Travel Boondoggles

A humorous personal tale about the joys and struggles of owning and parking a minivan — from Costco runs to parking lot catastrophes.

A cautionary tale about renting a car in Costa Rica — from rough roads and scraping splash guards to a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. Always book ahead and inspect your rental.

From hidden costs to insurance anxiety, Car Rental Express has helped alleviate hundreds of car rental fears. Learn how we make renting stress-free.

A cautionary tale about choosing “Mountain View” to save $10 a night in Mazatlan – and ending up with 150 motorcycles, belching buses, and earplugs for three days.

A Canadian student in Jerusalem discovers that 45 minutes of snow can bring the entire city to a standstill – turning a 25-minute bus ride into a 3.5-hour ordeal.

When fog closes the Kelowna airport and you end up in Calgary, 600 miles from your ski resort – a rental SUV, a logging road, and a stubborn moose save the day.