Comments on: Reflecting on Travel from 2009 to 2010

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Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:02:38 +0000

[...] Andy’s Note: Great choice – Cuba was on STE’s list of top travel destinations for 2010. [...]

By: Andy Hayes

Andy Hayes — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:54:37 +0000

Jeanne – Thanks and congratulations are due to you as well for all your visibility and success in 2009. You will continue to shine in 2010 no doubt.

Meryl – Did you see our guest last week, Brian Peters? We mention his ebook which I am in the process of reviewing. It’s a pretty excellent resource which you can self educate yourself in tips for travel on the cheap. Here’s the link – we talk about the book about halfway down:
http://www.sharingtravelexperiences.com/talking-cheap-travel-brian-peters-no-debt-world-travel/

By: Meryl K Evans

Meryl K Evans — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:05:22 +0000

I feel overwhelmed at the sheer number of resources on cheap travel. What’s a good resource to begin with?

By: soultravelers3

soultravelers3 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:49:42 +0000

Happy New Year, Andy! Congrats on your success & growth in 2009 and love your 2010 picks, especially Nepal!

Definitely a year of more travel for us. Our open ended family world tour since 2006 will spend 2010 traveling on 4 continents and adding another language to the mix!

Meryl- You’d be surprised at how cheap travel can be! We actually travel the world for MUCH less than living at home …on just 23 dollars a day per person!

I think slow travel, extended travel, digital nomad/location independent based travel will be a huge trend this decade and continue to grow by leaps and bounds in 2010 thanks to 4HWW, tech and the economy.

By: Piotr Kruczek

Piotr Kruczek — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:54:10 +0000

Happy 2010!
When we are talking about culture travel I would add also as a top spot this year Poland & Chopin–themed tourist events because the 2010 Chopin Year has just set off http://chopin2010.pl/en

By: Lauren Quinn

Lauren Quinn — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:34:20 +0000

I think those are some pretty spot-on predictions. Definitely agree with Cuba, though I do have some concerns about what will happen to the country once the influx of not just American tourists, but American consumerism, descends (http://tinyurl.com/yenvlh7).

What about South Africa? World Cup action is gonna be off the chains…

By: JoAnna

JoAnna — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:15:22 +0000

Congratulations on all the fab success of STE this year Andy! Here’s wishing you a happy 2010!

By: Rachel Cotterill

Rachel Cotterill — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:20:16 +0000

We toured Cuba 2 years ago on much this logic. This year? Greenland, before it melts!

By: Meryl K Evans

Meryl K Evans — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:31:01 +0000

Got me yearning to go to these places… alas, they require a little thing called cash.