Hints and Tips – Page 9 – The Travel Masters

July 21, 2012November 1, 2012

The top ten craziest festivals in the world

Today want to tell some of the top ten festivals that feature some very extravagant city in the world.

It can be of various types, from music to local tradition, including masks, costumes and parties decidedly strong colors. Some are very familiar with it, but others are not known by all.

Glastonbury Music Festival:
It celebrates in Pilton, England, for three days in the last weekend of June. One, if not the largest music festival in the world. Last year there were 177,000 attendance and 700 musical performances. All this crazy party after excluding the evening and the general debauchery that goes with it.

Songkran:
It is held anywhere in the Thilandia, especially in Bangkok and Chang Mai. It occurs at about mid-April. It celebrates the Thai New Year, the solar New Year, lasts a week and the people walk down the street, on the ground, and takes the bucketful of water, to symbolize the expulsion of bad luck. Continue reading “The top ten craziest festivals in the world”

July 6, 2012August 4, 2015

Flying with a child: our advice

Although there is your “baby”, know that from 2 years, your child will not benefit an infant fee but a child rate… And up to 12 years only! Remember, if your child is 2 years during the trip, it will be a fee to Baby and Child Fare goes back!

However, for the minimum age, no problem: baby can take off from 3 days but pediatricians often ask to wait 7 days… Watch out for vaccines and procedures depending on the destination: it generally takes more than 7 days to obtain an identity document!

Each airline company applies a tariff policy different but overall, the reductions range from 70 to 90% for babies (while traveling on your lap or in a cradle) and 20 to 50% for children (with their own seat). Continue reading “Flying with a child: our advice”

July 4, 2012October 29, 2018

Whale-watching cruises: scam or good plan?

There are now whale-watching cruises in various places on the planet. From Quebec to New Zealand via the South African or Chile, regardless of the country where you go, you will find many offers to go to the whales and other marine mammals.

The first thing to check is the season when the whales frequent the waters on which you are visiting. Indeed, some companies will offer cruises year- round or almost, but sometimes you may be disappointed. And spending two hours in the cold and wet to see only small waves on the horizon and not a single fin can be very frustrating! Continue reading “Whale-watching cruises: scam or good plan?”

June 29, 2012July 1, 2012

Prepare green plants before going on vacation

Luggage: ok. Passports: ok. Children installed and secured in the car: ok. Breaker and cut other facilities, everything is ready to finally enjoy well deserved vacation. Nevertheless, for they are as successful and memorable, it is necessary that you return everything is in order, including an element that is generally forgotten within the scope of the frenzy: green plants.

To learn how your plan does depart from you and with confidence, it is important to adapt your organization under your plant. Indeed, the vast majority of holidaymakers are closing their shutters before flying to their dream destination.

But many plants need light to thrive. We advise you not to leave the shutter open to give free scope to thieves, but simply to place them near a bathroom window or veranda/balcony, in your home. Continue reading “Prepare green plants before going on vacation”

June 26, 2012June 30, 2012

Prevent road hazards in winter

Who says winter told snowflakes, Christmas trees and other snowmen shaped by small and larger. Nature puts on his best coat and white seems as pure as ever. However, winter is also synonymous with sleet, hail and frost, the worst enemies that we can meet on the road.

The most important before taking the road is to make your vehicle safe and as secure as possible. Indeed, your car can prove to be a danger to you, but also to other motorists. This is why you should follow some instructions to prevent the dangers of the road in winter.

The basic gesture is to first learn about the weather that you will face by going to your vacation spot. Depending on the intensity of weather phenomena, you will be even better to shift your departure for a day or more, rather than risk your life, that of your passengers, not to mention those of other drivers crossed! Continue reading “Prevent road hazards in winter”

June 19, 2012November 21, 2013

Overcome fear of flying, it is possible!

We have all in our entourage a person for whom the aircraft is on the order of the impossible. Perhaps you are yourself suffering from this fear of flying can be very debilitating. Follow our tips to overcome that fear and go on holiday with a good foundation.

The fear of flying is understandable, due to the fact that one is in the air and not attached to anything, unlike the car or train. However, be aware that car trips are 90 times more dangerous than the plane, while the train is so only 45 times. Continue reading “Overcome fear of flying, it is possible!”

June 16, 2012June 17, 2012

Rent a car in place: the benefits

The holidays are looming on the horizon and you are crucial in the face of the organization of your stay. Whether you are on holiday by plane, train or boat, the question remains of how to get around once you arrive and the choice of public transport is sometimes binding. But have you thought about renting a car there?

It is true that one can not always travel with his own car and made to turn to car rental offers several advantages. If you plan to go on holiday by plane, taxi can cost up to one third the price of one week car rental! It is well known, the routes between the airport and downtown are often expensive and you can double the score if you arrive in the evening. Continue reading “Rent a car in place: the benefits”

June 7, 2012June 7, 2012

Prevent illness and accidents abroad

You’re planning a holiday abroad, but you are worried about what will happen to you if something goes wrong? Take it easy, with this advice you will spend a pleasant vacation and stay safe.

The European Health Insurance Card
If you have decided to go out in your European neighbors, it is essential that you make an application for a European health insurance card from your CPAM. Valid for one year across the European Union, plus Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, it will allow you not to advance money for hospitalization or illness, or be paid directly on place. Continue reading “Prevent illness and accidents abroad”

June 4, 2012June 4, 2012

Marriage in Thailand: From dream to reality

Marriage is a defining moment in our life. Celebration on the Land of Smiles according to Buddhist rites, it is exceptional.

What could be more magical than getting married on a beach in Thailand facing the ocean! Imagine you arrive at the airport: leis, singing, dancing, flower rickshaws, discovering your house in Thailand, the dream begins!

On the day, clothing becomes important: keeping purple or carmine (color of Buddhism), married to Western or Thai adorned with jewelry. Drums and songs resound: the procession, flooded with flower petals, began their procession to the celebration place. Continue reading “Marriage in Thailand: From dream to reality”

May 29, 2012June 3, 2012

Prepare your suitcase

Trolley, suitcase: the content is often a problem! Here are some tips to make your job easier.

Check the weather before you go: you choose the right clothes.

Never do your suitcase the day before departure: THE clothes you want will probably take dirty! To do it before, also helps better target what to take (on the internet, there are check lists).

Heavy objects placed at the bottom will not hurt the rest of your belongings and fragile items will be placed between your clothes or wrap in it (unless you keep them in the cabin).

Garments rolled in a tube (smoothed out through condensation from the shower), socks in your shoes: hop, instead of won! Continue reading “Prepare your suitcase”