Easy on the liberal-bashing... I consider myself part of that ilk. let's keep that to OMNI please.

But seriously, I make every effort to travel on a budget and some of these ideas resonate with me, albeit not as original budget strategies. I think this idea, though, is not about being on a budget, but more of a philosophy of taking things slowly and appreciating the details. I'm all for it, however there are a lot of things I want to see before I die.

And frankly although I'm all for budget-travel, as any seasoned traveler knows, travel is limited by time not money