You’ll notice that in the Table of Contents listed below, only some of the chapters are divided into sub-headings .  In fact,  every chapter in the book is divided into easy-to-read sub-headings of just one or two pages.  We’ve included some of those sub-sections as examples, but we’ve left some out to pique  your curiosity…

TABLE OF CONTENTS

OUR STORY: HOW TWO ORDINARY PEOPLE MADE THEIR TRAVEL DREAMS COME TRUE

PART ONE - ALL OUR SECRETS REVEALED

1.  WHY TRAVEL IS GOOD FOR YOU

2. THE FIVE SECRETS OF AVID BUDGET TRAVELERS

3. THE THREE KEYS TO ALWAYS HAVING MONEY FOR TRAVEL.

PART TWO - HOW TO BE YOUR OWN TRAVEL PLANNER

4. HOW TO RESEARCH AND PLAN ANY BUDGET TRIP

4.1         How to Decide What Kind of Trip You Want

4.2         How to Decide What Length Trip you Want

4.3         How to Do Research

4.4         How to Build an Itinerary.

4.5         How to Comparison Shop.

5.  EXTRA CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

5.1         Standard of Living

5.2         Exchange Rates

5.3         Language.

5.4         Culture

6.  SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE

6.1         Traveling with Children

6.2         People with Disabilities

6.3         Older Travelers

6.4         GLBT Travelers

PART THREE - FINDING THE BEST DEALS

7. AIR TRAVEL

7.1.        How to Plan your Airline Travel

7.2         General Tips

7.3         Use Travel Search Engines

7.4         The Top Airfare Search Engines

7.5         Always Check the Airlines’ own website

7.6         How do you know when it’s time to book?

7.7         Getting the best deal on refunds

7.8         What about Priceline and Hotwire?

7.9         Round The World tickets

7.10       When Not to Book Ahead

7.11       What About Air Couriers?

8.  TRAVEL BY LAND

8.1         Rail Travel

8.2         Buses and Public Transportation

8.3         Car Rental

8.4         Cruises and Ships

9. LODGING AND ACCOMMODATIONS

9.1         General Rules for Finding Affordable Lodging

9.2         Websites for Finding and Reviewing Lodging Information.

9.3         Hotels

9.4         Guesthouses and Bed and Breakfasts

9.5         Hostels

9.6         University Dorms

9.7         Cabins

9.8         Homestays

9.9         Home Exchange

9.10       House-sitting

9.11       Home Hospitality

Appendix:    If You Just Can’t Wait…Resources and Most Recommended Websites