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I do think it's a good year to add Europe. And with cheap airfares available now for spring and summer all the more reason Another currency that has has dropped compared to the US dollar recently is the Canadian Dollar. http://www.theglobeandmail.com...air/article22446079/

I enjoyed your post and admire your sense of adventure. I hope the rest of the year is as enjoyable as these first months have been. Want to hear more about it from you later!

That's a terrific way to travel and learn...and a big leap into something that most people (maybe me!) usually think of as mainly for young people. But you are truly what they call a "lifelong learner!"

Rob, you have the heart of a true explorer.

This is a great compehensive post. Time to try and cash the money order that you've been holding! LOL

If you're traveling to Europe in the next few months and can be reasonably sure of your plans, this may be a good time to prepay some of your expenses such as rent, car rental (especially since most agencies offer a prepay discount). the reason? The...

Foreign transaction fees, that annoying 3% (usual rate) that your card issuer charges to translate your 100€ hotel room into dollars, seem to be fading...but slowly, according to a survey by creditcards.com.   The fees, which can add up to a...

Ryanair, the Dublin-based discount airline that seems to divide the world into fans and haters, has attracted the attention of a columnist at the Telegraph (UK) for apparently charging British passengers more than those paying in Euros and other...

Traveling is hard work! Yes, I’m serious about travelling it really is a lot of work, for starters you need to find flights and accommodation that fit your budget, next you have to think about visas, transport and this is only the tip of the ice-burg. As you can see just creating a checklist for your holiday can take up some valuable time! So how does one go about getting the best rates for their travel currency given the short time frame of going from booking flights to sipping cocktails on...

New York City is not an old city. Certainly not by European standards. But even by American standards, New York has always been a place where it was deemed okay to tear down the old and replace it with something new. So it is true that we just don't...

 If you’ve never seen a travelers’ check and maybe don’t even know what it is, you’re like most overseas travelers these days. Going abroad no longer means planning to carry wads of cash, or trekking off to American...

Sending money overseas has been made more convenient and accessible nowadays. Now that everything is digital, you just have to deposit funds to your online account, click on a few buttons on a website, and wait for the recipient to receive the cash. Western Union executed the first wire transfer, which involved telegraphs. The process required the sender to pay money to the company and wait for the operator to transmit a message to another office. Passwords and codebooks were utilized to...

Travel Rob shares his memorable gap year doing HelpX work exchange

American Airlines have been doing this for years with £1 = $1 in flight. We can book Ryanair flights using Euros from a UK Bank Card. What's with the "Revenge" angle ? Is it because the Brits have just bailed out the Irish economy with $21 Billion Dollars ? It's only a short time since you thought the Indian Government were taking revenge on the Brits for " an element of payback for the years of the Raj? "

We were just in New York a few weeks ago and really enjoyed walking around lower Manhattan area. Spent a lot of time in Battery Park. Looks forward to going back and exploring this area more soon. Thanks for the happy memories

If you love horror movies, stores, and legends, Denver is the place to be. If you dare, check out Samantha's post about the horror of these haunted places near Denver.

Excellent article and photos! Well done.

George G visits the Exchange Hotel, a former hotel which during the Civil War served as a hospital for thousands of confederate and union troops. Today it is a museum.