“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain
Monday September 6th 2010

‘Tips and Tricks’ Articles

My Top 10 Travel Tips

My Top 10 Travel Tips

Ever traveled to a foreign country and needed to figure out how to make calls back home to your friends and family? Did you get stuck with additional baggage fees at the airport? Want to know where to get a good bite to eat or how to stay safe when traveling? Well this is the article for you! I have put together a collection of my Top Ten ...[Read More]

How to Deal with Travel Scams

How to Deal with Travel Scams

The purpose of this article is to assist potential travelers with identifying and avoiding common travel related scams.  Travel scams are those that specifically target foreigners of a country (tourists) in an effort to obtain as much money as possible – whether by purchase, donation, or by outright theft. But before I get into some common ...[Read More]

Getting Money Outside US – Currency Exchange

Getting Money Outside US – Currency Exchange

While English is spoken in a great many countries around the world, unfortunately (or fortunately – depending on your viewpoint) the US Dollar is not accepted beyond US territories.  Although the world ‘trades’ in dollars, the physical currency itself isn’t widely accepted beyond US borders.  That being the case, in order to buy things ...[Read More]

Tipping Etiquette When Traveling

Tipping Etiquette When Traveling

To be quite honest, I have been confused on a number of occasions about when and how much gratuity (tip) to a provide when traveling out of the country.  I learned pretty quickly that tipping is not necessary in some countries and in others, is seen as a form of insult.  The purpose of this article is to help shed some light on the subject so ...[Read More]

Making Calls While Overseas

Making Calls While Overseas

When traveling overseas, we generally take good care in packing whatever we need to make the experience as familiar as possible – whether its toothpaste, laptop, or our camera.  One component that isn’t so easy to bring along is our mobile phone – both for technological and budgetary reasons. It can be useful having a cell phone to stay ...[Read More]