Travel advice

Whether you took an economics class or not in school, you probably understand the basic concepts of arbitrage and the relationship of supply and demand. Few industries are as sensitive to the latter as travel and the most savvy travelers use the former to their advantage regularly. By being flexible enough to pounce on unusual …

There’s no shortage of advice articles on the web about how to fly somewhere and then miraculously have no jet lag, but that’s a promise that’s hard to achieve. As a guy who has been traveling frequently since the early 1990s, I can say from experience that this pesky malady is something that’s tough to …

If you really want to travel more on your current income, then get ready to have all your excuses removed. Too many times I hear, “I wish I could travel more, but I can’t afford it.” The thing is, I haven’t heard this common excuse from a homeless person or someone who has been out …

Sometimes the best advice can be distilled down to a one-word answer. My most common answer to how people can travel more for less money is one of those. Independent travel success and keeping the travel budget in check primarily rely on one key trait: “flexibility.” This was true for me this week—more on that …

There are times when going down the travel search rabbit hole can really pay off. Sometimes you have to set aside some time, then think creatively to find the cheapest flights to anywhere.  I’m currently in Mazatlan, Mexico, which I flew to from Queretaro. I don’t live in Queretaro, two hours away in fact. But …