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There is a new addition to iTunes’ line-up of travel apps. The app, called Travel Health, is based on the book, “Travelling Well” by Dr. Deborah Mills, a travel medicine specialist in Australia. While [...]

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The hospitality business is a competitive one, and as more and more websites come on line to help you find your next hotel room, it is not getting any easier to track down the cheapest rates.
Enter BookingAdvisor.com, a free and independent search engine that scours over 30 other hotel booking [...]

My next dish was an appetizer of salmon tartare with a quail egg, scallions, and soy sauce.

My globetrotting friend and I have decided against a backpacking trip in exchange for a driving one.

No traveler can leave their home country without travel health insurance; being injured abroad is an event that no traveler wants to face.  Facing a serious injury abroad without the support net of travel insurance makes an already bad situation worse.
Holiday Extras is a UK-based company that has been serving the travel community for over [...]

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As much as I encourage spontaneity, there is one thing I refuse to do on a whim, lodging.
We’ve all heard horror stories of last-minute hostels from hell, bug-ridden hotel beds, and bed and breakfasts that, despite their quaint websites, are run-down and far from anything and everything on the itinerary. [...]

Everyone has a different opinion on what constitutes a good travel movie.

I have a few opinions on travel: one should learn some historical background to understand the culture of today, one should try their best to speak the native language as to not “lose things in translation,” and one should never expect a place or its people to adjust to one’s own way of life.
For as [...]

Movies are a great way to inspire, motivate and bring to light unique places in the world.

Beautiful beaches with crystal blue water and the purest white sand make it hard not to just sit around all day and drink rum.