by ShannonRTW (Florida) Packing cubes are essential for keeping clothes, socks, and underwear organized in a backpack or suitcase. They are tops on my packing list and have never failed to make repacking in a hurry a cinch. Great travel tip! by: Isabelle Thanks for sharing this great tip! I’ll definitely have to keep an […]
Fresh-Air Buddy and Essential Oils
by Billie (santafetraveler) (Santa Fe, NM) I have two tips- both have to do with dealing with stale cabin air and staying healthy in flight and after. I have a Fresh-Air Buddy, a personal ionizer that I wear around my neck during flight. Supposedly, it ionizes and purifies the air right around my face (the […]
How much does a rickshaw cost in Mumbai?
by Nishant Singh (Mumbai) Auto Rickshaw The auto rickshaws, that plague the city, are humble three-wheelers that can go anywhere and most of the drivers know the city like the back of their hand. If one wants to know about places to check out in Mumbai that are generally not on the list of ‘must […]
More travel preparations!
Travel Diary More travel preparations! Yesterday I copied all the information: flight vouchers, hotel reservation,… This is important, because then you always have a back-up. There is another possibility, putting it all on a USB-stick. Then you have your information with you as well. I put together an emergency sheet with all the phone numbers […]
Travel tips: Paris public transport tickets
by Marlys – @ParisBuFF (Montmartre, Paris) Visitors in Paris have to choose from several types of public transport tickets to use on the bus, metro trains or RER city trains. Buying single tickets at each journey will not be budget conscious. Neither is buying what the RATP is now trying to force on to tourists […]
Avoiding Restaurants for Tourists
by waitinginthedark (Italy) This happens frequently in touristic places, where the chances to have bad food at high prices are considerable. It’s never easy to choose when you’re not familiar with a place, however, there are a few tricks. 1. Avoid possibly bars and restaurants in famous places. Better having a look in the […]