The summer travel season is fast approaching and many Americans will be heading to Europe for vacation despite the weak economy. If fact, there are some good deals to be had on air travel, hotels and rental cars because of the weak economy in most locations around the world. We were recently in Moscow and paid ½ the rate we paid 6 months ago for the same hotel room. Most people will want to call home a few times during a trip abroad so it is a good idea to carry a phone card. We suggest purchasing a phone card before you leave home ...
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Spring Break planning has begun! A survey conducted by STA Travel -- one of the largest student and youth travel organization in the world -- found that 78 percent of student travelers are still planning on a Spring Break trip this year, despite the current economy. Beaches across America will again be full of students this March with 65 percent of respondents saying they will be going to Mexico, the Caribbean or a beach in the United States. No matter what destination you choose, you can get your beach attitude ready with one of our fun Spring Break 2009 t-shirts , tank tops, or ...
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Nigeria is one of the most popular international destinations called from the USA. In 2006, the total minutes used calling Nigeria from the USA represented over 13% of the total international minutes used calling to Africa. A large number of calls are placed to Nigeria from the USA each year and the number keeps increasing. There are a lot of low cost options for making international calls to Nigeria. These range from PC to Phone to cheap international phone cards to VoIP or dial around long distance service. We have surveyed many of these options and have found one of the most popular methods ...
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Waking up pretty early for New Years day. Usually I don’t roll out of bed until noon or one o’clock, but surprisingly I was up this morning at 10am. Boston was a blizzard yesterday. I got downtown around 9am and it was snowing lightly, but when I got back from picking Elena and Tova up at the airport, it was snowing hard and beginning to accumulate. Elena had worn slipper shoes because she didn’t have boots and had never experienced snow. She was slipping and sliding everywhere. I love Boston. It may get frigid, like today, with the windchill and everything, but it is ...
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Tip #2 I strongly suggest that you sign up for the DING alerts with Southwest Airlines. You'll be notified by e-mail when new airline discounts are released - quickly enough to take advantage of them. Southwest Airlines is a pioneer of this handy service and are super efficient and effective with their communications. Another site that notifies you of special deals is Kayak . Kayak is a consolidator website that has recently expanded it's reach to include all of the carriers. If you haven't ever searched for travel through Kayak, I encourage you to give it a try - not only for airfare, but ...
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