Showing posts with label Travel Tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel Tips. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Great Travel Tips for a Comfortable Trip

Heading towards a fun trip for coming vocations? No doubt, you deserve some fabulous weeks after giving hard time all the year. Travelling is assumed to be relaxing most of the times however, it happens less. You have to face hard luck that is for sure. It is good to learn travel tips so that you have a comfortable and joyful trip.

Travel Tip 1: Be Prepared for Customs

So finally you are going to check in and thinking of going through customs at earliest. Recognize the fact that you will have to spend unwanted time at customs. When you are tired and had too long hours in plane, it becomes more tedious for you. Dedicate your first day for these mess ups rather than making outdoor plans. Make your mind that it happens. Entertain yourself by playing music on your iPod while you are in customs waiting list and be calm.

Travel Tip 2: Do not Mess Up with Minor Things

Most of hikers crumble into small stuff and get nothing out of their trip because they think to be cheated by overcharging of local taxi drivers. Bargain with them, yes, but do not bounce off. You may save some pennies out of fare but in the end your entire day will be lost. Think what should be the regular fare, haggle with 3 drivers and see which driver makes a closer offer. This way you will be travelling inside city peacefully.

Travel Tip 3: Expect the Misfortune

While travelling to your next destination, you may find roadblock, tire blast or a huddle and you will be helpless and stuck for hours on the road. For locals such situations are normal however outsiders become very stressful since they are unfamiliar to such stuff. In these circumstances, decide to take short walk and explore what is popular place near you. If you are smart, then try to be sociable and mixed with locals. Your experience will turn out to be stunning.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Six Travel Tips for Seniors With Diabetes

As any physician or person with insulin-dependent diabetes can tell you. It is a medical condition that is easy to live with so long as you control the diabetes and do not let the diabetes control you. It is when a diabetic's normal routine is interrupted that rethinking control can be very important. Here are six travel tips that can help keep control and make travel the fun that it should be for older adults with diabetes..or travelers of any age for that matter.

Paperwork for Travel. To avoid any issues with security in a heightened alert age, get a current prescription from your provider. Also, ask for a short document that describes all the pills, needles, test devices, vials and such that are part of your regimen.

Stay in Motion. True, travel by air is by way of a plane in motion, but if you are a diabetic it is very important to stay in motion as well. Diabetes is a condition that affects the micro-vascular systems, and they also are more prone to clots. Get up - when the captain allows - at least every hour or two and walk about.

Time Zone Adjustment. Everyone remembers to set their watch for the time zone they will be visiting, but a diabetic also should adjust any pill or injectable dosing schedule. You should consider incremental adjustments anticipating the new time zone a few days before you depart. Experts also suggest that you consult your provider if you are traveling more than four time zones in order to adjust your dosing schedule.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Check Out The Financial Powerhouse Of India

Mumbai is the financial capital of India and the center of fashion and film industry. It is a concoction of skyscrapers and malls in between the slums and shabby areas. The grand colonial relics and the warrens of bazaars have made this a paradise of tourists of all times. Mumbai was actually a conglomeration of seven islands now joined by road route. This is also one of the most populous cities in the world.

The name Mumbai was derived from the name of the local Hindu Goddess Mumbadevi. In 1498, Mumbai went into the hands of Portuguese and many churches and forts were built by them. Portuguese Church standing to date is one of the tourist attractions of Mumbai. It was given to the British crown as part of the dowry of Catherine de Braganza and then was handed over to the East India Company. They improved the city further and joined the once disjoint portions.

The beaches, harbor, colonial relics and heritage buildings are some of the attracting features in Mumbai. You can get into Mumbai through the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and this is the busiest airport in India. The airport is located at a distance of 28 kilometers from the main city. Mumbai is also well connected to all major cities of India by rail network and road network. The important railway stations in Mumbai are Dadar Terminus, Kurla Terminus and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

To get around Mumbai there are innumerable taxis and buses. You can get comfortable and air-conditioned ride in the private cabs. There are many museums and galleries in Mumbai namely Jehangir Art Gallery, Nehru Center Art Gallery and Prince of Wales Museum. There are some beaches in Mumbai and some of them are Juhu Beach, Girgaon Chowpaty and Aksa Beach in Malad.

Monday, July 9, 2012

A Quick Travel Guide To Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands and it is the country's largest city with its financial, cultural, and creative centre. Amsterdam is known as Venice of the North, the city features lovely canals that network the city. Its impressive architecture and more than 1,500 bridges, a true travelers dream is here, whether you prefer culture and history, serious partying, or just the relaxing charm of an old European city.

It is one of the safest cities in the world where it has even called as a "female - friendly city that women can walk alone comfortably in the streets. Everyone speaks English as well as German and French. The Euro is the currency of the Netherlands.

