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Essential things to do around in Halong Bay,
Vietnam

 

 

What can one do around Halong Bay besides taking that
once-in-a-lifetime cruise into the UNESCO World Heritage site here? Fear no
more as I had one extra day around Halong
City when I visited Halong Bay, Vietnam
recently. So here are 5 things you can do around Halong Bay
if you have time to kill waiting for your junk boat cruise.

Bai Chay Tourist Wharf and Jetty

Bai Chay Tourist Wharf. It is
here that most of the travelers w

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WHEN OFF THE JOB: TRAVEL AND LEISURE In order to see the world, we need time away from our jobs. That we can all agree upon, whether we call it holiday, vacation, quality time, or something else. But how we handle that free time of travel and leisure, and how much of it we have avaliable differs wildly, a new survey shows.

Net travel agency Expedia’s study “Vacation Deprivation“, in which over 8,000 people in 22 countries have answered questions about their holidays, how they want to spend it and

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3 Travel Apps to India that Work Offline

Oftentimes when we travel outside of the country we have no Wi-Fi connection or do not want to use expensive routing charges for a 3G connection. This is why we may look for apps that have offline capabilities like the ability to see landmarks and maps in an offline mode. Some of us may want to use these apps even while on the plane traveling to our destination.

India is a wonderful country with a rich history and a huge population. There are many places of interest and cities to visit all with

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Going Gay at FIT in Buenos Aires


The Pink Corner

By Roy Heale


With a great deal of fanfare and excitement The 15th annual FIT Latin America (International Tourism Fair of Latin America) is taking place once again in Buenos Aires from October 30th to November 2nd. Last year the four day event was attended by almost 83,000 people and approximately 40% of these were travel industry professionals. With the recent increases in the number of international visitors to Argentina it is anticipated that this year's 15th Anniversary show wi

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Keeping Your Home Safe When You Travel

I travel a lot which means I'm away from home and it also means that I think about home safety and security.  I have a few things that I do but I'm always on the prowl for tips and useful information on keeping my home safe.  I live in a condominium and recently received a notice under my door that our building had two break ins.  Both break-ins occurred when the home owners were out of town.  This means that someone must have known they weren't home.  You couldn't get any closer to home than th

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Vacations in Winter

Those looking for unusual destinations for the winter, climb volcanoes, explore deserted beaches or enjoy the holiday all the romance of winter.Christmas Holidays in winter is highly popular. When the days get shorter and the gray day, it attracts many in southern climes. In addition to popular destinations like the Dominican Republic or the Maldives, there are a number of other countries that are particularly in the winter months a visit. These do not always lie at the equator.

Holiday in the Ca

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Time For a Beer Run, Italian Style!

There’s much abuzz about Italian beer –it seems that interest in this tasty, budget-friendly beverage is only growing. In fact, more and more people want to make the discovery of Italian beer – both microbrews and commercial brands – a part of their trip to Italy.  In recent years Italian beer culture has been experiencing its own Renaissance and deserves to be acknowledged not only within Italy’s borders, but also by the rest of the world. So next time you find yourself in a bar or restaurant i

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Forty-eight engaging commentaries by "a modern day Mark Twain," sociologist, photographer, and prize-winning travel journalist, Peter Rose. Included are accounts of excursions on land and sea and portraits of places and people from Cape Cod to Cape Horn. There are captivating photos, stories about playing gumshoe in Honolulu, tour guide in Amsterdam and taxonomist in China, descriptions of windjamming in Maine and on the Mediterranean, trekking in Tuscany, exploring Tierra del Fuego aboard the M
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Chasing The 30K Airline Ticket

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From From Kaleel
The Thirty-Thousand Dollar Airline Ticket

It's a price sensitive world, where low cost airlines rule the roost and are increasingly the airlines of choice for many travelers, so it's refreshing to meet a contrarian like blogger Rob Cockerham.

He spends his time looking for the most expensive First/Business-Class tickets and luxury flights, and posting the results on his web site, Cockeyed.com, like the British Airways flight from New York to Sydney (RT) for an eye-popping $ 30,67
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What’s the Difference Between a Kid and a Carry-on Bag?

Judging by the new round of airline fees, probably not much!

Southwest Airlines opted not to charge for carry-ons (other airlines opted out too), but then announced it was doubling the fees it charges unaccompanied kids to fly.



