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Tips for Holiday Travel with Kids

Sunday, December 4th, 2011 at 10:08 pm

Traveling long distances with young children can be trying at the best of times. Add the stress and crowds during the holidays, and you probably reach for the headache medicine. If your schedule allows, you might be able to reduce a fair amount of stress for both parents and children with a few of these tips for traveling with children during the holidays. By Car Allow lots of stops for restroom breaks, food and exercise. Allowing just 10 minutes of exercise every 60 to 90 minutes of travel can take the edge off nerves and pent-up energy. Allow your kids…

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How to Avoid Illness Traveling Abroad

Monday, October 10th, 2011 at 3:42 pm

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While it is important to take care of your health at all times, it is even more vital to do so when you are traveling to another country. People travel abroad for many reasons. Families like to travel on vacation. Many new high school graduates decide to take gap years abroad or volunteer for teen service programs. Perhaps you are a retiree thinking of having an extended stay. No matter what your reason for traveling abroad, you will probably find that you get sick at some point during your travels, mainly because your body hasn’t adjusted to the environment quite yet….

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Tips to Make Flying Enoyable and Comfortable

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 11:21 am

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Traveling overseas is an exciting experience. You are usually full of wonder at what you are going to see and do. In fact we are planning our return trip to the US and Europe and as an added bonus we are looking at flying around the UK to take in the sights and sounds across England, Edinborough and even going to Northern Ireland to check out the Irish pubs. We have just started to research flights to Belfast from London as well as accommodation in Northern Ireland in general as we have never been there before. So the first part…

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Attention Aussie Travellers – Pay No Booking Fees for Flights with Expedia.com.au

Saturday, September 5th, 2009 at 12:21 am

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Who doesn’ t love to save money!!!! Nobody I know that’s for sure. Those of you who read this blog know that we generally book our travel online through expedia.com.au or expedia.com. Apart from the great deals and packages that they have available, their website is easy to navigate, and it doesn’t matter if I am booking a trip with multiple stops and only want to book a hotel for part of the trip, I can do it quickly and easily through Expedia. Now there is even more reason for Aussie travellers to put of that trip any longer –…

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How to Avoid Cholera When You Are Traveling

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 at 1:52 am

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One of the biggest concerns when vacationing abroad is how to avoid cholera when you are traveling. Getting sick in a foreign country is a scary thought. However there are a few things you can do to protect yourself from coming down with a nasty bug when out and about in a less developed country. Let’s break avoiding disease down into the type of travel you’re planning. If you’ll be staying in hotels and eating at restaurants then you’ll take a much different tactic than if you’re backpacking in a remote area. Typical tourist travelers only need to take a…

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From Canberra to Sydney with our Garmin Nuvi 255

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 at 10:37 am

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Last week we drove from Canberra to Sydney to attend an affiliate marketing conference. This was an event that came out of the blue for us so it was a spur of the moment decision to attend. Now we’re used to travelling at a moments notice – in fact we prefer it – so only having a couple of days to book accommodation wasn’t a big deal for us. And after quickly checking out the hotels near the event in Hurlstone Park (a suburb of Sydney), we decided instead to stay in the city centre and drive out each day. We…

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Tips for Surviving Disneyland and Disney World

Friday, April 17th, 2009 at 1:12 am

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A trip to Disneyland or Disney World is your family’s magical adventure into another world. However thousands of other families think the same thing. So how do you make the most out of your Disneyland experience? Here are a few tips for surviving Disneyland and Disney World. When to go: Disneyland is a popular tourist spot any time of the year although there are times when it is less crowded. The middle of the week is a great time to go when school is in session. Also, the park is open late most nights of the year. Going after dark…

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Tips for Traveling Alone and Staying Safe

Saturday, April 11th, 2009 at 12:32 am

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If you are a traveler, you know that safety is important to enjoying your trip. This is even more so the case if you travel alone. Here are some tips to keep in mind to enjoy your solo travels: Knowledge Network – Make sure you leave a detailed itinerary at home with family or close friends. Set a schedule to check in with them on a regular basis and make sure they know which authorities to call if they have not heard from you in a set amount of time. Don’t Announce It – No one needs to know you…

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Stay in Touch When You Travel With Skype

Sunday, April 5th, 2009 at 12:38 am

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Whenever Paula and I travel we stay in touch with family using our Skype accounts. So what is Skype? Download Skype onto your laptop or home computer and you can make free phone calls to anyone who has Skype installed on their computer. So the only extras you need are a headset and a webcam if you want to see each other. You can also purchase Skype credits to use on your mobile phone and this allows you to make really, really cheap calls both locally and internationally to any phone whether mobile or home. We have found that it…

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