Thanks to Eddie Schmid of WhereIveBeen.com (@whereivebeen on Twitter) for these great ideas for the baggage fees blues. If you missed it - check out the rest of the series Airline Bag Fee Headaches? Try “Backpacking” instead! | Backpacking through Dublin and Beyond |Backpacking through Istanbul
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While possessing some history, bustle and nifty landmarks on its own, Lima is best-served for backpackers as a scattering point to cheaper and lovelier parts of Peru.
For a relatively small country, Peru makes like a crash course on ecosystems. Mountainheads will triumphantly click their caribiners upon visiting Huaraz, about an eight-hour bus ride from Lima, which brims with trekking opportunities in the gorgeous Cordillera Blanca region of the Andes Mountains. Miles of arid desert will greet you during a four-hour bus ride from Lima to Ica, which becomes entirely more exciting when you’re attacking the monolithic sand foothills with the slightly crazed dune-buggy driver you hired in the sleepy nearby oasis town of Huacachina.
So much more coming up - keep reading…
Backpacking through Peru
Thanks to Eddie Schmid of WhereIveBeen.com (@whereivebeen on Twitter) for these great ideas for the baggage fees blues.
Miffed about all these airlines charging exorbitant baggage fees? I know — the nerve. But look at it this way: Like all the financially inconvenient decisions companies are making for us these days, therein lies an opportunity for some fresh self-reflection.
Let’s get new-agey for a moment: Visualize yourself hunched over your carry-on bag during your next packing experience, trying to calculate the utility of your hairdryer over your crisp new pair of penny loafers. This event will drive you into the slippery slope of Luggage Existentialism, a budding philosophy that may force a larger question: Do I really need the hairdryer or the penny loafers… at all?
Like… whoa, bro. But hey - keep reading, I’ve got some ideas…
Airline Bag Fee Headaches? Try “Backpacking” instead!
The post-Labor Day work and school doldrums are upon us - so now’s the time to check out the “Cheap Flight of the Day”. Who’s for Vegas?
Today’s deal: cheap flights from Cincinnati to Las Vegas for just $218 roundtrip total (and same price if you’re traveling Vegas to Cincy).
What if you’re not from Cincinnati or you’d like to try someplace else? Then you want FareCompare’s deal finder, which allows you to choose exactly the sort of destination you’re looking for - at the price you want to pay.
Happy getaways!
Virgin America is having one heck of a sale - with coast-to-coast flight for as little as $99 one-way, plus deals like LA to San Francisco for $80 roundtrip.
Want to find these deals - from your home airport - quickly and easily? No problem - just head to FareCompare’s deal finder, and where we’re testing a new tool to get you the flights you want for your favoritie airline.
Note: Virgin America flies to Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington.
Check it out here - and we’ll have more about this new tool, soon.
If you’ve always wanted to see the fall colors in all their splendor, this is your year - the cheap flights are available.
And we’ll actually go you one better - we’ve set up our “Fall for Fall” flights on FareCompare’s deal finder, so that you only see deals for $300 or less! Simple, huh?
And we’ve got a terrific selection of airports near the nation’s best “leaf-peeping” spots, including Boston, Vermont, Upstate New York, Michigan - and the wine country near San Francisco.
Check out our “Fall for Fall” flights on deal finder - and you will have an autumn to remember.
Looking for an exotic vacation this fall?
Our cheap flight of the day is this terrific airfare from Los Angeles to Hong Kong for just $657 roundtrip total.
This airfare is good during much of October and early November - which is when Hong Kong’s weather is supposed to be at its best!
And remember, cheap airfare is always based on availability. Follow @flyfromLAX for more great real-time deal news, or sign up to follow FareCompare deals from your home airport on Twitter.
Wouldn’t it be fun to get to one of your favorite NFL team’s big games?
FareCompare’s deal finder has assembled a great list of football towns, so you can easily find cheap flights from your home airport.
College basketball fans will find many of those same cities work for them, too - say, Cincinnati for Xavier/Bengals fans or Chicago for Irish/Bears fans (sure, it’s a 2 hour drive from Chicago but usually cheaper than a flight to South Bend).
Can’t find your city? Don’t worry - FareCompare’s deal finder has you covered: click on “North America” and your city will pop up.
And once we know where the World Series will be played - FareCompare’s deal finder will get you cheap tickets there, too.
How would you like to fly cross-country for about $99 each way - or less - with all taxes and fees included?
No problem!
Check out these great deals for October, from FareCompare’s deal finder:
Ft. Lauderdale to San Francisco, $182 rt
Los Angeles to West Palm Beach, $215 rt
New York to San Francisco, $219, rt
Find your own $99 each way deal - by following FareCompare deals “from your airport” on Twitter - or just sign up for FareCompare’s email alerts - both are in real-time.
