Travel and Leisure Articles (Sorted by date)

Things You Need To Know Before You Book a Hotel Online

Does it seem as if every time you look around on the internet for a hotel room, you find more web sites that say you can get a hotel room for less? Though it may sound enticing, online hotel booking has its own set of challenges.
Chloe LimDecember 06, 2004

How To Be Safe While Traveling

The most dangerous time in your life, when you are most likely to be attacked is when you are traveling in an unfamiliar area. Tourists are the favorite prey of the goblins of the world for the following reasons:They are easy to spot.
Scott FlintDecember 06, 2004

Spanish Investigators Have Discovered Atlantis's Archaeological Evidences Underneath The Sea, Near The Coasts Of Gibraltar...

Spanish investigators have discovered Atlantis's archaeological evidences... Atlantis = Iberia. Atlantis in Gibraltar and Ibero-Morrocian. The Georgeo's theories(I Part)Extracts the Georgeo's theories an hipotesis.
Antonio BeltránDecember 05, 2004

Hartman Luggage … A Trunkmaker’s Saga!

Hartman luggage has been around for a while. The advent of the steam engine in the mid 1820s heralded the first wave of mass tourism. Mass organized travel probably began in 1841 when a 33 year old Thomas Cook organized his first rail tour.
Mike YeagerDecember 04, 2004

The Importance of Travel Insurance

You've finally saved enough to go on that dream vacation you've been planning. Now you're wondering if you should buy travel insurance. Do I really need to go to the extra expense? All I can lose is my luggage, right?Guess again!
Karen ZastudilDecember 01, 2004

Trailing the Tiger

So there are destinations and destinations, each offering their distinct USPs. Hot attractions that draw tourists seeking an ‘experience’ to carry home – a trophy to substantiate a battery of travel yarns.
Roozbeh GazdarNovember 30, 2004

Important Chinese Festivals

Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year (January/February)It is usually in the winter of a year. The exact date would follow the one in Lunar Calendar. Entering the New Year month, every family would clean and tidy both the inside and the outside of their...
Wong Yee LeeNovember 27, 2004

Ten Tips for Planning Your Vacation

I hope that by sharing my personal experiences, you will avoid learning similar lessons the hard way. And it goes to show that those little details in the planning of a vacation can make a huge difference in the outcome.
Kathy PaauwNovember 25, 2004

Choosing the Right Digital Camera

Choosing the right digital camera for general use can be more challenging than actually taking a good picture. Like all things technical, digital cameras come in a vast array of styles, sizes and abilities.
Todd NelsonNovember 23, 2004

A November Weekend to Remember

Prologue Malapascua is an island part of Daan Bantayan, North of Cebu. For Cebuano’s Malapascua is not an alien destination as it is very known to boast a next-to-Boracay Paradise without being overrated and as tourist infested as Boracay is.
Gina Marie CapatarNovember 23, 2004