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Backpacking Safety Tips for Those Travelling Overseas

Planning trips abroad come with excitement and a lot of planning to make the perfect itinerary. It means a lot of phone calls to book those amazing villas and to hook all those friends that you want to tag along in your perfect vacation. From college trips to studying abroad or golf vacations with your office colleagues or hitting the road for a couple of weeks going to a foreign country means being aware a ...

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6 Considerations for Backpack Safety While Travelling Overseas

Travelling overseas is undoubtedly an exciting venture if you keep everything safe. While talking the travelling safety, one of the most important considerations that come across relates to the backpacks. Here are six important tips to consider for your backpack safety while travelling aboard. 1.     Get locks for the Backpack’s Zippers This is the simplest step to consider while talking about the safety of ...

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Hit All of Your 2013 New Year’s Resolutions and Enjoy It?

With each coming year we find ourselves at the threshold of what may be the most positively productive year of our lives.  For this reason it is common to take mental note of certain objectives or milestones that we wish to achieve in the months ahead.  Yes – the New Year’s Resolution. Most of these tasks require discipline and hard work and therefore may remain empty promises and nothing more.  Why not tak ...

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Make Your Money Count When Studying Abroad

The joys of wanderlust. French poetry. The dream of meeting the love of your life as you walk the tulip-lined canals of Amsterdam. Wait a second. This is only the third month studying abroad and already your allowance has burned a hole in your shabby corduroys with an intensity as powerful as the 1666 Great Fire of London. You don't have the money to take that weekend trip to the Amalfi Coast, nor can you e ...

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Adventure Sports Trip

Adventure sports are meant to be full of excitement in exotic locations or uneven terrains. The list of sports that can be played is very long. You can even make up unique sports simply by using your creativity. Adventure sports are a nice way to connect with your family and friends. If you are a thrill-seeker, then there's nothing better than going out in the wild and having fun in nature. There are variou ...

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Fishing as a Sport

Fishing has actively evolved especially in the coastal regions. Today, fishing has two basic purposes for the mankind namely a business venture and as a recreational activity. Most people wish to make money out of fishing and for them fishing is their bread and butter. While there are others who go fishing every weekend or holidays and choose a destination for it specially. This is the recreational side of ...

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How to Pack Light for Camping

While traditional camping entails the inclusion of maps, flashlights, compasses, first aid kits, and other outdoor knick-knacks stashed in the duffel bags most people are tempted to forego those items so they can travel light. These can make the baggage too bulky, and often hamper the campers' hiking trips. Needless to say, the hefty luggage that are needed in a traditional camping trip often comes with a d ...

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Top 10 Unusual Honeymoon Spots For Newlyweds

It goes without saying that your honeymoon needs to be one to remember. After all, it’s not like you intend to ever have another one, is it? That’s not to say you can’t opt for a second honeymoon, but it is essential that you have an amazing time following the stress to the run up to your overwhelming big day. A bit of time to wind down will be much appreciated and so today it’s time to explore some of the ...

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Six of the Best Dive Sites in Africa

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="549"] Source: Wannadive.net[/caption] It is well known that Africa offers some of the best Dive sites in the world. With the summer months fast approaching us, why not make the most of the hot sun and go diving this summer. Diving is something which is out of the ordinary and is guaranteed to bring adventure to the hearts of many. Holidays to Africa can be booked to ...

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5 Useful Mobile Apps if You Travel for Business

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="319"] From graphicleftovers.com[/caption] Time is gold. With this in mind, long hours of travelling with nothing else do to and all the files are left on your desk is a complete drag and hassle. Of course, it would also be a total inconvenience to bring all the documents and pack every task you need to do. Why not leave your stuff behind and travel with your smartphon ...

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