Travel Gear and Accessories Guide
Posted by admin in Travel Gear on January 2, 2012
If you plan on doing a road trip that involves sports, camping or hiking, you’ll need the proper travel gear to keep all your stuff safe and organized. This way you will have a fun trip without feeling overcrowded in a car full of people and gear. Take a look at just a few items you might want to consider taking on your next trip.
Car Racks
If you are bringing any type of sporting equipment on your next trip, you’ll want to get a good, solid rack that goes on the outside of the car. If you have bikes, consider getting a rack that can hold at least three bikes off the back of the car. For SUVs, you’ll want a wrack that attaches to a trailer hitch. There are designs for smaller cars that attach to the underside of the trunk and have straps that go over the car. If you are carting skis and snowboards, you’ll need a special rack that goes on the top of the vehicle. There are a lot of different types available, so make sure you get one that will hold all your skis and snowboards and will fit your size car. Read the rest of this entry »
Useful Tips for Traveling Alone
Traveling alone makes you shed your inhibitions and your prejudices, and it makes you explore with a new zeal and curiosity. Some term traveling alone, as the ultimate way of self-indulgence. If you are bored of the daily mundane routines, and tired of spending your time and efforts in keeping others happy, traveling alone will help you unwind. For some, traveling alone might be an escape, while for others, it might just be an ambitious search for meaning and purpose of life.
A lone traveler may face many problems like insecurity and loneliness. These feelings might be frustrating and may even overpower your initial enthusiasm and vigor, but you can surely tackle these feelings, and when you do, your happiness and sense of achievement, will know no bounds. Read the rest of this entry »
Travel Advice When You’re at Your Destination
Posted by admin in Travel Advice on December 24, 2011
First and foremost, consider jet lag like an annoying, but persistent door to door salesman. If you ignore him, he’ll eventually go away. But if you open the door and let him in, your whole day will be ruined. Fight it. Keep moving, drink some coffee, do some jumping jacks, whatever it takes. Just don’t go to bed until the locals do (even if it’s just to take a “little nap”.). You’ve spent too much time, too much effort, and too much money to waste it away sleeping in a hotel room! After a couple of days, he’ll quit knocking, you’ll be adjusted, and you won’t have to worry about him anymore.
Paying for stuff: Withdraw money from a bank or ATM, and pay cash instead of using your debit card everywhere you go. Why, you might ask. It’s because most transactions paid with foreign credit or debit cards, a small percentage fee is tacked on EVERY time you use it, and that can add up. My bank does charge for ATM withdrawals not made at any of its locations, so I usually try and withdraw $300 or $400 a time to minimize the number of times I am charged. I carry the majority of it in my travel wallet, and spending money for the day in my front pocket so that I can get at it easy. Try and use ATMs at reputable big banks, so that you can be assured you’re not charged another fee, or given a shady exchange rate that some less reputable places tend to apply as well. Read the rest of this entry »