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By John Navata
Copyright 2006 John Navata

Almost everyone would love to be able to see more of the world, and traveling is one of the most culturally broadening activities we can undergo. Most people, however, can't nearly as much as they like, due to the costs involved. To this day, regular remains something that is fairly exclusive to the well-off. It needn't be this way, however: there are discount techniques that anyone can employ that can make traveling both more affordable and in many cases more enjoyable.

One of the most fundamental concepts to discount is flexibility. The more rigid you are in what you want to do and when you want to do it, the more you are going to pay. Simply being flexible about the dates you are willing to can save you a bundle in airfare costs. Even better is if you can be open to traveling in many different places. If you decide, for example, that you're willing to go anywhere in South America, as opposed to a particular place in South America, you'll be able to take advantage of cheap fares and save a fortune. Almost anyone who is a master of the art of discount will be extremely flexible and more interested in the idea of itself, as opposed to a particular vacation at a particular time. And in most cases, when you meet people who don't seem to make much money but all the time, this is the attitude they have.

The concept of flexibility shouldn't end when you arrive at your destination, however. The true discount traveler arrives with an extremely open itinerary that allows him or her to take advantage of many different opportunities. The true discount traveler understands that any new experience will be more or less equally worthwhile than any other, so if they're looking at two similar outings to different places, they'll

