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- May 13, 2018 0




Some of the great architectures in the world, Barcelona is popularly known as ‘The City of Marvels.’ It tops the list of traveling destinations in Spain for its historical legacy and beauty of the nature. The city has plenty of historic sites, museums, concert halls and gardens.

San Sebastià and Barceloneta are the historical beaches of Barcelona which are situated between the harbor and the Olympic Port. Particularly known for its lush greenery and lively beaches, Barcelona also houses several renowned museums as well as the unique modernist architecture.

There are many landmarks in Barcelona including Sagrada Familia, Picasso Museum, FC Barcelona Museum, Salvador Dali Museum, Las Ramblas, the city hall, Casa Calvet, and Casa Mil that catch the attraction of the visitors from around the globe.

The city is the capital of Catalonia, one of the 17 Autonomous Communities that make up Spain.

Barcelona is a diverse and historically rich city. The city is the chief industrial, commercial and economical center of Spain and is the Spain’s largest port. Its history dates back to the 2nd Century BC. In the recent times, the city has seen a phenomenal growth. Over the years, the city has become a popular tourist destination as well.

The city also boasts of decent nightlife, with its numerous cafes, restaurants, pubs and discothèques. It is also known to set trends in various modern fields like design, fashion and cuisine. Hotels in Barcelona serve as an ideal base to enjoy your Barcelona tour. Despite the large number of inhabitants Free Articles, you may enjoy the many green spaces and public parks and can enjoy a lifetime moment.


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- May 12, 2018 0




Travel money belts are still a good way to carry cash. They're common, and thieves know of them, but it isn't easy to tell if your belt has a hidden compartment, and it isn't easy for a robber to get at it quickly. It is a good way to carry SOME of your cash when you travel. Here are some more ways.

Losing Money In An Ecuadorian Disco

Travel gets me thinking of ways to hide money. I had the idea that a hundred dollars, wrapped up in an ace bandage on my leg, would be safer than in money belts. It worked for ten days on our trip to Ecuador, until we went dancing. The cash danced to its own tune, which I didn't even notice until morning. The lesson is to wrap it up tight, or don't go dancing.

Hiding Money And Documents

There are travel options other than money belts for hiding cash and important papers. Use several of them, rather than putting everything in one place. Don't carry too much cash. It's easy now, almost everywhere, to access your money using an ATM, so carry enough for a few days or a week at most.

There are pouches that hang under your shirt to carry your passport and other papers.
They're obvious if you're wearing a light shirt, but then it is always hard to thoroughly hide a passport on your body. In any case, it isn't easily accessible to pickpockets.

I cut a pocket from some old pants and used a safety pin to attach it to my travel pants. This has worked well on several trips. It's not noticeable and would be difficult for a thief to get at without taking off my pants. However, it is inconvenient when I'm asked for my passport since I have to reach into my pants.


Hiding Money In Shoes

If the inner soles of your shoes are removable, put twenty dollars under each one for emergencies. This works well for me, but then I don't have expensive shoes that could themselves be a target. It is just another place to hide cash, and you should always have several different ones when traveling.

Think creatively. Roll up a bill and put it in the handle of a disposable razor. Just don't throw it away by accident. Find or make other hiding places. If your money is in several hard-to-find places, it will take a persistent thief to find all of your cash. Make robbers truly work for their living.

Hiding money in your hotel room requires some thought. There are many good places. Ask any thief, and he'll tell you the best ones. Just choose a safe hotel and be careful. Of course, hiding things will at least reduce the temptation for bad employees and lazy thieves.

I once had a wallet stolen from a zippered back pocket. It was a decoy wallet, so the pickpocket's skill earned him a few pieces of paper. Another time I had to drag a robber off a bus and wait for police, but his accomplice escaped with our money. Travel is about adventureArticle Search, but fortunately, we can avoid this kind most of the time.



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- May 10, 2018 0




What is Jet Lag

Jet Lag conjures up that debilitating feeling of tiredness and confusion that often overtakes us after a long journey by plane, especially across the ocean to a place where the time is different from the place they left.

It can rob you of the first one, two or even more days of your overseas visit. If you are on vacation, you lose a precious chunk of your well-earned time off; if you are on business, you could blow an important deal because your brain wasn't functioning up to par.

While nobody wants Jet lag, everybody gets it.

93% of long haul travelers gets Jet Lag
96% of international flight attendants gets Jet lags


Causes of Jet Lag


  • The biggest cause of jet lag is crossing time zones, particularly from west to east. Although it also happens in the opposite direction.


  • The atmosphere in jet aircraft contributes in two ways. First, cabin pressure results in air that many times more pressurized that what most of us are accustomed to on the ground. Second, the air is often recirculated in the cabin and becomes stale. This makes you tired and can even cause headaches.


  • Alcohol. The majority of adults drink alcohol at some point in a long flight and flying increases the effects of alcohol on the body by about 200 to 300%. So if you tend to feel drowsy after a couple of glasses of wine at home, multiply that effect by three for each glass you have in-flight and it's not surprising you feel sleepy!

  • Sitting for the eight to fifteen hours. Sitting down for long periods of time puts extra pressure on your stomach at a time when you are probably eating more often than usual in that period of time. This is because the airline keeps feeding you to pass the time! Altogether, it would be surprising if we didn't get jet lag on overseas flights!

  • Pre Flight Stress. The time we spend before our flight can have an effect. How often do you run around at the speed of light trying to get everything done before you leave on vacation? Then you have to pack but before that, you must make sure you have selected all your wardrobe items and that they are laundered. Quite often you are doing things until late at night, and you don't even get the amount of sleep you usually take. All these activities add to your stress level, which in turn adds to the effects of jet lag.

