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How to Think about Strategically Booking a Flight
Strategically booking a flight doesn’t have to be an arduous experience. Sure, it seems rather complicated and you often hear about people finding the deals of a lifetime. In reality, it’s all about learning some simple strategies and having some patience in your searches and […]
Travel Hacking: How To Fly For Free (Part 2)
In the previous Travel Hacking article, we discussed the basics of how to fly for free. We learned one of the building blocks of this strategy is signing up for credit cards with high mileage bonuses. Now, let’s talk more about how to use these cards […]
Travel Hacking: How to Fly for Free (Part 1)
There are several travel urban legends floating around out there. One is about the guy who got halfway around the world for less than $100 or the guy who went to Rio for $5 or the one that upgraded to the Etihad First Class apartment for […]
Top 5 Reasons to Go to Cuba (For Americans)
Cuba has been in the news a lot lately. In January 2015, President Obama discussed easing the draconian sanctions against this island nation. While not much under the surface has changed, the how of getting to Cuba has become much better. No longer must you have to […]
Wow Airlines $400 Flights to Europe
I recently discovered a budget carrier called Wow Airlines. They are an Icelandic airline offering incredible deals to Europe and Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavik. Wow recently launched a $99 fare sale from the two US locations to Amsterdam and Paris and the whole world got into […]
How to Become a Travel Blog Influencer
When I started travel blogging in 2009, things were simpler, as least they seemed to be. You could write a great article, post it and people would read it. At one point in my blogging career, I was getting 8k strangers a month without trying and 5 […]
Oludeniz: Turkey’s Dead Sea
[google-maps width=500 height=400] Oludeniz, or dead sea (olu = dead & deniz=sea), is perhaps the most famous vacationing spot on Turkey’s Aegean coast. Simply google Oludeniz and the resulting images are a reason it’s so popular. Bright blue skies with corresponding bright clear waters. If you […]
Top 10 Things to Do in Fort Kochi, Kerala
Kerala is a hot, both figuratively and literally, region in India’s south. It is also a nice change of pace if you have traveled in the northern states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The 1st thing you notice about Kerala is how slow it is, as if […]
Travel Mistakes Not To Make On The Road
There is a lot that can go wrong when you are traveling. Lost or stolen passports, a debit card that stops working or getting food poisoning are just a couple of personal examples. There are many mishaps or travel mistakes not to make or while on the […]
Twitter for Travel Bloggers, Your Best Friend and Worst Enemy
Twitter for Travel Bloggers Honestly, I love to hate twitter. As a travel blogger, it’s a great medium to distribute your awesome blog posts out to the universe. Just like having good, strong posts is important so are your tweets, not matter what world you are playing […]