Travel Picks of the Week 11/09/07

November 9, 2007

Photo : Flickr/Dagg2008

Fall foliage viewing, or ‘leaf peeping’ as it is popularly called, is a substantial source of tourist income in areas known for dramatic fall colors. In Vermont, USA alone, 3.4 million visitors spend nearly $364 million a year, according to sales estimates. Fall colors have been surfacing late over the years, and Dave Gram discusses the possibility of climate change being responsible for the delayed colors.

Whatever the travel budget, hailing a taxi in a new place becomes inevitable, at least when you are just getting to know the place. Here are caveats, tips and information from Dave about negotiating your way through a cab ride in your travels.

Photo: Flickr/MLHS

So many travel rules, so far away from truth. With due respect to guidebooks and local etiquette do-and-don’t lists, let loose your contrarian streak to test travel myths in John Flinn’s When in Rome…don’t be a slave to common advice.

GoLoco is a service that lets members easily arrange travel plans, share cars , automatically calculate trip costs and split expenses. Good for budget travel and better for the environment! Check out GoLoco and our previous issue of travel picks, where we linked you to material about hitchhiking on the Internet.

The best travel insurance is the one that never gets claimed. Inadequately insured travelers always run the risk of incurring huge medical bills and emotional misery, should something unexpected happen. Evelyn Hannon raises issues that need to be considered before picking an insurance package in Understanding Travel Insurance

To wrap up, and to make you smile, we go a step further to encourage you to investigate questionable travel coverage in this video of an insurance ad spoof.