Europe Fly and Drive Packages

Compared to North America and other locations in the world, Europe is a compact continent that is generally easy to traverse by public transportation, especially if you have a rail pass. Sometimes, however, life is best enjoyed at your own pace and with your own schedule. Instead of racing to catch a train so that you can get to your next destination, you’d rather be sitting in a café sipping coffee and enjoying the splendid feeling of being in another country.

That is when it is very handy to have your ... [Read this entry]

Singing the Praises of Vancouver, B.C.

I recently spent a long weekend in Vancouver, British Columbia and once again came away thinking that it might just be the most pleasant city on this planet. The city’s setting is simply spectacular. The harbor is on one side, the snow capped mountains on the other, you couldn’t design a more beautiful backdrop for a city of tall, sleek, and skinny high rise buildings.

The other thing that really struck me was the number of foreign languages I heard while wandering the streets. Vancouver is a city that attracts foreign ... [Read this entry]

Are you serious? $49 flights to Costa Rica from Miami?

American Airlines is practically begging you to go to Central America. Whether it is motivated by the kindness of their heart or by profit motive or by competition, they are offering some outstanding deals on flights between Florida and Central America, as well as Florida and the Caribbean. How outstanding is outstanding?

Try $49 for a one-way ticket between Miami and San Juan, Costa Rica. That is pretty darned incredible even when you throw in all the taxes and fees. You can’t even fly from Miami to Atlanta ... [Read this entry]

Around the World Travel for Less

As someone who spent a significant amount of time and money studying history in college, as well as a significant amount of time trying to find an employer who would actually hire a history major, I have always harbored a great jealousy towards the great explorers throughout history.

Genghis Khan, Magellan, Christopher Columbus, Charles Darwin…these guys had the life. Sure they faced a lot of danger and uncertainty, but they also explored during a time when not much was known about the world. They traveled in a time when it was impossible ... [Read this entry]

Win a Trip to Drink Vodka in Iceland

Could there be a more perfect promotion than one involving a free trip to Iceland and vodka? No way. Here are all the details. If you win, you will have to take me as one of your 9 friends. Don’t let that discourage you from entering. I am perfectly fine to travel with, especially if I have enough vodka around.

Iceland is a land of puffins, volcanoes, eco-friendly Vodka and amazing music festivals.

In honor of Iceland’s 63rd birthday, Reyka Vodka and Iceland Naturally have just announced a ... [Read this entry]

On a Shoestring: Round Trip Flights for under $150

In an ideal world we all would have the time and money to travel the world without a care to our name. There would be no job responsibilities, there wouldn’t be that pesky thing known as rent and there wouldn’t be reality television shows (ok, this is *my* ideal world). If we wanted to head out for a weekend in San Francisco we would. If we wanted to fly to Boston we could. If we wanted to head on down to Disney World, well, I wish you luck with ... [Read this entry]

Legendarily Cheap Flights from Miami to Central America

Ahhh, super cheap flights to Central America. Round-trip airfare from Miami for $150. That must mean these are flights to Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. Right?

Wrong.

TACA Airlines has forgotten that the airline business exists to punish our wallets. They are guilty of offering up some of the best deals to the other Central America – Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras – that you will likely see in a long, long time.

For my money, Central America is one of the best regions in the world to ... [Read this entry]

It is a good time to pick up a cheap ticket to Mexico

Forget about going to Mexico during your winter break or during spring break. The cheapest time to head south of the border is right now. Prices on flights to Mexico are about as cheap as they will be all year. In this case, it certainly pays to travel to a hot place during the hottest time of the year.

Mexico is, of course, a rather large country with no shortage of interesting places to visit. The cheapest airplane deals, unsurprisingly, are on flights to those popular resort towns like ... [Read this entry]

Travelers should have Beijing on the Brain

Beijing is booming. The capital of China continues to churn along towards the 2008 Summer Olympics where the eyes of the world will be looking upon it. The global event, coupled with an economy that has been growing at a breakneck clip for the past decade, has led to a transformation of the city. For better or for worse Beijing is losing its older buildings and a part of its history every day. At the same time, the city is gaining new buildings, new infrastructure and a new personality.

Right ... [Read this entry]

Late Summer/Early Autumn Europe Flights on Sale

If you have been looking for deals on cheap flights to Europe this summer you know that they are harder to come by than the proverbial needle in a haystack. Why anyone would look for a needle in a haystack is beyond me, but I can relate to those of you scouring the interwebs for affordable flights during the summer months. After all, summer is the best time to travel for so many of us.

If you can delay your trip a little or come up with another trip entirely, you could ... [Read this entry]