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Can You Find Cheap Travel Destinations in Summer?
on: by Tim Leffel
If you want or need to travel in the summer months, are there any places you can go that are a bargain? Well it’s certainly the toughest season for traveling on a budget, no doubt. In the northern half of the
Where Two Can Still Bunk Down for $15 or Less Per Night Around the World
on: by Tim Leffel
Back when I took off on my first round-the-world trip in the early 1990s, the two of us had a budget that averaged out to $15 a day. For two. That meant our lodging was often between $4 and $7 a
The Best Cheap Hotel Chains in the USA
on: by Tim Leffel
Five years ago we did a post on the best cheap hotel chains in the USA and for quite a while it was one of our most popular posts. It’s understandable that people want some kind of shortcut when choosing between
A Few Solid Tips for Lowering Your Travel Budget
on: by Tim Leffel
I’ve said many times on this blog that traveling on a budget is a mindset more than a collection of tips and tricks. If you just spend 10 bucks on my still-relevant Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune book and
Think Outside the Airplane Cylinder
on: by Tim Leffel
With flying getting more unpleasant every year—especially for domestic flights—it makes a lot of sense to exhaust all your alternatives. When you’re trying to connect to get from where you live to where you are going, the obvious choice isn’t always