I live for adventure travel. I love American road trips. I’m crazy about Africa. I write about adventures in America and Africa—and share lots of cheap travel tips too!
Do you know the best travel sites? According to a survey done by eBizMBA, these are the most popular travel sites and I agree that these are definitely worth bookmarking: Booking.com =find worldwide lodging deals 112 – eBizMBA Rank | 40,000,000 – Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 125 – Alexa Rank TripAdvisor = the world’s largest travel site with 225… Read More
Lodging is one of the biggest costs of vacations. Here’s a few ways to save money whether you’re booking moderate or deluxe lodging: 1. Call! You will often get a better rate dealing directly with the hotel than online. I’m talking about calling the property directly NOT the central reservations line. 2. Be flexible if possible. Changing your time one… Read More
September is Passport Awareness Month so I wanted to be sure to make you aware of some things. The biggest thing is timing. Check your passport. Is it up to date? Make sure it doesn’t expire within six months of your travel dates. All passports must be valid for six months after any international trip. You must have a passport… Read More
It is never more important to know the time than when you’re traveling. You have to make tight connections and arrange tours and transport.It can be hard trying to set and reset your watch for different time zones. I’ve tried buying a dual watch but that confused me even more and just meant that I now had two watches to… Read More
https://terrancetalkstravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Ten-Toughest-Countries-To-Visit.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS During today’s TERRANCE TALKS TRAVEL: Über Adventures “For Armchair Travelers & For Those Who Dare To Go!” I’ll be discussing the Ten Toughest Countries To Visit. What are these ten countries? The list is a bit surprising! What are their entry requirements? Why would I want to go? What… Read More
Tipping is tricky. Do you still leave a good tip if the service was bad? Should it be 15% or more? Here’s what you need to know: 1. Tip calculations should be based on the pre-tax amount. 2. Give 15% in a modest restaurant. 3. Give 20% in an upscale restaurant. 4. Give extra if you feel you received special… Read More
Terrance Zepke studied Journalism at the University of Tennessee and later received a Master's Degree in Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina. She has studied Parapsychology at the renowned Rhine Research Center. She began her career as a freelance writer and photographer, ... [ Read more ]When you sign up below, you’ll receive a FREE copy of my 232-page Adventure Travel book, plus ‘My Fifty Favorite Cheap Travel Tips Report’!
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