Jason Cochran
What it's like to be a hotel doorman on Chicago's Magnificent Mile
1:00PM 11/08/2010
The Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, located just off Chicago's Magnificent Mile, has been open since the late 1920s -- for a time, it was the Playboy Hotel, serving the magazine's headquarters above -- but in that time has employed only two head doormen. Jason Cochran went to Chicago to meet the...
San Francisco City Guides lead free city tours every day
10:00AM 11/05/2010
The San Francisco City Guides program is one of the most unusual tourism programs in the world. Sponsored by the city's library, this volunteer-led program offers up to 15 free, 90-minute walking tours daily. They leave rain or shine and don't require reservations: Budget travelers simply show up...
Jeff Schroeder finishes going 'Around The World for Free' and visits WalletPop first
12:20AM 11/04/2010
Jeff Schroeder, a popular alum of CBS mainstays The Amazing Race and Big Brother, has just arrived back in America after completing an inspiring challenge to travel all the way Around the World for Free and document it online through videos and photos for a legion of fans who followed his every...
Avoid these San Francisco tourist pitfalls and save money
10:00AM 10/29/2010
When you're planning a vacation, you always hear about great stuff to see and do. But you rarely hear about what you really want to know: what not to do. A heavily-visited city like San Francisco is particularly full of potential traps, and as a guide book author for the city, I know which ones...
Protect your money when you travel with these clever tricks
8:30AM 10/15/2010
You put locks on your doors and codes on your bank account, so when you travel, you should be just as crafty in protecting your money. From "dummy wallets" to a secret weapon that comes with a key, keep your hard-earned cash safe on the road with these tips. Click to watch.
The stars of TLC's new series, 'Auctioneers,' and the secrets of successful auctions
8:00AM 10/07/2010
TLC's newest series, Auctioneer$, could be accurately called a biography of an auction. Each episode tracks collectible items as they are brought to sale, and it gets to know the people who buy them as well as the ones who make sure they fetch the highest prices possible. Two of those auction...
Cheap airfare tips from a travel expert
10:00AM 10/06/2010
I have covered the travel business for more than a decade, and one of the most common questions I'm asked is how to find cheap airline tickets. It's a great question.
There are lots of tricks, but I have narrowed down a few of my favorite websites that, if used step by step, should save you...
Barry Bonds refused to participate in Ken Burns' 'The Tenth Inning'
10:00AM 9/24/2010
Ken Burns may love baseball, and he's done more than any public figure to define its story for future generations, but he has bad news for you about it: It's always been corrupt.
It goes way back before the controversies over Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and Roger Clemens. It even goes past the...
Learn how to bargain at yard sales in 2 1/2 minutes
11:00AM 9/07/2010
Bargaining is how much of the world does business, but here in America, it's not often done. We're so used to paying the sticker price that many of us never learn the fine art getting a better deal through bargaining and bartering. That's why I hit the stalls at the 675-mile World's Longest Yard...
In Southern California, flea markets are big business. The long-running Rose Bowl Flea Market is a local institution, and pop-up markets in other cities have created something of a pocket weekend industry for antiquers, clothes hounds, and crafters. On a sizzling hot day in July, a huge new...
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