Hollywood finds romance in travel
On a train 'North by Northwest' and others, on a bus in 'It Happened One Night,' in Italy in 'Roman Holiday,' in Bali in 'Eat, Pray, Love' &#8212; love is all around.<br/><br/>Love is always lovelier some place other than home. Well, at least in the celluloid universe. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9Ep_dFTeA0BVVUtyK7MS82aYYOA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9Ep_dFTeA0BVVUtyK7MS82aYYOA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9Ep_dFTeA0BVVUtyK7MS82aYYOA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9Ep_dFTeA0BVVUtyK7MS82aYYOA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/Jw20SZSobcQ" height="1" width="1"/>
Indy tips for Super Bowl visitors
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Cooking up gourmet adventures across the West
A guide to the hotels, resorts and other locales in the West that offer travelers hand's-on cooking lessons.<br/><br/>Cooking classes are sprouting like shiitake mushrooms across the West, often in gorgeous locations. For travelers who want to plan their gourmet adventures, we've found restaurants, hotels, lodges, resorts and culinary academies where they can improve their home-chef skills with hands-on lessons, demonstrations or tutoring by noted chefs. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BFoY9DXihQS8qermaYzL_Y88240/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BFoY9DXihQS8qermaYzL_Y88240/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BFoY9DXihQS8qermaYzL_Y88240/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/BFoY9DXihQS8qermaYzL_Y88240/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/XfMAQG4NEkA" height="1" width="1"/>
12 places to visit in 2012
From historical celebrations to Oregon wines to a diamond jubilee in Britain to Warhol in Arkansas, here are a dozen places to explore and enjoy.<br/><br/>New Mexico: This year, New Mexicans mark 100 years of statehood. But much of the state's appeal stems from its human history that goes back much further. (In 2010, Santa Fe celebrated 400 years of cityhood.) Explore here: the adobe architecture and art galleries of Santa Fe; the vintage signage along old Route 66; the lingering hippie vibe of Truth or Consequences. Don't forget the Lightning Field, an art installation outside Quemado where (for $150 to $250 a person) you spend a summer night in a wood cabin and wait to see if lightning will strike one of the 400 tall steel poles outside your door. Even if there's no strike, the sky puts on shows at sunset and sunrise that will leave you in awe. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/TKG1ZPX1ejRk_XExaQDmltHXSp4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/TKG1ZPX1ejRk_XExaQDmltHXSp4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/TKG1ZPX1ejRk_XExaQDmltHXSp4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/TKG1ZPX1ejRk_XExaQDmltHXSp4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/Ld3egPKkyIs" height="1" width="1"/>
Travel updates for 2012
Here are a dozen travel-news tidbits that will make you a better informed consumer in the new year. <br/><br/>Think of what follows as a travel tapas buffet &mdash; tidbits that just might whet your appetite for more. Here are a dozen pieces of information for the 2012 traveler. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/k19HPvbEbBKktQyjraS3AAjjekA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/k19HPvbEbBKktQyjraS3AAjjekA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/k19HPvbEbBKktQyjraS3AAjjekA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/k19HPvbEbBKktQyjraS3AAjjekA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/KX8DBmXEnQQ" height="1" width="1"/>
Cruises: Drinking in the ambience aboard Rotterdam VI
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Smaller legs of world cruises can be a deal
If you can't take a full world cruise, a smaller segment can still be filled with adventure and cost a lot less. These days only a fraction of passengers are there for the long haul.<br/><br/>The British couple &mdash; she in a long black dress, he in a traditional tux &mdash; leaned against the elevator's polished wood paneling as they headed back to their cabin after an evening performance in the main showroom. Embarrassed at my casual clothes and running shoes, I stammered, "We decided not to dress up and went to the buffet instead of the main dining room." <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/X1k0k_hIfPn4GNBHpSdaH_i6ha0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/X1k0k_hIfPn4GNBHpSdaH_i6ha0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/X1k0k_hIfPn4GNBHpSdaH_i6ha0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/X1k0k_hIfPn4GNBHpSdaH_i6ha0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/nY3Uw5U5-0w" height="1" width="1"/>
A big question mark hovers over the cruise industry
Cruise lines were ready for a busy year, with continued deals, expanded river jaunts and hot new locales. How the Costa Concordia disaster affects the industry is still unknown.<br/><br/>The first quarter of 2012 was supposed to be a sweet spot for passenger cruise lines. Wave season, as it's known, marks a time when cruise companies and travel agents roll out deep discounts on cruise vacations and rack up lots of sales. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/K0Y4lRVLGmleAcdqu8k1kMFbCNU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/K0Y4lRVLGmleAcdqu8k1kMFbCNU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/K0Y4lRVLGmleAcdqu8k1kMFbCNU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/K0Y4lRVLGmleAcdqu8k1kMFbCNU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/SexwFChhTho" height="1" width="1"/>
Costa Concordia capsizing spotlights cruise ship safety
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Racing aboard the Great Lakes schooner Denis Sullivan
Participants do the jobs that 19th century sailors did as this replica navigates Lake Superior's unpredictable waters.<br/><br/>At dawn on the dock, a few sailors kiss spouses and dogs goodbye. Then we muster on the quarterdeck: 17 crew (nine volunteers and eight professional sailors) ranging from a 19-year-old South Carolina college student to a 76-year-old Michigan farmer. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dP3lva-3mxxIPJqB94aLkfYFImA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dP3lva-3mxxIPJqB94aLkfYFImA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dP3lva-3mxxIPJqB94aLkfYFImA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dP3lva-3mxxIPJqB94aLkfYFImA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/travel/~4/fMeFMN0dIdY" height="1" width="1"/>

take the cheaper one knowing that it will probably be just as interesting as the more expensive choice.

A discount traveler knows that every rigid spot in an itinerary will end up costing him or her. If you decide that you absolutely must go to a particular place at a particular time, you leave yourself at the mercy of agents and tour guides, and put yourself in a position where you have to pay whatever it costs.

This idea of being open should also extend into your eating habits and entertainment choices. In many countries certain foods will be radically cheaper than others, so why not try them? Drink works the same way: if you're traveling in Mexico, say, tequila will be ridiculously cheap - so even if it's not your preferred choice, if you're willing to drink tequila when you drink, you're going to save a bundle.

By being flexible like this you will not only save yourself a lot of money, but likely have a more culturally immersive traveling experience - one that will stay with you a lot longer then a highly organized "tour."

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