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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| 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 ... | ||
| Inexpensive travel from Barcelona to Tenerife | 5/20/2008 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I am 31 years old and will be honeymooning in the Canary Islands (Adeje, Tenerife) in mid-August ... A: Greetings: Sounds to be an awesome trip. Hope you are going to spend time in fabulous Barcelona. If ... | ||
| Okinawa - Japan | 3/1/2008 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: Our daughter lives in Okinawa (husband in military) and we would like to visit her in Japan. So, we ... A: Congrats on your worthy research efforts. My expertise is FREE travel. Aside from my concern about ... | ||
| Question on getting a good flight deal from London to Miami | 2/28/2008 | Markos |
| Q: I have a friend who lives in London and she is planning to make a trip to see me in Miami. I told ... A: In the old days it was find the bucket shop. That is the travel guy that sells the plane tickets. ... | ||
| Travel Website question | 2/27/2008 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: A few months back, I stumbled across a website that allowed the user to input a departure city and a ... A: Do not myself know of such a site. On the other hand my quick Google search came up with this site: ... | ||
| Cheap Travel | 2/25/2008 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I want to travel to a place in mid August of 2008. I live in Pennsylvania. The typical trip around ... A: Greetings TOM: This may be your very lucky day. My specialty is FREE air travel. With FREE airline ... | ||
| how do you travel free? | 2/16/2008 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I am a college student and i would love to travel free somewhere. How do you do it? A: If you can, for example, apply for and obtain just two free citibank credit cards you will have a ... | ||
| Traveling to Lebanon | 1/21/2008 | Annette |
| Q: I am in desperate need to find a cheap ticket to lebanon sometime during March. I will be traveling ... A: Since you are a student, you might be able to get a good deal at http://www.studentuniverse.com. ... | ||
| Round the World Tickets | 1/3/2008 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: Very enterprising! Do you know anything about round the world tickets. My wife and I are retired ... A: When we early retired in '99 one of our first three month trips was Around the World air broker ... | ||
| Lowest Air fare to Oklahoma City | 12/12/2007 | Annette |
| Q: I live in Albany, NY and want to fly to Oklahoma City sometime in the spring. Travel dates can be ... A: Allexperts.com has informed me that there was a glitch in the system and you didn't receive my ... | ||
| Best Frequent Flyer Program | 12/2/2007 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I have just recently acquired a position with my company that is going to require me to do a lot of ... A: Great timing. We are FREE airline travel gurus and have not paid for global plane tickets in more ... | ||
| Best Frequent Flyer Program | 12/2/2007 | Annette |
| Q: I have just recently acquired a position with my company that is going to require me to do a lot of ... A: I can only give you partial information because I am not familiar with all the plans. Some credit ... | ||
| Sleeping in car. | 11/2/2007 | Gary C. Dunn |
| Q: I am very aware of dangers of sleeping in my car, but i travel 30 weekends out of a year, and ... A: As far as the subject of carbon monoxide, is it safe? --> Yes if you don't run the engine. If you ... | ||
| cheap roundtrip airline ticket | 10/20/2007 | Annette |
| Q: i am searchig for cheap round trip from cedar rapids,IA to pittsburgh,PA. the departure date is ... A: The earlier you book, the better deal you usually get. Many people have asked me how to get cheap ... | ||
| Best website | 10/5/2007 | Markos |
| Q: What's the best website to search for the cheapest international flights? or more specifically the ... A: I cannot answer this question because I don't know if even there is an answer to it, not to mention ... | ||
| flights to Maui | 9/13/2007 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: My neice will be going to Maui for her honeymoon in June 08. She and her fiance are still in college ... A: So nice of you to make such a nifty wedding gift. I must assume (and do let me know IF I am wrong to ... | ||
| Non Expensive Vacation | 9/11/2007 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: next October my future wife and I are taking a week long honeymoon and are looking for some ideas on ... A: Let me give you my 'easy' answer. And that answer is.... hands down..... MAUI aka Hawaii's VALLEY ... | ||
| Conference in SLC-Companion Advice Requested | 8/26/2007 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I need to bring my spouse to SLC on 21 Sept 07. My company is going to pay for my trip and hotel. Is ... A: Yes and no. My expertise is FREE travel. My wife and I just returned from 3 months to Paris, ... | ||
| Flying to Florida | 8/24/2007 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I am sure you get plenty of questions about Florida and I am sorry if this is a repeat. My family ... A: Angie: No need to get back with the requested info. I have what could be the 'cheap' solution or at ... | ||
| uathentic accommodation on Lesvos Greece | 8/22/2007 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: My sister and I would like to travel to Lesvos during Easter '08. However we would really love to ... A: Greetings: Given your excellent island choice of Lesvos you are likely familiar with the Greek ... | ||
| travel to europe | 8/11/2007 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: My fiancee and i are planning on a small honeymoon to London and Paris. We live in Dallas and we ... A: On the up side you are planning four months prior to your departure for Paris. On the down side ... | ||
| Thailand in december | 8/10/2007 | Markos |
| Q: Me and my girlfriend are trying to do a big trip over christmas, and we are trying to decide on a ... A: first thing is that all travel is more expensive in Decemeber. More expensive flights and more ... | ||
| Train or air to Venice | 7/30/2007 | Stephen Tanenbaum |
| Q: I am going to Europe next spring. I am planning to go from Paris to Venice. I checked europerail.com ... A: We recently flew Ryan from Italy to Scotland and again from Glasgow back to London and enjoyed the ... | ||
| Cheap All-Inclusives from Detroit, MI | 7/9/2007 | Annette |
| Q: Any suggestions where to find a CHEAP all-inclusive trip for a few days sometime between August 5 or ... A: All-inclusive vacations tend to be offered for Caribbean and Mexico destinations. Mexico usually ... | ||
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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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Past/Present Clients
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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