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Want to know where you can live large in a capital city, getting a thriving urban life without the skyscraper-high prices? Some of the cheapest big cities to live in around the world are capitals with plenty of culture, great food, and nightlife. Yeah I know, during the pandemic times there was a population…
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…
If you’re tired of spending everything you earn on the monthly bills, you could chop them by a huge percentage if you switch to Cambodia living costs instead. How do these expenses for the cost of living in Cambodia compare to yours? A two-bedroom apartment with a pool for $400 per month, a $5…
When the USA, UK, and other countries set new records for daily Covid-19 cases and deaths, the situation in Africa was looking relatively positive. Travel dried up then though and in 2022, numbers still weren’t back up to the levels of three years before. If you have an African wildlife safari on your bucket…
We headed into 2020 with great hopes and dreams, only to see our travel plans dashed as we all went into isolation and a worldwide pandemic spread across the planet. We kept on publishing in Perceptive Travel though, so I’ve gathered all the posts about the top narrative travel stories we continued to produced,…
This post on popular posts to read while stuck at home went up in the dark days when nobody was traveling. I’m leaving it here for historic interest… What articles on cheap travel places, budget travel tips, and living abroad were you checking out the past 12 months? In a normal year, the most…
The Cheapest Destinations Blog has been running continually since 2003, with articles from award-winning travel writer Tim Leffel. That’s me at work below.
I’m the author of The World’s Cheapest Destinations, Travel Writing 2.0, and the living abroad book A Better Life for Half the Price. All have been published in multiple editions. I am nomadic part of each year with a home base in Mexico.
I am also editor of the narrative web publication Perceptive Travel, named “best online travel magazine” by the North American Travel Journalists Association and “best travel blog” by SATW. I have contributed to more than 50 publications as a freelancer and have been invited to speak on stage in 11 countries. I’m the former chair of the advisory board of NATJA, served as North American Conference Director for TBEX for six years, and am a member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association. See more on the About page and get in touch with any opportunities via the Work With Me page.
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