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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| NJ to FL- advice please! | 11/27/2011 | Gary C. Dunn |
| Q: I need to go from South Jersey to Miami, FL. I'm terrified of driving on highways with more than 3 ... A: I grew up in NJ and drove I-95 many times to Miami. I would recommend that you drive about 11 hours ... | ||
| Books on how to find places to travel anywhere | 9/8/2011 | Gary C. Dunn |
| Q: What are the top ten books on how to travel on a shoestring anywhere? I live in Bangladesh, and I ... A: you should start here and use their Resources and Links: ... | ||
| Best Airfare Deals | 8/12/2011 | Annette |
| Q: Can you tell me where I can get the cheapest airfare for traveling within continental US? I've been ... A: Kayak, Orbitz and Expedia pretty much have most of the advertised rates. Once you find the going ... | ||
| Credit | 10/26/2010 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: This is truly amazing, I've gained 200,000 frequent flier miles in the past month for free, by ... A: Last November my wife and I participated in a British Airways promotion. We each paid the $75 annual ... | ||
| Business Credit Cards | 10/18/2010 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: How can I apply for a business credit card if I do not currently run a business? I've never had a ... A: First re: applying for multiple cards. I have been told that banks will not let one apply for ... | ||
| looking for a cheap transport and accommodation | 10/8/2010 | Annette |
| Q: me and my husband wants to go to gold coast and we have found a good hotel there to stay i.e. ... A: You don't say where you are originally traveling from. I don't know if you need plane ... | ||
| Bank of America World Points Visa | 9/29/2010 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: Many of the Bank of America VISA Cards offer points known as World points. However, after racking ... A: . excuse but i am on a european keyboard, somewhat different, now in pisa italy, free airline ... | ||
| Asia | 9/20/2010 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I love your blog, I'm currently doing the British Airways VISA thanks to your advice! Keep the tips ... A: Not all that easy to answer but I will give you some thoughts. You want to look for: 1. We like ... | ||
| Asia | 9/16/2010 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I love your blog, I'm currently doing the British Airways VISA thanks to your advice! Keep the tips ... A: I checked the Alaska deal, very similar to others but it is for a signature card. I have received ... | ||
| how to travel cheap ? | 8/3/2010 | Annette |
| Q: what can you tell me about travelling on a budget...? whats involved generally speaking or is it a ... A: Well traveling cheap usually requires some work finding the best deals. You can go to a few travel ... | ||
| Free trip to India? | 7/27/2010 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: Wow! That's impressive. Are you aware of any way to get to India free? I and my 5-year old son ... A: Times have affected 100% free offers. BUT.... Citibank's onging BONUS miles give-a-way does ... | ||
| Insurance | 6/27/2010 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I have a tricky question for you. I'm British and I'm travelling to Azerbaijan for 2 months next ... A: Ah....Barcelona....one of our truly favorite cities in the world. Spent a month living in Barcelona ... | ||
| Travel Clubs | 1/19/2010 | Annette |
| Q: Do you have any info, positive or negative about a company called The Travel Club Network"? A: I could not find any information that was positive or negative about this company. I checked ... | ||
| Africa Tour | 1/11/2010 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: Should we book in US. or travel to Africa and book it there in South Africa. What are some tips u ... A: Our experience with Africa goes back some years when we visited Kenya and the next year Tanzania. ... | ||
| Japanese HOneymoon | 11/13/2009 | Gary C. Dunn |
| Q: My wife and I are planning our honeymoon in Japan. We would like to spend 2 weeks there and I am ... A: Yes Seth, a good site for you is: http://www.thebigday.com/Travel/Japan-Resorts.htm -- Take care, ... | ||
| winter packing for women | 7/20/2009 | Annette |
| Q: We will be going to Europe in fall, winter or spring. We'd like to take the least luggage possible, ... A: Since you are probably flying to Europe, you need to keep medications either in your carry-on bag or ... | ||
| Sending a Ticket | 7/18/2009 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I'm just wondering how you can safely send a flight ticket to somebody else, without the possibility ... A: Not dumb but interesting. I'll assume the UK is every bit as security conscious as the U.S. In ... | ||
| Visiting TWO cities | 7/12/2009 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I'd like to take my wife to Spain for our tenth anniversary. On web sites I've found flights to ... A: Steve to Steve..... Hi: First off my expertise if FREE airline travel. For example we just spent ... | ||
| Two cities in Spain | 7/12/2009 | Annette |
| Q: I'd like to take my wife to Spain for our tenth anniversary. On web sites I've found flights to ... A: This is what I recommend doing: Go to www.kayak.com. Select the "one way" option instead of the ... | ||
| Inexpensive Rental Car | 5/26/2009 | Annette |
| Q: I will be traveling to Wisconsin at the end of June and this will be the first time I will be ... A: You can try to haggle with priceline.com or hotwire.com. If you belong to a shopping warehouse ... | ||
| how to book the cheapest way? | 5/20/2009 | Annette |
| Q: I need to fly round trip from Fl to MN but I need to bring my daughter back with me from MN to FL ... A: It is usually best to book 3-4 months ahead of time. Prices tend to go up the closer you get to the ... | ||
| Motel reservation or just show up | 5/12/2009 | Annette |
| Q: Which will bring a cheaper motel rate: reserving in advance or just showing up one night. I would ... A: One of my friends got a good deal when he booked on the same night. He did not show up at the ... | ||
| Poor? | 5/6/2009 | Annette |
| Q: So welfare doesn't necessarily mean that you're poor? A: Well, American society may associate welfare with poverty, but a starving person from a third world ... | ||
| Poor? | 5/6/2009 | Annette |
