The Resourceful Traveler

Budget Travel With a Difference

The Resourceful Traveler column by Tim Leffel is a regular rundown on how to avoid the tourist hordes and find a richer (and less expensive) travel experience. It points readers to the best strategies and resources for scoring a deal while making every trip an adventure.

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The Resourceful Travel Column and Other Articles by Tim Leffel

Real Estate in Latin America

Budget Travel in South America

Budget Travel in Mexico and Central America

Budget Travel in Asia

The New Eastern Europe: Now You Have to Look for Travel Bargains

Biking in Eastern Europe

The Seven Myths of Being a Travel Writer

Eco-Friendly Travel: Simple Strategies that Result in Cost Savings for You and the Planet

Man Versus Man: Saving the Galapagos

Saving Machu Picchu

Iceland: One Island's Sprint Towards Energy Independence

Work Abroad as a Travel Writer

Make Your Fantasy Job a Reality: How to Find and Create Full-Time Work Abroad

The Benefits of Becoming a Local to Work Abroad

A Needle in a Haystack: Finding Travel Websites That Are Worth the Search

Prelude to Immersion: Learning a Foreign Language at Home and On the Go

Reservations About Reservations: Advanced Planning is Not Always a Good Idea

Hosting Programs Offer a Break from the Tourist Trail

Don't Take Your Regular Cell Phone Abroad: Some Wise Alternatives to Handing Your Phone Company All Your Money

The Coca Plant Paradox: A Simple Little Leaf With a Complicated History in South America

The Cerveza Report: A Complete Rundown on Mexican Beer

Around the World Travel: Fly to the Cluster and Save

Traveling with a Child in Mexico

Why Giving Matters

Rethinking Round-the-World Travel

Know Your Seasons for the Best Travel Bargains

Go Learn Something

Budget Adventure Travel

Eat Where the Locals Eat

Homestay Programs

Coping with a Weak Dollar

Travel With Soul

Around the World Travel: Keep Going

Save Money in Pariah Destinations

Review of Best Travel Writing 2005

Review of A Sense of Place

Top Ten Travel Books

Guidebook Smackdown

Tim Leffel's Web Sites

	Tim Leffel has just published an innovative book and accompanying Web site, The Contrarian Traveler: Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune, which contains yet more useful travel resources covering all forms of budget travel.
	Tim Leffel's excellent book on budget travel: The World's Cheapest Destinations: 21 Countries Where Your Dollars are Worth a Fortune is supplemented on his Web site by many budget travel resources and some of his favorite budget travel articles.
	Rob Sangster and Tim Leffel have combined to write a book on practical planning guide for meaningful budget travel in Mexico and Central America. Traveler’s Tool Kit: Mexico and Central America focuses on Mexico and Central America due to their conviction that these regions are “today’s smart destinations.”
	Tim Leffel's Cheapest Destinations blog consists in an award-winning series of posts which serve as excellent practical articles on budget travel in and of themselves. No one is more tapped into important and eclectic issues on the subject of budget travel at home and worldwide.
	Tim publishes a web magazine called Perceptive Travel (www.perceptivetravel.com), written for independent travelers with open senses and open minds, and featuring narrative writing from fine contemporary writers along with world music reviews..
	Tim Leffel's portfolio site summarizes his work as a writer, author, and travel expert.




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