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South Florida Back Roads, Baked Goods, Farm Stands, Fresh Food, and a Winery

Robert Is Here, Florida City

After my recent southwest Florida visit, I continued my South Florida road trip to Ft. Lauderdale. South Florida Back Roads, … Read more

Southwest Florida Back Roads Road Trip

My goal, as with most road trips, is to completely avoid interstate highways and find the most interesting roads (usually … Read more

Hertz Gold – Golden and Tarnished

3 habits of Happy Travelers

Longtime McCool Travel followers and former students know that Hertz Gold is one of my favorite travel programs. Well over … Read more

Road Trip Travel Tip: Drive a Little, Save a Lot (and Have More Fun)

Subaru Outback Fort DeSoto beach sand with view of Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Road Trip Travel Tip: Drive a Little, Save a Lot (and Have More Fun) Perhaps you have also noticed this. … Read more

Essential Travel Skill: Save Money By NOT Picking Up Rental Cars At Airports

In previous articles, I showed that for rental cars I typically use discounts from AAA and Costco, get great value renting from … Read more

8 Great Reasons Take Road Trips On Smaller Roads Rather Than Highways

great travel experiences: exploring dirt roads

OK, I constantly preach that road trips on smaller roads are more fun than on interstate highways. Time for me to … Read more

FREE Rental Car (8 Great Reasons to Buy a New Car in Europe)

European Delivery Program: Buy a new car in Europe

Ever since I heard about people picking up new cars from the factory in Europe (about 20 years ago), I … Read more

Slash Rental Car Rates With AutoSlash.com

Charles McCool in Everglades with Ford Mustang

To get the lowest car rental rates, I use AutoSlash—a free online service that automatically and continually checks for lower … Read more

Travel Math – It Does Not Add Up

Do you remember basic math concepts from your school days? When you add something with positive value the result is … Read more

Stealthy Rental Car Maneuvers

These stealthy rental car maneuvers will help you save money, time, and stress on car rentals for your next trip … Read more

Creative Rental Car Uses

The following is from the archives of my previous blog, Travel Skills, from December 2008. Be sure to follow me … Read more

#1 Tip for Saving Money on Car Rentals and Cruises

surprising things to see in Nepal. Article and photo by Charles McCool for McCool Travel

I previously said that there is one travel tip that will help you save money (and have more fun)—on EVERY … Read more

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