How to Find the Best Travel Deals using Popular Search Engines

The Internet has revolutionized the way in which we find airline tickets, hotels and vacation packages. Back in the old days, you had to trudge on over to your local travel agent and wait for them to come up with the prices on your various options. It was time consuming and often you ended getting deals that benefited the travel agents more than they benefited you.

These days anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can be their own travel agent. If you are reading this post, I’m going to ... [Read this entry]

Romantic Getaways that will make your heart go boom, boom, boom

Romance is an interesting concept. Some people can be swept off their feet by a quiet dinner. Others will swoon after receiving some flowers. And others will get all warm and cuddly when their loved one buys them a six-pack of good beer (that’s me, if you are reading this, honey). In short, one person’s romance is another person’s beverage. Or something like that.

What constitutes a romantic vacation is also up for debate. Sharing a hammock on a deserted beach might make the sparks fly or it ... [Read this entry]

It is a nice time to visit a Caribbean island

When isn’t it a nice time to visit a Caribbean island? I suppose it isn’t much fun being on one when a hurricane is swirling nearby. I imagine that you wouldn’t want to be on one when a volcano is erupting. You probably would be better off if you weren’t on an island during a tsunami. Your vacation might be ruined if you are there during a food shortage and tourists are ritually sacrificed. But other than that, it is always an excellent time to visit the Caribbean.

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Beautiful Banff Vacation Packages

If you ever want to see a slice of heaven, pay a visit to Banff in the summer. The small Canadian resort town located about 70 miles from Calgary, Alberta is situated amongst some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. The amazing Canadian Rockies tower high in the sky. The lush green forests extend for as far as the eye can see. The deep blue glacier fed lakes are like a mirror. The bustling streams fill the otherwise silent air with a melodic sound.

Banff is a ... [Read this entry]

Top 10 Flight and Hotel Destinations

Everyone loves a top 10 list. Everyone also happens to have a list of places that they would like to visit. I know that my list is pages long. The cool cats at Travelocity have compiled a top 10 list of the most booked flight and hotel destinations on their site. Maybe your list jives with theirs? Or maybe not.

1. Las Vegas – Sin City has always been a fan favorite and since you can always get a deal there it is a popular one with budget travelers.

2. ... [Read this entry]

It’s Good Time to Fly Panama and Latin America

Panama City is a place that is on the rise. The capital of Panama is home to eight of the ten tallest skyscrapers in Latin America. Many of them belong to banks which have flocked to the country because it is a popular tax shelter for people around the world. If you are looking to travel and deposit your piggy bank somewhere beyond the reach of the tax man Panama might be the place for you. Not that I am encouraging you to break any laws, of course.

If money ... [Read this entry]

Cheap Flights to Colombia and South America

When people ask me where I would like to travel to next I usually rattle off a long list of places until they get bored and tell me to shut up. One of the top destinations on my list is Colombia. I know what you are thinking. Colombia is still dangerous. There are those drug lords running around killing people, tourists are being kidnapped and a large portion of the country is off limits because of the potential for violence.

All of that is true, but in my opinion ... [Read this entry]

Great Sale on Japan and China Airfare

Asia is a happening part of the world. From the bustling shopping districts of Tokyo to the serenity of Kyoto to the overwhelming growth of Shanghai to the rapid transformation of Beijing, there is a lot going on in Japan and China. Now is the perfect time to visit one or both of these great countries.

In China you can see the elements of the old way of life right next to the breakneck race towards modernity. Farmers with no shows still work the rice paddies while next to ... [Read this entry]

Hawaii is Great even with the Cursed Idols

People of a certain generation will undoubtedly remember the Brady Bunch episode where the whole family goes to Hawaii for a vacation and Greg wipes out while surfing because he was wearing a cursed idol around his neck. It is a legendarily cheesy episode and it is one that made me want to go to Hawaii when I was a little boy.

Even though I am a bit bigger and a bit less afraid of cursed idols I still want to go to Hawaii. It is arguably the most unique state in ... [Read this entry]

A Cozy Cozumel Vacation Deal

For an island that is merely 30 miles long and 10 miles wide and with the highest natural point a mere 15 meters above seas level, Cozumel has a lot to offer. The popular vacation destination located off the eastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula has an incredible amount of biodiversity and some of the best scuba diving you can find anywhere in the world.

Jacques Cousteau made the waters of Cozumel famous in the 1960s and as a result there was an explosion of scuba diving around its legendary coral reefs. ... [Read this entry]