Many long-term travelers daydream about not just passing through the places they go, but actually picking one and moving there. Their friends and relatives might tell them it’s risky, but is it really more risky than buying something in our current overheated home markets? After all, with housing prices through the roof in most developed …

If you’re not convinced that your choice of destination will have the biggest impact on your travel budget, mosey on over to the New York Times’ travel articles. A recent one had a nice rundown on hip and stylish places that won’t cost you as much as a night at the Four Seasons, but for …

I’ve done a whole lot of traveling in my life, but I’ve never been on a cruise. Unless you count the Staten Island Ferry, or those overnight boats you take all around Indonesia and the Philippines. I just don’t see the point, really. If you’re going to be on a floating hotel for a week, …

“If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live.” – Author Lin Yutang When we are toiling away at our jobs, trying to make a living and dealing with all the other demands on our time and income, it’s sometimes hard to make time for …

Apparently so. My daughter, who is not yet five, received a pre-approved credit card offer this week from JP Morgan Chase. It was for a Continental Airlines card, so I guess she could just charge a vacation to Disney World if we parents start getting on her nerves. I think all purchases would have to …