The Frugal Traveler’s summer Mediterranean trip wasn’t all glorious beaches and fortuitous encounters. Here are some of the minor irritations.
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Frugal Traveler: Mediterranean Dream Trip Higher-Lights
After a summer touring the Mediterranean on a budget, the Frugal Traveler writes about some of the best things he encountered.
Frugal Traveler: Olives and Exercise: The Upshot
Seth Kugel reports on his summer projects of getting more exercise and learning to love (or, at least, like) olives.
Frugal Traveler: In Lebanon, in Search of Music, Souks and Home
On the final stop of his 10-week Mediterranean tour, Seth Kugel decided to stay with families and to check out summer music festivals and souks.
Frugal Traveler: Aphrodite and Me: Adventures in Cyprus
Understanding the layers of foreign influences on Cyprus was not to be done not just by looking at ruins. The Frugal Travel also had to observe the island in the present tense.
Frugal Traveler: Spain’s Mediterranean Beaches Offer a Different Kind of Paradise
At Cabo de Gata-Níjar Nature Reserve, it is possible to see the Mediterranean in something close to its natural state, without the crowds, the development, and the high prices.
Frugal Traveler: Fast Cars, Medieval Villages
I take in a training session at the Monaco Grand Prix and search for the perfect medieval village — the kind with real people — near Nice.
Frugal Traveler: Plan a Week in Italy for the Frugal Traveler, The Rules
For my trip around the Mediterranean, I’m asking readers to plan a fun-filled, smartly-themed, low-budget five-day trip to somewhere on the Italian coast.
Frugal Traveler: The Mediterranean on a Budget: The Voyage Begins
Thursday’s the beginning of what sounds like a foolhardy adventure: high season in the Mediterranean on a budget.