visit Argentina, where your money is worth twice as much than if you use a …

Sometimes the best advice can be distilled down to a one-word answer. My most common answer to how people can travel more for less money is one of those. Independent travel success and keeping the travel budget in check primarily rely on one key trait: “flexibility.” This was true for me this week—more on that …