http://www.cheaptrav.com Helping You Travel On The Cheap! Fri, 06 May 2011 21:58:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Buying locally helps you blend in and promotes compassionate capitalism. - With the exception of Frisbees, feminine products and antibiotic ointments for ferociously itchy insect bites, jock itch and stinging bugs, you can often buy basic items cheaper en route. (Japan and Scandinavia are exceptions.) - Unless you’re scheming to ice climb or practice naked yoga above ... http://www.cheaptrav.com/how-to-shop-like-a-local/ Not all who bargain are poor. Thrifty travel savvy extends your allowance and adds a memoir to your souvenir. Transactions should be win-win, not win-lose. Enjoy the sale. Bargaining is embarrassing only for fat cats who can’t do cheap tricks. So, spread your wealth. Disperse valuables wisely while mobile. That way, if you lose something—or if someone ... http://www.cheaptrav.com/how-to-travel-like-a-local/ One bonafide American rite-of-passage is taking off for a summer -or longer - to explore Europe via Eurail. There is no better way to adventure through the continent’s wondrous countries. The nuts-and-bolts of planning rail travel throughout Europe can be mastered by sourcing either a student travel agency ... http://www.cheaptrav.com/eurail-wisdom/ Based on seasonal trends from 2010, Bermuda 2011 should be a fine year for hotel and resort deals.  If you are looking for the lowest rates of the year, without a doubt look at September to November. Yes it is hurricane season, but in the last several years, we have seen ... http://www.cheaptrav.com/bermuda-hotel-rate-outlook-2011/ Rafting the Middle Fork of the Salmon River with ROW outfitters is an escape into quarantined wilderness, on a silver platter. Hints of civilization are rare as you twist and turn through the mighty river’s towering, pictograph-blessed canyon walls. The pauses between the riffles and rapids present legendary ... http://www.cheaptrav.com/navigating-idahos-middle-fork-river/ From Bangkok venture south to Ko Samui Island or north to Chang Mai. Bangkok is an intersection where around-the-world and circle-pacific trips are distinguished. Eastbound voyagers head on to Burma, Delhi or Kathmandu whereas Pacific Rimmers migrate south into Malaysia, Indonesia and down under. Depending upon your ... http://www.cheaptrav.com/side-trip-chang-mai-china/ From Bombay venture to GOA, INDIA, a former Portuguese/Roman Catholic settlement located on India's central west coast. Nomadic western hippies discovered Goa's enchantment back in the sixties. Nude bathing, respectfully enjoyed with discretion, increases as you head north from Vagator along the cliff-divided beaches -- intermittently interrupted by ... http://www.cheaptrav.com/side-trip-goa-india/ When referring to Down Under, do not limit yourself to merely Australia and New Zealand. Venezuela, South America's down under, is geographically staggering, yielding 1800 miles of Caribbean coastline, countless palm-treed isles, the northern spine of the snowcapped Andes, the world's highest waterfall, American-West style mesa/plains, deserts, and plenty ... http://www.cheaptrav.com/dance-the-night-away-down-under-in-venezuela/ One of the Joys of travel is shopping. Why not take your on-the-road shopping up a notch to hunt for heirloom quality finds from around the world? Here are some suggestions for acquiring once in a lifetime souvenirs in the countries that creates them. Irish Crystal – Wexford and ... http://www.cheaptrav.com/tips-for-choosing-your-souveniers/ What separates a decent road trip from an epic one? Freestyle or itemized? Van or recumbent tricycle? Taking the most offbeat route or finding the edge in an ordinary one? These days getting off the beaten path has become the cliché – there isn’t even a ... http://www.cheaptrav.com/road-trip-california-101/