title: Travel Secrets: Insider guide to planning, affording and taking more vacations (2017 Edition)
author:  Anita Kaltenbaugh 
description: <b>Reviewed By Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite: 5 out of5-starreview</b><br /><b>Travel Secrets: Insider Guide to Planning, Affording and Taking More Vacations</b>by Anita Kaltenbaugh is a useful tool that gives readers travel secrets that will enrich their lives and encourage them to travel more. The tips will make readers understand the gift of travel and the possibilities they have today. The travel techniques in the book can save thousands of dollars for one adventure and it also gives tips on staying in a luxury room versus a below standard motel room, at the same rate. Whether one travels far or close, it can change the world and, by reading this book, readers can learn how to plan vacations and make time to get away with their loved ones or even try new adventures on their own.<br /><br />I found the book<i>engaging and helpful</i>to all those who enjoy traveling. Whether it is simple insights on the travel industry or saving money on vacations, the author handles the topic extensively and methodically. The book is not only about saving money to travel, but also about how traveling can change one's life and make them live longer. Whether one is an experienced traveler or not, the tips in the book are practical and they give enough<b>motivation to readers to vacation more often</b>. The book gives readers the right tools so that travel can be done in a smart and economical way. The writing style is simple, direct, and neat, making it easy for readers to connect with the author's words.
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  # Contents
  
  
  # Trip
  
  
  [48 Hours in Austin _Lisa Dunford_](09-texas.htm#trip58)
  
  
  [Behind the Scenes](14-bts.htm)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  #### LONELY PLANET AUTHORS
  
  
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  are independent, dedicated travelers. They don’t research using just the
  internet or phone, and they don’t take freebies, so you can rely on their
  advice being well researched and impartial. They travel widely, to all the
  popular spots and off the beaten track. They personally visit thousands of
  hotels, restaurants, cafés, bars, galleries, palaces, museums and more – and
  they take pride in getting all the details right, and telling it how it is.
  Think you can do it? Find out how at lonelyplanet.com.
  
  
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  # 48 Hours in Austin
  
  
  
  
  
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  **TIME**
  
  
  **2 days**
  
  
  **BEST TIME TO GO**
  
  
  **Mar – May & Sep – Nov**