Hiring a Private Tour Guide: The Wise Traveler’s Code
If you’ve been used to traveling alone, being escorted by a guide would sound very unappealing to you. When you see packs of tourists follow a canned itinerary, it’s easy to understand why. However, you’re also missing out on the “insider’s point of view” when you go to a strange place and try to explore […]
Travel tips: Packing for a Road Trip
You are spared from airport security checks and baggage fees during a road trip but undeniably, it still needs a good amount of planning to make sure your journey will be hassle free. The number one consideration is what you need to pack. A lighter trunk is a lot friendlier to the gas tank. Here […]
Travel tips: How to pack for your beach holiday
Heading out for a few days of beach holiday? So what do you bring? The answer really depends on the mode of transport you will be using. If you are flying to your beach destination, you only want to bring what you really need. You need to know what will be there to purchase or […]
8 things to consider when choosing a good hostel
Hostels are often a hit or a miss but we rarely end up in a good hostel. Hostels though, aside from the basic amenities, are goo because of the crowd staying there. You may end up in a dump but it can be a really good experience when the people are really nice. You can […]
Travel Tips: How to pack if you are traveling by train
In a lot of countries, the most efficient way to travel is by taking the train. In Europe, for example, you can go to small towns with scenic views by riding a local train. In Japan, you can get to the countryside and back to the metropolis quickly because of their bullet trains. Train rides […]
Travel Money: Where can your $30 take you?
There comes a time when you just want to say [enter expletives here]! I need a vacation. Indeed you do. Sadly, your budget sucks and you end up thinking, I might as well stay home during my three-day vacation. Fear not, my fellow young professionals. Travel need not be expensive. In fact, you can go […]
Top 10 World’s Nightclubs
1. Space, Ibiza If you are into Dance music then you will have heard of Space, not only the best nightclub in Ibiza but also currently the best nightclub in the whole world. Basically it’s all down to the atmosphere, and although the days are gone when the DJ’s used to drag the decks out […]
Airbus A380 Passenger Safety Tips
The Airbus A380 is surely one of the popular plane models coming from the airplane manufacturer titan Boeing. Because of the novelty and the hopeful promise of more legroom, more and more passengers want to get on flights where these birds will be the carriers. Because of this high demand, it will not be uncommon […]
4 People that you do not usually tip but should and 4 People you tip but should not
We avoid the awkward situation when you really do not know if you need to tip someone or not. Do not worry if you find some of your tipping mistakes as you read along, there is always the next time. A great service might automatically mean a good tip for a lot of people, but […]
Alternative Accommodation Ideas When Staying in London
When traveling around Europe and London in particular, there are a number of quirky accommodation alternatives to help spice up your trip. These can help you see real London and possibly save you some money along the way. Perhaps something interesting to try if you are visiting for the Olympics… Couchsurfing.org is a cult phenomenon, […]
How to Deal With Travel Disasters
Traveling by airplane, once a marvel of the modern world, has now become nothing more than a headache for most of us. And yet, we all have places to go and people to see that are far away from home. Air travel, while taxing, is still the most expedient way to go. But that doesn’t […]
Defensive driving
Whether you are a person who travels to work everyday on your own or whether you are a person who uses public transport on a daily basis, what you need to know are the basic rules of defensive driving. Today there are a lot of driving schools that teach you these techniques apart from the […]