The wife and I just got back from a nice 6-day, 5-night vacation of backpacking, wine tasting, and sight-seeing in an area that Good Morning America recently voted the most beautiful place in America – …

The increased payouts for being ‘bumped’ from a flight have gotten a lot of press lately, but there are a whole slew of new airline fees rules put in place recently that you should be …

CouchSurfing: 10 Tips for First-Time Surfers to Overcome Initial Hesitations via Proper Etiquette
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on the basics of CouchSurfing – how to sign up, safety considerations, the benefits, and …

CouchSurfing: A Smart Alternative for Thrifty Travelers & Experience Seekers
I have to admit that I was a little skeptical of CouchSurfing at first glance. Staying at a complete stranger’s home for free, while traveling, and …

While traveling to other countries it is very easy for ‘opportunistic’ locals to quickly distinguish you as a target….err….tourist. While on my recent trip to Peru I became a victim of theft, even after I …

Having just got back from Peru (the site was on auto-pilot – sorry for the delay in replies), I picked up a great money saving travel tip from my wife that I wanted to share …