Defensive Flying: Tips You Can Use

When selecting a flight, remember that a departure early in the day is less likely to be delayed than a later flight, due to “ripple” effects throughout the day. If you book the last flight of the day, you could get stuck overnight.

If you have a choice between two...

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Defensive Driving A Way of Life

Annually, more than 40,000 people lose their life in automobile accidents each year. Another two million suffer disabling injuries. These startling statistics are from the National Safety Council. The amount of casualties could be reduced if more people learned to drive defensively.

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Currency Conversion in Thailand

Your trip to Thailand is all set. You have booked your flight and hotel, packed your bags and you are ready to go. But, you just found out that your money is no good in Thailand!

Well, actually it is good; it just needs to be converted to the local Thai currency. You have many options ...

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Cruising the Caribbean

White sand beaches, seagulls floating freely, cold colored drinks with cute umbrella. Thats something that you really want. The perfect way to slow down is to go on a relaxing and enjoyable cruise to the Caribbean.

You can chose from many travel packages when you decide to spend your...

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Crime In Torrevieja

Buying a house and living in Spain has been seen as “living the dream” for many years now. Torrevieja situated on the south of Spain just south of Alicante, is one of the more popular places to buy property as a holiday home, or to move out and live there. But for while now...

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Create Your Own Travel Discounts

Hotel and rental car owners dont just offer you discounts at random, you have to ask for it work for it, and sometimes, these discounts arent even worth it, well unless youre looking to traveling during off peak season where there is at most a 50% discount. But lets face it, we travel during...

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Cracow s hot june festivals

There is a quite interesting list of things to do, see and live while youre there. In June there are some interesting events that can be worth a visit to the city of Krakow (Cracow). The Jewish population of Poland was cruelly squashed by the holocaust, however Jewish culture is still rich and...

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Cracow in may wont be better

The action takes place down in mellow Kazimierz on Plac Nowy, and the guzzling is usually accompanied by live music from a number of enthusiastic bands. Best of all, everyone is a judge, as the soups are all free to be sampled – until they run out!

In the same month an increasingly...

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Costa Rica Tales of the Guaro

Every country has a unique beverage it claims as its own. In Costa Rica, the beverage of choice is Guaro.

Beverages

There is a certain national pride associated with claiming an alcoholic beverage. Think of Mexico and tequila immediately comes to mind. Vodka, of course, goes with...

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Considering Travel Insurance? Okanagan, B.C. ...

Considering Travel Insurance? Okanagan, B.C. Man Loses Kidney In Costa Rica Hospital!

For all the future travelers that have the opportunity to read this story, I would hope that after you finish this article, you would highly consider Travel Insurance!

As a former travel Agent,...

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Common Sense Travel Tips

Changes in pressure can temporarily block the Eustachian tube, causing your ears to ‘pop’ or to experience a sensation of fullness. To equalize the pressure, swallow frequently; chewing gum sometimes helps. Yawning is also effective. Avoid sleeping during descent; you may not swallow...

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Common Car Rental Questions

When you rent a car you can choose between several different types of cars. To try to make renting a car, or a type of car, easier, rental agencies generally break all cars down into five categories. Each of these categories usually comes with a different series of rates, and although limos...

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