I always enjoy reading my Budget Travel magazine and perusing the travel deals and travel tips the writers and editors put together each month. I finally sat down with the October 2009 issue of Budget Travel at lunch today and two items caught my eye.

First was a tiny article about a menu decoder that the magazine has posted on its website. I usually don’t have any trouble finding something to eat when I’m traveling but I have on several occasions resorted to pointing at dishes on other tables or simply guessing at what’s on the menu.  This decoder should come in handy on my next travel trip.

The second article “Trips Gone Bad” was a helpful tutorial about dealing with damaged or lost luggage, health insurance concerns, canceled flight strategies and the pros and cons of travel insurance.