Category: Travel Tips

Travel Insurance or Not?

You saved a lot of money on booking a low-cost flight at the right time. Why then spend your savings on travel insurance? Well, most insurance policies cover incidents such…
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Visa Required or Not?

VISA (Noun): An endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or stay for a specific period of time in s country. Not surprisingly, not…
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Planning it or Go on a Whim?

You are probably bombarded with ‘travel deals’ on a daily basis. Cruise lines and timeshare properties are the most aggressive to get you to participate. Lately, some credit card companies…
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Mountains or Lakes?

It is quite possible for a family to combine a mountain vacation with a lake experience. But if it comes down to a specific choice, lakes get the vote from…
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Tour Bus or Rental Car?

International travel for a budget family is easy enough to achieve, but the ‘enjoyment’ part is tricky. Just the daunting task of getting from the airport to the car rental,…
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Stay or Go?

Over the years we have roughed it in camping grounds, did the car rental thing on unknown roads and the tour bus gig where you sit back and everything is…
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To roll or to cube?

Our last three trips saw the transgression to 'packing cubes' - lightweight material bags of various sizes (and colors) with a mesh top that zips closed to solid nylon sides…
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