Tips to Avoid Jet Lag

Here are some tips on how to avoid Jet lag.

1) Plan ahead as much as possible, enlist the help of family members, go to bed at a reasonable time and get a good night's sleep.

2) Many transatlantic flights, for example, are overnight. You leave in the early evening, so you don't eat dinner before you leave. By the time the flight takes off and the attendants are ready to serve, you end up eating dinner at what is normally close to your bedtime. Most people don't sleep well during the flight, and to make matters worse, when you land on the other side of the ocean you have virtually lost five hours out of your normal sleep time.

Solution: try to take one of the growing numbers of daytime flights. Yes, it's the same amount of flying time, but experts agree the jet lag effect can be much less.

3) Who hasn't felt dried out during a long flight?
It's the dry air on the aircraft. However, drinking alcohol, caffeine or sugary fruit drinks don't help, and may add to the jet lag effect.

Solution: Drink lots of water, preferably the bottled kind. Bring your own in your in-flight luggage.

4) Lack of exercise and sitting in an unnaturally cramped position (especially in the limited seating space in Economy Class) add to the misery of jet lag.

Solution: learn some exercises you can do while sitting. Twisting and stretching exercises can help keep your joints limber. Regardless of how silly you may feel, do get up and walk up and down the aisle a few times over the hours. It will help keep your feet from swellingArticle Submission and may decrease the effects of jet lag.

Don't let jet lag spoil your trip. Use all these techniques and tips to avoid Jet Lag.

Author: Helen Wilkie

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- May 09, 2018 0

The following is a complete travel packing checklist that I have gathered through years of experience and research. You can pick and choose your priorities according to your destination and the length of your stay.

Travel Packing Checklist
1) Gear Essentials
  • Day Pack
  • Flashlight
  • Compact Binoculars
  • First Aid Kit
  • Sunglasses
  • Multi-tool
  • Watch
  • Sunscreen
  • Water bottle (w/ filter
  • Hat
  • Whistle
  • Map or Travel Guide
  • Compass or GPS receive

2) Pre-Departure Travel Packing Checklist
  • Passport
  • Visa if needed
  • Health Documentation
  • Transportation Tickets
  • Frequent Flyer Cards
  • Emergency Information
  • Insurance
  • Hotel Reservations
  • Traveler's Checks
  • Currency (both local and American)
  • Credit Cards
  • Guide Books and Maps
  • Trip Cancellation/ Medical
  • Information
  • Copies of Passport, ID and Documents
  • Special Event Reservations
  • Travel Gear
  • Main Travel Bag (Duffle/Luggage, etc.)
  • Packing Accessories (clothes, small stuff and toiletries)
  • Security (Passport carrier, luggage locks/ tags)
  • Document Organizer
  • Everyday Bag


3) Everyday Basics, Travel Packing Checklist
  • Travel Clothing
  • Raincoat/ Umbrella
  • Travel Footwear
  • Visor or Brimmed Hat
  • Camera, binoculars (scopes)
  • Radiation Shield for Film
  • Video Camera, Tapes
  • CD/ Cassette Player
  • Electric/ Phone Converters
  • Travel Alarms
  • Language Books
  • Reading Materials
  • Address Book
  • Travel Journal
  • Pen/ Pencil
  • Scarf/ Bandana
  • Games/ Playing Cards
  • Snacks
  • Hand Sanitizer/ Towlettes
  • Travel Neck Pillow
  • Eye Shade/ Ear Plugs
  • Portable Door Lock
  • Tissues/ Toilet Paper
  • Keys
  • Maintenance Items
  • Flashlight Batteries/ Bulbs
  • Matches or Lighter
  • Extra Batteries
  • Sewing/ Repair Kit
  • Duct Tape
  • Travel Iron or Steamer
  • Sink Stopper for Hotel Sinks
  • Zip-Close Plastic Bags


4) Travel Packing Checklist, Travel Health
  • Travel Health Booklet
  • Pain Reliever/ Aspirin
  • Cold Medicine
  • Contact Lens Items
  • Diarrhea Medicine
  • Motion Sickness Medicine
  • Laxative
  • Insect Protection
  • Sun Protection
  • Antibiotic Cream
  • Malaria Medication
  • Personal Hygiene Items
  • Personal Prescriptions
  • There you have it.


Travel Packing Checklist & Travel Essential Lists for any travel type.

Author:  Nicholas Tan          

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- May 06, 2018 0



Well, when kids are with you, you need to be more prepared because as we all know they have special needs and we have to respond to such needs. With the tips provided below, it would surely help you get yourself prepared for the entire travel.

You have to bring with you some of the most useful things you could carry with you as you travel and as you reach destinations:

• Band-Aids
• antiseptic hand gel
• small tissue packs
• sunscreen
• Dr.'s phone numbers
• Tylenol - children's & adults
• a rubber door stop can provide extra security for a hotel room door
• small plug-in nightlight - to help find the bathroom in the middle of the night* These things re for the activities you could have together in order not get bored and to get their attention fully
• Crayons
• mechanical pencils
• highlighter - good for word search games
• paper
• deck of cards
• zip lock bags (collecting shells, storing food, wet clothes)* These are other things for travel uses:
• sunglasses
• hats/visors
• lightweight windbreaker
• umbrella
• camera with extra film
• keep a photo of your child in your wallet – in case you lose them in a crowded area 
• extra copy of birth certificates, photo id, travel reservations, airline tickets.

Author: Nicholas Tan
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