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The people were so friendly! – Where isn’t this true?

Tom — Mon, 27 May 2013 10:36:15 +0000

Most of us like to avoid using cliches like the plague, but one cliche that people never seem to acknowledge is the automatic answer people give to the question, “what did you like about the place?” With only a few exceptions, people say, “Oh, the people were so friendly!” The weird thing for me about […]

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World’s best places to live in 2012 survey reveals some strange choices

Tom — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:22:23 +0000

This time of year we are deluged with lists involving either last year or the current one, and a new entry that might be of interest to the expat communities has just been released. The Daily Telegraph in the UK (known for its right-wing politics and likely an upscale readership) has announced the results of […]

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Amazing airfare deals to Leipzig, Germany, of all places

Cheap Flights — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:53:35 +0000

Today’s topic is a shocker and could be an interesting lesson for anyone planning a trip to Europe in the coming months. Normally the cheapest European cities to fly into are always London, Frankfurt, Paris, and Amsterdam, but today I noticed one that is far cheaper than any of those, at least for now, and […]

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Flights to New York are cheap, even if the city itself isn’t

Cheap Flights — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:36:15 +0000

Many regular readers ask me why I write so much about flight prices FROM New York, as if everyone in the United States is within an easy drive of its 3 airports. Well, the reason is that it’s the world’s busiest air traffic hub, and it also has the cheapest prices for long-haul flights starting […]

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Some amazingly cheap flights to London have been popping up lately

Cheap Flights — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:48:45 +0000

Just when it looked like any flight between the US and Europe was going to be at least $900 or more round-trip this summer, a few sensational deals have begun to appear. Part of the problem is that they often disappear almost as quickly, so we’ll discuss this phenomenon and how best to take advantage […]

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Save money by flying to major hubs and using ground transport the final leg

Cheap Flights — Mon, 30 May 2011 11:16:04 +0000

Especially during summer and winter, when many people are flying to resort areas instead of big cities, there’s a little trick that can save people a lot of money. In so many cases the round-trip airfare to smaller resort areas is much more expensive than it is to the nearest large city, and in most […]

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Summer airfare bargains are possible in August

Cheap Flights — Wed, 25 May 2011 09:22:06 +0000

Regular readers of this site are certainly aware that we’ve been trying to find any alternative to flying in the heat of summer this year, because fares are insanely high. Doing research on airfares all day can be depressing when I see that June fares to Europe are very high, and then in July they […]

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Ireland is one of Europe’s cheap destinations now

Cheap Flights — Mon, 23 May 2011 11:09:12 +0000

The incredibly high airfares from between the US and Europe have taken the wind out of many vacation sails in the past few months, but one small bright spot has emerged. The problem for many is that an expensive flight drops you in a city where hotels and meals are incredibly expensive too, but Dublin […]

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Flights to Europe this summer are brutally expensive, so go before or after if possible

Cheap Flights — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:31:32 +0000

There’s been a lot of talk about how this summer was going to see much higher airfares to Europe than last year, and unfortunately it’s coming true. In most years passed it was always possible to find a roundtrip ticket to London for under $1,000, regardless of which American city you started in. This summer […]

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Cheap flights to Europe are still possible for the flexible traveler

Cheap Flights — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:08:40 +0000

With oil prices continuing to spike, and those mysterious fuel surcharges continuing to go up, many so-called experts are claiming that this summer Europe will be out of the price range of most Americans. While it’s true that prices are definitely higher this summer than they were last summer, things don’t have to be all […]

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