Tag Archive: turkey

Gallipoli on Two Wheels

Anzac Cove from the South

It took us a few hours to find two bicycles to rent after the overnight bus from Istanbul. It turned out that Çannakale, a beach-side vacation spot for up-and-coming Turkish families, is not a cycling community. But through a couple of local intermediaries, we found two shoddy bikes and took the ferry to the peninsula…

Let’s Make a (Travel) Deal

With the summer upon us, now is the perfect time to book a travel deal to somewhere far, far away. While doing research on some places that I am planning to visit this year, I came across some deals I wanted to share with you. Cheap Caribbean has a sweet deal to Aruba this summer…

Sunday Travel Shot: Hot Air Balloons Over Cappadocia, Turkey

New Feature – The tripwolf.com Weekly Round-Up

Each Friday I will be featuring the top travel stories that appeared on tripwolf.com’s blog. If you are indeed hungry for travel, be sure to check out tripwolf.com. Some tripwolf peeps made their presence known at Burning Man 2009 thanks to the Outline Pictures crew and the Psychonauts! Click here to view some great photos…

Book Review: Patients Beyond Borders

As a freelance writer I am privy to many cool perks when it comes to my job. I set my own schedule, barely ever wake up before 8am (unless I am on assignment) and can take that three way weekend at the last minute if I feel like it. Oh and then there are the…

Frommer Says TripAdvisor’s Reviewers Have The “Looniest Opinions”; New Survey Might Back Him Up

Yesterday I read the results of the annual TripAdvisor survey, which asks questions to 1,300 travelers about European travel. It covers many topics like “Best Bargain City” and “Most Boring City.” Now while this is nothing more than just an opinion poll, it has many people in the travel industry puzzled, and in some cases…

Europe Fares Dropping=Refund For Customers

USA Today’s Dan Reed wrote  a very interesting article about the lack of interest right now in international travel due to a poor economy. In it he explains how many travelers that have purchased tickets for travel to Europe might be in store for a price adjustment. What does that mean for you the consumer?…