Every time anyone goes on vacation and posts gorgeous photos on social media, frequently someone says, “You’re so lucky. I wish I could travel more.” You can almost hear the wistful sigh. In most cases the answer to “Why can’t you?” would have something to do with not enough time or not enough money. …

Consider this a placeholder blog post because it’s the only new one that will go up this week. By the time you see this I’ll be that guy above, snorkeling around the waters of Vanua Levu island in Fiji. Yes, I’m going on a real vacation. I don’t plan on being holed up in my …

As I’ve mentioned before, if you’re American you’re crazy to stay home this year. This currently strong U.S. dollar is an aligning of the stars that only happens every decade or two. There are two ways you can play this great gift from the gods as a traveler. 1) Go where the cheap places have …

While few things in life are 100% effective all the time, you can almost always save time in your major travel service searches by using an aggregator service. This way you can search the best prices from multiple companies without visiting 10 or 20 different travel websites. The word “aggregator” sounds like an annoyed Florida …

I wrote in A Better Life for Half the Price that the cost of living in most parts of India was one of the cheapest in the world, but that staying there long-term was really difficult because of their visa policy. That changed for the better last year and you can now turn around and …