There has always been a fee for “UM’s aka/Unaccompanied Minors, as they’re called in the biz, but Southwest’s jump from $25.00 to $50.00 each way says a lot about the “fee-madness" that has infected airlines everywhere,
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From From Kaleel

Guns ‘n Airports: What is Georgia Thinking?

Last month Georgia lawmakers decided it would allow guns to be carried in those parts of the the state’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, not expressly controlled by the Federal government.
The airport is one of the worlds busiest.

While Georgia Governor Sonny Perdu has not yet signed the bill into law, the legislation allows the carrying of firearms in the airport lobby, ticket counter and baggage claim areas, places not under s
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Auto Europe provides clients with customer support throughout the whole car hire process. From your first enquiry to anything you may wish to clear up after returning your vehicle, our team is on hand to help.

What should you do when you are back in the UK and suddenly notice a charge on your credit card from the depot where you collected your hire car?

If you have kept a copy of the rental agreement you signed when picking up your vehicle, you should first check it for charges. You may have accep

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Having read a recent article in the Associated Press about the lack of knowledge that travellers between 18 to 30 have about the World, I asked myself: is this ‘responsible’? Shouldn’t they know about the destinations they are going to visit? In my view, education before departure nurtures a sense of respect and responsibility towards a countries people and heritage and can have a substantial effect on minimising the negative effects of tourism.

There are many reasons why young people want to tr
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Laos Overview

On the journey to conquer the beauty of unspoiled nature and culture over Asian countries, Laos is one of the “can not be missed” destinations. Despite the development of the tourist industry in Van Vieng, Luang Prabang and parts of the Mekong Delta, Laos still remains a small country with a primitive infrastructure; it has no railroads, a rudimentary road system, and limited external and internal telecommunications.When making Laos travel from the north to the south you will never find two plac
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Travel around Hanoi

Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a city of lakes, shaded streets and verdant public parks. Come to Hanoi, you will have a chance to explore the rich cultural heritage with the Old Quarter, I'm very exciting to go around Old Quater by cyclo, walking in Old Quater to buy clothers( Hang Dao Street), some gifts, prominent delicious Vietnamese cuisine as well as other interesting spots.When you visit a centre of Hanoi, you can see the Turlte Tower among the Sword Lake and around the Old Quarter. Bes
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20100131-beijing2.jpgMy recent article on Matador Travel gives six offbeat adventures in Beijing, after you've visited the Imperial Palace and Tiananmen Square. For example:Ride a Tandem Bike around Houhai LakeHouhai Lake is one of the hippest spots in Beijing. It’s also known as the “back lake” and is surrounded by restaurants, bars, coffee houses, and boutiques set along cobblestone lanes.To save on rickshaw fees, hit up one of the bicycle rental stands, which rent by the hour and day, and pedal yourself around th
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In an effort to better service its customers, the travel insurance broker opted to open a second office in Mississauga as part of its expansion plan.

Brossard, Qc, (PR Publisher) June 5th, 2012:  SecuriGlobe a leader in the travel and health insurance industry, is announcing the opening of its new office in Mississauga, Ontario on June 11th, 2012.

The office located at 2233 Argentia Road, is offering the same line of health and travel insurance as well as insurance products exclusive to SecuriGlob

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Feb 2 - 9, 2013

Spend a week with Best Single Travel at The Barceló Maya Caribe hotel, located in an incredible vacation resort right on an impressive Caribbean beach of crystalline, turquoise waters in the Maya Riviera. When you join us on this amazing all inclusive vacation, you’ll experience all the fabulous amenities of the Maya Caribe plus access to all the exclusive singles activities! 

For more info, click here: Riviera Maya, Mexico - All Inclusive Singles Week

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One of the greatest travel destinations in Canada is the metropolis of the Quebec province, Montreal. This city is a place where you will meet tourist from around the world, but also multicultural city with people living there for years but coming from different places in the world. Montreal is a place that welcomes everyone. After Toronto, the city of Montreal is the second biggest city by population in Canada, third is Vancouver. It has almost four million people living in it. What is most ama
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TripAdvisor accepts Bribes

TripAdvisor accepts Bribes


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We are recieving loads of Emails from people that have interesting stories to tell about TripAdvisor. The email below was sent to us a few days ago, and although we have had numerous messages telling us that TripAdvisor can be payed off to have certain reviews smudged, this message offers us more and detailed info.

To whom it may concern. 
I am following your site with interest, and would like to share an experience I had with tripadvisor 2 years ago. 
 
Between 1998-2009 I

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