Even so, I'd landed discount accommodations easily after only about 15 minutes of searching through two Asia-based Web sites (www.asiatravel.com and www.traveller.com.hk).hk
Airfare to Argentina, for example, is about $900 round trip from New York, but once you've landed, luxury accommodations come cheap: the Argentine peso has just one-third the value of the U.S. dollar.
Full 10-day tour is £1,745 inc food, accommodation, land transport, not flights, 020 7736 3968, wildfrontierstravel.com.
Well, seeing we're on the subject of carbuncles with car parks, does anybody fancy doing something about Land's End? Accommodation was provided by Natural Retreats (0844 384 3166, naturalretreats.co.uk), which is offering three-night stays from £249 for up to six guests (a discount of 35%) and seven-night stays from £499 (a 45% discount) on bookings made by 30 September 2012.
Open spaces have become either suspect urban no-man's lands or bleak accommodations to street setback requirements, bristling with barriers and cameras that anticipate visiting trucks packed with C4 explosives, not bubbly tourists packed with cameras and guidebooks.
They had eschewed accommodations on land, he said, to keep hotel rooms available for people whose homes have been damaged or destroyed.
Prices include accommodation, meals, land transport and entry fees, plus two English-speaking tour guides and local guides where appropriate.
Price includes: international flights with KLM and transfers, all land transport, full-board accommodation and a full service on trek including local guides, porters and all equipment.
Accommodation on land Rooms at Long Bay Beach Resort and Villas (www.longbay.com) start at $285 £1633) a night (April to December) for a double hillside room, while a beachfront cabana costs $350 £2000).
