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- Pre-book your seats, use the airline seating plan and pick what suits you.
- Find out what type of equipment are you allowed to take on board the plane.
- Take your laptop through as hand luggage.
- Keep all of your documents in one place, like a folder or wallet.
- Keep all electrical items in one bag.
- Buy an Ethernet cable, not all hotels provide one and you may need to buy another.
- Pack a USB flash drives for back up.
- Just in case of battery run down, make sure you have paper and pens.
- Carry some cash with you: Euros and dollars if you’re going overseas.
- Never carry more than you are ever going need, essentials only.
- Take water onto the plane with you.
- Avoid alcohol as this can make you tired.
- To get used to the time zone, when you arrive adjust to it ASAP.
- Download Skype to communicate with the office and other contacts.
- Consider buying a local or regional pay as go sim card.
- Negotiate a fee for taxis in advance.
- Work out route to places of interest, this avoids wasting time.
Welcome to our site. If you like what you see why not subscribe to our RSS feed. You can also help us by bookmarking this page with any of the buttons to the right. Follow us on Twitter for travel deals and travel related news, questions and conversations. Thanks for visiting!
You may want to print this out before you go.
- Pre-book your seats, use the airline seating plan and pick what suits you.
- Find out what type of equipment are you allowed to take on board the plane.
- Take your laptop through as hand luggage.
- Keep all of your documents in one place, like a folder or wallet.
- Keep all electrical items in one bag.
- Buy an Ethernet cable, not all hotels provide one and you may need to buy another.
- Pack a USB flash drives for back up.
- Just in case of battery run down, make sure you have paper and pens.
- Carry some cash with you: Euros and dollars if you’re going overseas.
- Never carry more than you are ever going need, essentials only.
- Take water onto the plane with you.
- Avoid alcohol as this can make you tired.
- To get used to the time zone, when you arrive adjust to it ASAP.
- Download Skype to communicate with the office and other contacts.
- Consider buying a local or regional pay as go sim card.
- Negotiate a fee for taxis in advance.
- Work out route to places of interest, this avoids wasting time.
Paris, Las Vegas!
Anyone who has ever seen a clip of the wonderful Las Vegas strip could not have failed to have seen the Eiffel Tower, but why would it be there? This is the world-famous Paris Hotel and for an American a stay here is like going to Paris–but without the jet lag and bad currency conversion rates!
In addition to the replica of the Eiffel Tower, the hotel features neon sign shaped like the Montgolfier balloon, an Arc de Triomphe and a replica of La Fontaine des Mers. The facade of the hotel suggests the Paris Opera House and the Louvre. Guests are greeted with “Bonjour” and the walkways resemble Parisian outdoor cafes.
The hotel has nearly 3,000 rooms, and the casino is a massive 85,000 square feet.There are no facilities for child care and pets are not allowed in the hotel.
Anyone who has ever seen a clip of the wonderful Las Vegas strip could not have failed to have seen the Eiffel Tower, but why would it be there? This is the world-famous Paris Hotel and for an American a stay here is like going to Paris–but without the jet lag and bad currency conversion rates!
In addition to the replica of the Eiffel Tower, the hotel features neon sign shaped like the Montgolfier balloon, an Arc de Triomphe and a replica of La Fontaine des Mers. The facade of the hotel suggests the Paris Opera House and the Louvre. Guests are greeted with “Bonjour” and the walkways resemble Parisian outdoor cafes.
The hotel has nearly 3,000 rooms, and the casino is a massive 85,000 square feet.There are no facilities for child care and pets are not allowed in the hotel.
Ireland: Home to the friendliest people on the planet
According to the Lonely Planet’s 2008 Bluelist:
After topping the poll, Lonely Planet said visitors to the Emerald Isle, north and south, are “in for a treat” as the Irish have “a welcoming attitude towards strangers”.
The guide’s Bluelist 2008 said that with the end of The Troubles’ “a cautious optimism reigns supreme, infecting the land once again with the sense that anything’s possible.”
And the second friendliest people on the planet? The citizens of the US. Malawi came in third. Scotland, Vietnam, Thailand, Turkey and Samoa were all in the top 10.
According to the Lonely Planet’s 2008 Bluelist:
After topping the poll, Lonely Planet said visitors to the Emerald Isle, north and south, are “in for a treat” as the Irish have “a welcoming attitude towards strangers”.
The guide’s Bluelist 2008 said that with the end of The Troubles’ “a cautious optimism reigns supreme, infecting the land once again with the sense that anything’s possible.”
And the second friendliest people on the planet? The citizens of the US. Malawi came in third. Scotland, Vietnam, Thailand, Turkey and Samoa were all in the top 10.
French strike tomorrow will wreak havoc
Travel around Europe may be a little difficult tomorrow, thanks to a 24-hour strike by members of France’s public transport unions. The strike will effectively shut down major parts of the French transportation infrastructure, but its effects will ripple outward and no doubt affect other parts of the European mainland.
The French national railway stated that train services will be almost crippled with nearly 90 percent of trains being canceled. The Paris Metro is a looking like it may be totally shut down, which will cause major problems for commuters and visitors.
Even the cross-channel link Eurostar will be affected. Paris to London journeys have been reduced by six trains out of 50 so far, so the delays will be minimal if the situation remains the same. But if more unions join the walkout then more trains will be canceled or delayed. The company has already canceled four more trains from Friday’s schedule because when workers return the trains will have to be moved to their rightful locations.
Source [IHT]
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/16/travel/16strike.php
Travel around Europe may be a little difficult tomorrow, thanks to a 24-hour strike by members of France’s public transport unions. The strike will effectively shut down major parts of the French transportation infrastructure, but its effects will ripple outward and no doubt affect other parts of the European mainland.
The French national railway stated that train services will be almost crippled with nearly 90 percent of trains being canceled. The Paris Metro is a looking like it may be totally shut down, which will cause major problems for commuters and visitors.
Even the cross-channel link Eurostar will be affected. Paris to London journeys have been reduced by six trains out of 50 so far, so the delays will be minimal if the situation remains the same. But if more unions join the walkout then more trains will be canceled or delayed. The company has already canceled four more trains from Friday’s schedule because when workers return the trains will have to be moved to their rightful locations.
Source [IHT]
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/16/travel/16strike.php
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