| Q: If you live on welfare and medicaid,does that mean that you are poor but you don't live under poor ... A: Well, there is some subjectivity to it. As I said before, governments can decide that people who ... | ||
| Poor? | 5/5/2009 | Annette |
| Q: If you live on welfare and medicaid,does that mean that you are poor but you don't live under poor ... A: Poor is when you don't have the basic necessities of life. Millions of children under the age of ... | ||
| Free rent, really? | 4/2/2009 | Gary C. Dunn |
| Q: Okay, this sounds like the best kept secret ever. To provide some info: 1) I'm traveling alone. 2) ... A: How do I look into free rent/lodging in New Orleans... or anywhere? --> Hi Chris, just click here ... | ||
| Free flights, really? | 4/2/2009 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: Okay, this sounds like the best kept secret ever. To answer your points of query: 1) traveling ... A: REALLY REALLY REALLY>...... We leave shortly for one month in Barcelona, one month in Paris and a ... | ||
| travel to Maui from St. Louis | 3/11/2009 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I'm trying to surprise my wife with a trip to Maui - I already have a place to stay but am trying to ... A: Congrats on a marvelous idea. You wife should be thrilled to receive such a surprise gift. We have ... | ||
| Airfare to Okinawa | 2/16/2009 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: A friend and I are leaving this August to teach in Okinawa, Japan until June of 2010 through a ... A: Glad we think alike vis a vis nothing beats FREE travel. On the very big ‘plus side’ you have ... | ||
| air travels deals | 2/3/2009 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I was watching news 8 at noon and you talked about round trip travel deals to San Juan, I'm needing ... A: Not likely it was me since I have not done TV interviews in some time and do not recall discussing ... | ||
| free travel/budget travel | 11/26/2008 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I want to travel to Europe with my husband and kids ( age 5,age 3) but we have to be frugal - his ... A: This may be a dupe answer prior one sent a different way that might not get to you. Seems you are ... | ||
| free travel/budget travel | 11/22/2008 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I want to travel to Europe with my husband and kids ( age 5,age 3) but we have to be frugal - his ... A: There is good news and not so good news. Not so good news first: I have revised my two year old ... | ||
| heapest airfare to Brisbane Australia | 9/20/2008 | Annette |
| Q: I am planning to travel to Brisbane Austalia in the New Year and would like to know where I could ... A: Different sites have different deals. Many people have asked me how to get the best fares, so I ... | ||
| ediscountgascards.com | 7/29/2008 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I have seen in one of the responses that you have experimented from ediscountgascrads.com. I have ... A: Yes I did...and then wrote an article for our newsletter readers. At the outset I DID NOT lose any ... | ||
| RTW travel | 7/15/2008 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I am planning a RTW trip through Africa, Europe, Asia and New Zealand. There will be two (at times ... A: On one hand easy. I can call 1-882-8880 and ask for two free RTW tickets to for example: Nairobi, ... | ||
| one way international student to hong kong | 7/1/2008 | Annette |
| Q: help! I'm running out of time and she must start school in hong kong aug 1,2008. My daughter is a ... A: You don't say where your daughter will be flying from, so I can not fully research fares for her. ... | ||
| Reply | 6/26/2008 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I am a solo traveler, but can pick up a friend if necessary. I have been traveling on the cheap in ... A: Hey Ray: No waiting for two years.... Here's the Citibank LINK which offers about six cards. Two ... | ||
| One way travel from Asia/ SE Asia to USA | 6/26/2008 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I am a solo traveler, but can pick up a friend if necessary. I have been traveling on the cheap in ... A: Great to hear of your long 'heap' travels! From 1999 to 2006 we averaged six months per year globe ... | ||
| budget travel for older travellers | 6/5/2008 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: My husband, a native of Greece (but naturalized citizen here for many, many years), age 8l, and I, ... A: My major expertise is FREE travel and you get a perfect grade for your FREE airline plans. I assume ... | ||
| Travel Info? | 5/23/2008 | Annette |
| Q: In a few months I will be going to China to work for a year. I have never been abroad before and ... A: I am not sure I can help you regarding travel insurance, but have you considered getting travel ... | ||
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FREE GLOBAL & DOMESTIC TRAVEL which always beats discount travel. In recent years we have enjoyed free travel to such destinations as Africa, Israel, Australia, Brazil, France, New Zealand, Hawaii, England, Greece, Alaska and our lower 48. Other budget travel areas include such as air brokers, rebate travel agencies, renting a Paris/Barcelona apartments for as little as $65/night (depending on length of stay and size of apt.), sightseeing and general TIPS on travel related comfort, safey/convenience and day to day SAVINGS. Since we travel Free 95% of the time I DO NOT OFFER ADVICE ON CHEAPEST, LOWEST PRICED AND/OR LAST MINUTE AIRLINE FARES. Such deals are best found by diligent Google research & reading the N.Y. and/or L.A. Sunday best in the U.S. Travel sections. FREE airline deals may NOT be available to non-U.S. residents.
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Hired by Sunnyland Tours to do a 10 minute promo film of their Crocodile Nile river cruise ship in Egypt, by VW Tours to do a ten minute promo video of their MS Vampolov cruise ship sailing on Lake Baikal in Irkutsk, Siberia and by Citadel Press to write two (Vacations & Cruising) travel guides.
Partial Travel BIO: England, Scotland, Paris-Lyon-Provence, Greek Islands, Egypt, Petra, Isreal, China, Hong Kong, Thailand (Bangkok and Chiang Mai), Cruises including Rio to San Diego (32 days $2,089 each), Maui, Moorea, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Spain and Alaska, Canada et al.
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