Budget travelers know the benefit of finding good deals. They use audio tours instead of overpriced guided tours, they price shop for weeks waiting for a great flight deal, and they bunk with fellow travelers in budget hotels. But all too often travelers make one big mistake; they travel in “high” season. If your [...]
Let’s face it, the US do llar is weak and getting weaker. Planning a trip without short changing yourself is difficult. Determining where you can go and booking the flights in such a way to maximize your budget is the first step to planning a vacation. Developing an itinerary that maximizes your allotted time abroad [...]
In a recent article I outlined my thought process for the beginning stage of planning a trip to Spain and Italy. I discussed searching for flights, trains, costs and maximizing your time while over there. The next phase of planning is working out an itinerary.
You can approach the planning of a trip in a number of ways. For me I narrow it down to where I roughly want to go and then figure out how much it will cost. From here I can add or subtract locations or side trips. As I’m currently beginning to plan a trip to [...]
