Turkey is dynamic, exciting, and has with a few thousand years of history on display. It’s filled with terrific food and interesting people. The days of bargain prices are long gone, however. When I was a young strapping lad out circling the globe for the first time, my girlfriend and I planned to teach English …

I hate paying for parking anywhere and would hate to add up how much I’ve spent over the years leaving my car at airports. When you’re flying out for a week or two and it’s not convenient for someone to drop you off, you’ve either got to pay a taxi (if it’s from home) or …

Each time I put out a new edition of The World’s Cheapest Destinations, I always try to find a way to get another African country in there and always come up short when I start digging into the research. So I only have Morocco and Egypt and always get some swipes from reviewers or blog …

If you know someone about to hit retirement age, like your parents maybe, here’s a good travel book for them that has a chapter from yours truly. 65 Things to Do When You Retire – Travel is a collection of essays on various aspects of travel for the older set. Yes, there are 65 essays …

Even seasoned travelers sometimes end up in a travel destination that stumps them when it comes to costs. “I can’t believe how expensive this place is”—that’s a statement you’re not happy about uttering. It’s a painful realization when you thought a place would, at worst, be on par with what things cost at home. Then …