Where to Go?

The Anne Frank House is the wartime hiding place of the young Jewish girl and her family, finally caught by the Nazis, made famous by Anne Frank's diaries. Not to be missed.

Begijnhof is one of the biggest and well known inner courts, and is an oasis of peace close to the bustling heart of the city. There is a doorway in the row of houses on the Spui that leads you there, it has a lovely English church (AD 1400) with pulpit panels designed by Mondriaan, and the oldest house in the city (1475), one of Amsterdam's few surviving wooden houses. Turn left out of the Gedempte Begijnensloot entrance, and it leads you to the Amsterdam Historical Museum and its free gallery of old paintings of city guards in the style of the Nightwatch.

Heineken Brewery used to be a brewery until a few years ago, now a museum and visitors' centre. No unaccompanied children, of course. No need for a reservation so beer lovers be sure to visit because a free beer is waiting for you.

Rijksmuseum is a large museum containing paintings by some of the Netherlands' great 17th century painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Hals. The Nightwatch by Rembrandt is their prize piece. Contains many artifacts as well as paintings.

Van Gogh Museum is surprisingly spacious, dedicated to the eternally popular Van Gogh.

Rembrandt's House, the 17th century house where Rembrandt lived and worked, restored to its former state. Of particular interest is the ability to buy etches made from copies of Rembrandt's original plates.

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Best Thailand Travel Guide

This Best Thailand Travel Guide combines useful information about Thailand in many aspects in order for travelers who wish to experience this country to have a brief view of the nation. The Guide will first explain about the country in general before describing what it has in each region so that travelers can decide where they want to go to make the most out of their trips.

One of the distinctive points about Thailand is the Thais. Many people know this nation as the Land of Smiles as the Thais are easy-going and always smiling. Thai people are normally kind, warm and welcoming to foreigners. Tourists can feel quite comfortable asking for directions or helps from Thai strangers during their trips. Some believe that this is the influence of Buddhism, which is the religion that approximately 90% of the population is believed in.

Besides the friendly people, the country has a great combination of unique culture, interesting long history, amazing cuisine and beautiful nature. As a result, Thailand has a vast variety of holiday destinations and activities for tourists to enjoy. Tourists can choose to experience many things in this territory from thick jungles, all-night parties, stunning beaches or something else that would appeal to everyone. Besides the tourist attractions, Thailand is also an excellent place to shop due to the incredibly low price items available. To make this article the easy and the best Thailand travel guide, the content in terms of attractions will be divided into regions, North, Central and South; due to the distinctive characteristics of each part of the country.

Monday, June 18, 2012

Travel Books Are the New Travel Guides

Whenever we decide to take a vacation and travel to a local, national or even an international destination, one of the first things that come to our mind is to consult a Travel Book. Today there is a variety of Books to choose from and most of them are written to such a precision that comes in handy in everything, from finalizing a hotel to stay to hiring the best cab service for a city. Having a well researched and well written Book is like being shown around by a tourist guide personally. A good Travel Book is your personal guide in the language of your choice. This book lead you and educates you around the museum, town, and important venue - all through words and pictures. A thoroughly written Travel Book can be a representative of the cities for which they are written and they interpret the culture and heritage of the area.

Their main purpose is to facilitate the tourist with the best and first-hand knowledge about a place that comes through deep study and painstaking details. On one hand their role is to promote the cultural and natural heritage and on other hand making the tourists aware of its importance.

It take a lot of effort, time and attention to write a good Travel Book. The writer / team of writers travel to these places personally, take pain to research the history behind it, find out about the culture, stay at various establishments, try a variety of new and strange cuisines - all this to be able to paint a real picture of a place to the reader.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

London Travel Guides

If there were such a competition, London would be one of the cities short-listed for the title of 'world capital': diverse, exciting and cutting-edge while also being old-fashioned and traditional. This guide to London will give an idea of what to put on your travel list if you are planning a city break in London.

London is a sprawling metropolis which is known for swallowing newcomers and making (some of) them hate it. Be ready to look past the dirt and the (apparently) dodgy underground system, though, and there is a wealth of amazing things to see and do in London.

The British Museum is home to all the amazing stuff that the British managed to accrue during their globe-ruling days, the museum houses one of the greatest collections of Egyptian exhibits and the marble friezes from the Parthenon in Greece. If you can, take a look at the key to understanding hieroglyphs: The Rosetta Stone.

The city is known for and proud of its club scene. It can cater to any taste, from indie to drum n' bass, with plenty to choose from. There are some legendary clubs that you should try to visit, but get into the smaller, grungier ones tucked away under a railway arch and see what London is really all about. Ask some people who look like they are into what you're into for advice. Londoners are actually a lot friendlier than their reputation would have you believe.