Travel industry

  What do you think of when you hear “adventure tour”? Rugged hikes and pitching a tent that you’ve carried for 10 miles? Or a walk in the woods and then some wine by a fire pit before retiring to an air-conditioned suite? There are options for everyone, but they require different levels of involvement …

There’s reason to celebrate as I write this because many countries opened back up to foreign travelers for the first time since March or April of 2020. It’s not as simple as waltzing through the immigration line with a passport and a smile though. First, you’ll increasingly need to be vaccinated to be allowed in. …

There are times when going down the travel search rabbit hole can really pay off. Sometimes you have to set aside some time, then think creatively to find the cheapest flights to anywhere.  I’m currently in Mazatlan, Mexico, which I flew to from Queretaro. I don’t live in Queretaro, two hours away in fact. But …

Which countries around the world have a super-stable exchange rate or even use dollars as currency? More than a few, including some of the world’s cheapest destinations. I’ve run this blog since 2003, so I’ve been through many currency fluctuations. Sometimes the U.S. dollar is worth a fortune for travelers going abroad, sometimes it’s worth …

For travelers, this has been a rough couple of years. Sure, exploring your own backyard is fun for a while and I love a good road trip too, but remember the good times when you could scour the cheap flight deals and take off to wherever that led you? Now you have to worry about …