Sure plane travel hasn't always been as rosy as a 1950s beach blanket melodrama, but still. Meals and bite sized snacks used to be free. Flights used to be pretty much on time. It didn't cost $25 to check your luggage.
We may talk a lot about luxury hotels, but we're suckers for a good deal.
Believe it or not, as broke as you may be, you can still find entertainment in the land of wooden clogs and bikes.
My extensive travel in the developing world has highlighted to me how incredibly easy our developed world lives are.
When the English do dessert, they are obscene. Why just have bananas with toffee in a pie, when you can smother it with cream and sometimes even chocolate and layer it on a buttered biscuit crust?
There are many ways to stretch your Lira in order to appreciate such a diverse country.
Many three- and four-star hotels will lower their rates to appear more competitive in hotel search results, but then make up the difference with little extra charges in the end.
Berlin possesses an even stronger pull during the summer months when the sun shines late into the night and residents, giddy from surviving the dark chill of winter, give themselves many reasons to celebrate.
Spaniards draw out lazy Sunday afternoons by hopping from one bar to the next, downing cañas and tapas.
Between the time you book a trip and the time you take it, there's a good chance that the hotel, rental car company or airline lowered the price. These websites watch your purchase and rebook you at the lower rate.
No need to sell your entire ABBA vinyl collection in order to have a quality good time in Stockholm.
Although Paris is the world's most visited city and its very name is synonymous with luxury, it's not necessarily expensive to visit.
You can find all the things that make the Caribbean great without the high prices or enormous crowds.
Famous for its super secret Swiss banks and having the world's best quality of life, Zurich's beautiful nature, polished culture and utopian transportation comes with a huge price tag. Don't skip off to somewhere cheaper just yet.
You've heard of some of these places, while others are completely new -- each has a little something sassy to get you anxious to move.
Oslo is only expensive for the uninformed and there's always a way to sneak your way to cheap. Whether you're showing off your own crown jewels or stealing the Royals', there's no need for your wallet to ever leave your backpack.