Travel has gotten a lot more hazardous lately and we’ve seemingly got 100 more scenarios to plan for to stay healthy and safe. It’s clear that we need to invest a bit more time and money to address the “What if?” questions when planning a vacation. You can add a layer of travel safety on…
Living in India may not have the same universal appeal as moving to Ecuador, Portugal, or Thailand does, but it might belong on the short list for adventurous people who love a good value. India can be one of the cheapest places to live in the world if you do it right and for some…
Return to Lex Hotel Cebu City, Philippines A return to the Philippines post Covid brought me back to Cebu City. On this trip, I headed to the Lex Hotel Cebu with the intention of just a two-night stay. I stayed several more nights instead. Although I generally head to new places when I travel, I…
As the sustainability movement continues to gain mainstream steam, more and more people are looking for simple ways to live greener. The problem is that most people don’t know how to start going green. But a great first step is to convert from conventional household products to more eco-friendly products for the home. Despite what…
Are you looking for Copenhagen places to stay in Denmark? I have two unique hotel recommendations in Copenhagen city center. One is a larger hotel that feels like a boutique, luxury experience. The other hotel is fun, funky and affordable. Both hotels are ideally situated in Copenhagen. Copenhagen places to stay What makes a 215…
Which are the best cheap hotel chains in the USA? According to the most reputable consumer satisfaction survey out there, it would be Drury Hotels, Sonesta Simply Suites, Wingate by Wyndham, and Woodspring Suites in the four lowest-priced tiers. It was a close race in some of the categories though, plus it’s always fun to…
As my long-time readers know, I’ve been running the home of the best travel stories online since I founded Perceptive Travel back in 2006. From the start, its stories have regularly won “best travel writing” awards and both the blog and online magazine have gotten Gold awards from writing organizations. These are tough times in…
Travel decisions have a way of sticking with you and haunting you with regrets long after the other bad memories have faded. The year was 1998 and it was our fourth or fifth time landing in Bangkok. We were losing count, but we had been there enough times that we knew how to get around…
Which countries around the world have a super-stable exchange rate or even use dollars as currency? More than a few, including some of the world’s cheapest destinations. I’ve run this blog since 2003, so I’ve been through many currency fluctuations. Sometimes the U.S. dollar is worth a fortune for travelers going abroad, sometimes it’s worth…
In much of the United States, it’s tough to get around without your own wheels. There’s one major exception to that problem though: the northeast. If you land at JFK or Newark airports, as many foreign visitors do, you’ve got lots of options for bus and train trips from NYC you can take advantage of….
