How much does it cost t...

Filed under: Hiking , Blogs , Africa , Asia , Europe , North America , Camping $15,000 is how much , according to travel bloggers Kyle and Briana of RollGlobal.org who traveled to 19 countries in Asia , Africa and Europe , tracking their daily expenses to prove that it is not only...

Cranky on the Web (Janu...

Why Spirit Airlines Is Right – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Admittedly, this post was meant to stir the pot up a little. I do see merit in what Spirit is doing in fighting the feds on one hand, but that doesn’t mean I think the rule should necessarily disappear. Still, fun to...

News and Deals: January...

Tourism Seen Adding $850 Billion With Obama’s New Visas Bloomberg Bloomingdale’s Chief Executive Officer Michael Gould is a fan of President Barack Obama’s efforts to speed up tourist visas for Chinese and Brazilian shoppers. Doing so would create an “immediate” surge in...

Cranky on the Web (Dece...

Pack patience for air travel amateurs – CNN Out of the Office ’tis the season for amateur travelers to come out of the woodwork. Here are some thoughts on how business travelers can navigate it. In the Trenches: Recognizing Our Own Recognition – Intuit Small Business...

New smartphone app conn...

Wander , a new social networking and travel application, brings having a pen-pal to a whole new level. Instead of just getting tips and information from people in foreign countries, users will actually be given local “guides”, a person to show them through photos and text...

Pompeii continues to co...

Filed under: History , Europe , Italy It’s an ongoing saga that continues to crumble. In Pompeii, Italy, it appears this Roman ruin may soon be in ruins. According to various sources , this past week it was discovered that a pillar supporting one of the pergolas in the Roman ruin...

A (not-very) special Cz...

Filed under: History , Festivals and Events , Food and Drink , Europe , Czech Republic , Budget Travel As the last tiny fireballs shot into the tree, marking the end of this bizarrely belated Christmas celebration, my Czech friend’s father, Ladia, looked at me and giggled...

News and Deals: Decembe...

Chinese to become top tourist spenders ‎The Korea Herald Japanese travelers have long dominated the duty free shops for foreign tourists. However, this dominance has waned and Japanese are on course to be overtaken soon by Chinese tourists. Lotte Duty Free, the nation’s largest duty...

Cranky on the Web (Dece...

Great new for those who want to follow me on the CNTraveler website. You can now subscribe to an RSS feed of my posts alone . American Airlines About to Make a lot of People Much Happier – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Great news from American this week as it followed in...

Cranky on the Web (Nove...

Air Travel Naughty and Nice List: Point Counterpoint – Conde Nast Daily Traveler One Daily Traveler blogger wrote about the Consumer Reports Naughty and Nice list. As usual, I had a different view. They’re posted together as a point-counterpoint piece. In the Trenches:...