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Deborah L Kibalo
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Feb 6/10
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Get a Kindle to take with you when you travel. It's so convenient. You can load it up with textbooks, recreational reading and even travel books.
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Betty Anne Jackson
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Feb 6/10
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Two of the best programs I have found in learning a language for tourists are the Byki 4 Express (www.byki.com) and Transparent Language (www.transparent.com). Byki 4 Express is part of the Transparent Language Program and is the free version that you can download from the internet. When you download your first language you will need to also download the operational framework for the program. Each successive language you download after that is added to the framework and you then select which language you want to work with from the drop down list. There are over seventy languages available.
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Mary Marie Fraser
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Feb 7/10
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Stock up on the hotel's freebies such as body lotion, soap, shampoo and conditioner when you stay at the nicer places, and then use them when traveling to hotels, motels or camps where such amenities are not found. You save lots of money and room in your suitcase by not having to buy these items.
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Ron Tauer
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Feb 8/10
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If you travel to San Francisco, stay at the Kensigton Hotel. Its a boutique hotel at half the price of the major chains like the Westin located in the heart of the downtown area across from Union Square.
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Nicholas Reid
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Feb 9/10
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For those with high blood pressure, travel with some unsalted snacks; it is very difficult to find those in some countries, especially the Caribbean. For those with diabetes please carry an artificial sweeteners e.g. Splenda and Sweet and Low. Remember all those tropical drinks are loaded with sugar.
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Charlene Cain
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Feb 10/10
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Open and spread out a box of unscented baby wipes. Allow them to dry out (some will yellow a bit, but that doesn't hurt them any!) If you have a dehumidifier you can place them in front of that or just air dry. Take 10 and place in a Ziploc bag in your carryon/purse. They weigh next to nothing at this point. Bag and place many more in your luggage for later use. When you wake up from that overnight flight or train trip and need to feel clean and fresh simply add bottled water to the Ziploc, allow it to absorb into the wipes, go into a washroom and have a little sponge bath! Fresh and clean ready to enjoy your destination. Use the wipes in your luggage daily to freshen up on hot days etc., and for your trip home. Enjoy! Please use unscented in consideration of those on your flight/train etc. that have "scentsitivities."
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Linda Barton
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Feb 10/10
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When taking students abroad, make sure at least one of their parents has a current passport or applies for one when their child does. That way, if there's an emergency, a parent will be able to fly over and be with his/her child.
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R. F. Powers,
Dundas, ON Canada
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Feb 11/10
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I'm not a coffee-holic but I certainly appreciate a good one to start my day. Folgers and Maxwell House markets 'coffee in a bag' (ground coffee in a teabag sealed in a vacuum package) and always ensure that I have a sufficient quantity tucked into the zippered sleeves in my suitcase. To prepare, using boiled water is preferable but it works just fine with hot tap water.
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Judy Cole, Indiana
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Feb 12/10
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My travel tip is go to Argentina, specifically San Rafael. The colors rival anything in the western part of the United States, the people are the friendliest you will find in the world and your money immediately triples. One dollar = 3.3 pesos. So once you get there, accommodations, food and travel is cheap! And their bus system is amazing. Double Decker busses run everywhere in the country at a very good price. Most people who handle tourism speak English but take a translator and try to speak their language. They love that you are trying to communicate with them. I'm going back in March.
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Jenny
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Feb 13/10
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For ladies (and maybe men) traveling alone, use a rubber door stop
when you close your door at night.
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WTWS
Jun 20/10
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For transportation, use bicycle cabs in the city, saving lots of walking and it's neat to be close to the action. Going farther? Try a coco-cab, cheaper than the old Buick's, Fords and Chevy's.
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