Author Archives: Little Earthquake

Plenty Of Eastern Europe Content Coming Here Soon

Posted on May 27, 2013

Salutations! Beginning this weekend I’ll be embarking on a five-country tour of Eastern Europe, through Istanbul, Turkey; Belgrade, Serbia; Timisoara, Romania; Szeged and Budapest, Hungary; and Bratislava, Slovakia. (I may stop by Vienna if I have the time.) After that … Continue reading →

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Five Ways To Game The Airlines

Posted on May 1, 2013

1. Check the seating chart the morning of your flight. The day you book your flight and choose your seat, you’ll probably see only a certain number of seats available. Choose the best one for you, but try to remember to … Continue reading →

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Just Travel

Posted on April 28, 2013

Browse the airfare websites and daydream. Run a few searches and see what’s out there. Write down a few bargains for destinations you’ve never been. Think it over and wonder what it would be like to see that place. Resolve … Continue reading →

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Five Ways To Keep Travel Costs Low (Without Roughing It)

Posted on April 15, 2013

1. Use Public Transportation. This can be one of the more intimidating steps for the uninitiated. What if I take the wrong bus? What if it’s dangerous? In the internet age, there is really no excuse for not answering these … Continue reading →

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Six Things To Know Before Going To Honolulu

Posted on March 25, 2013

1. For a tourist trap, Waikiki is pretty chill. It’s packed with people and chain stores, but as tourist traps go, Waikiki – Honolulu’s central beach and hotel area – is about as easy-going a place as you’ll find. People … Continue reading →

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You’ll Never Find A Cheaper Ticket From NYC To Hawaii Than Right Now

Posted on February 16, 2013

Your eyes do not deceive you, dear reader. Right now you can book a round trip ticket on Hawaiian Airlines, February 27 – March 6, nonstop from JFK to Honolulu, for $365. That’s three hundred and sixty five dollars. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Random Pic: Tourists And Sailboats At Sunset

Posted on January 23, 2013

From Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Where To? Honiara, Solomon Islands

Posted on January 5, 2013

Welcome to Where To, a new series on this blog. I’ll be generating random cities or towns via geo-pick.com, then researching these dots on the map and telling you why you should (or shouldn’t) visit. It’s the online version of … Continue reading →

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…And Taormina-Giardini as Bagheria

Posted on January 4, 2013

Pictured above the train station in Bagheria, Sicily. Except that it’s not. It’s actually the Taormina-Giardini train station, located well across the island. (I wrote about it in my piece on Taormina.) Take a look at the photo below, which … Continue reading →

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Random Pic: Sun And Redwoods

Posted on December 12, 2012

In Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, outside Santa Cruz, California.

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