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by Gloria Gamat on February 28, 2010
It has been said time and again and men and women are made up differently. Even when traveling, men and women are susceptible to different illnesses.
Such were the findings of a study by the Univer...
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by Gloria Gamat on November 11, 2009
The holidays are meant to be enjoyed. Whether it is a cold or the swine flu, no one wants to ruin their holiday by spending precious time sick. While traveling over the holidays there are a few easy-t...
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by Greg Cruey on October 17, 2009
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I saw a piece in Vagabondish that made me think of some of my own experiences on the road. It was a look at some of the worst travel diseases - and none of them are Swine Flu.
P...
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by Karen Bryan on October 1, 2008
Freedom Direct is offering customer who book their flight and/or accommodation through them a £5000 supplier failure insurance backed guarantee. In the light of the recent collapse of the Zoom airline...
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by Karen Bryan on July 24, 2008
he British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has designed the Go Gap Year site to help students get the most from their gap year. The site is full of tips and advice for planning your gap year. Th...
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by Karen Bryan on June 3, 2008
There are different schools of thought on what constitutes happy Family travel. Travel certainly becomes a different ball game once you become a parent. Some parents think that nothing should change, ...
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by Karen Bryan on May 19, 2008
I'll be hosting a live blog on the topic "How to get more of your euro when travelling in the Euro Zone" on Tuesday 20 May at 20:00 British Summer Time. It's a hot topic at the momen...
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by Karen Bryan on April 18, 2008
The makers of Travala Probiotic claim that by taking their product you can reduce the likelihood of contracting the dreaded "travellers tummy" from 20 - 50% to only 5%. The products maintain...
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by Karen Bryan on March 27, 2008
Many people rent a car for their holiday. It gives you more freedom and flexibility in your choice of accommodation and makes it easier explore further afield in your destination. If you travel on a p...
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by Karen Bryan on March 22, 2008
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Cruising has certainly become very popular over the last few years. There is plenty of choice whether you want to stay in Europe and enjoy the sun in the Med or the magnificent scenery of S...
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by Melissa Petri on October 1, 2007
To the dear readers of Wandalust:
Please accept my apologies for not being there for the past 2 months. Real life and work got in the way. With "real life", I mean my 2 young kids. At work,...
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by Melissa Petri on August 13, 2007
Several years ago, I went to Rome with my husband and our then 2 year old son. We had fun and we did see quite a few sites but our activities were a bit limited.
This weekend, however, we knew better...
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by Melissa Petri on May 17, 2007
ShermansTravel.com, the famous discounted travel offer site has entered the publishing world by publishing a spin off.
Sherman's Travel (the printed version) is a quarterly magazine targeting tra...
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by Melissa Petri on May 9, 2007
If you want a travel website that combines an online community, bargain hunting and Internet mapping, then the new and personalized version of Yahoo Travel is just for you.
The new Yahoo Travel trans...
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by Melissa Petri on May 8, 2007
Expedia Corporate Travel launched its new car rental platform that is now available to customers in the UK, France, Belgium and Germany.
Its new car rental scheme allows corporate travellers to use E...
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by Melissa Petri on May 4, 2007
Boo.com, one of the victims of the dotcom meltdown has come back to life. Seven years after the Collapse of the erstwhile fashion website, Boo.com was bought by Web Reservation International's Rey...
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by Melissa Petri on January 26, 2007
According to Frances Linzee Gordon of Lonely Planet, "...misery among Britons is at its worst in January". It's when we suffer from winter blues and get depressed with the thought that a...
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by Melissa Petri on January 16, 2007
Love is in the air once again. The 14th of February is just around the corner and men should put on their chivalrous suits and plan something special for the love of their lives.
Chocolates, card and...
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by Melissa Petri on January 2, 2007
A lot of people see the new year as the perfect time to start anew. It's the time we reflect on the changes that we want to happen in our lives... hence, new year's resolutions are made.
I ho...
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by Melissa Petri on December 24, 2006
And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And ...
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by Melissa Petri on December 23, 2006
It has been three days since London has been covered up in thick fog. Three days of misery for travelers whose flights have been cancelled or, if they were lucky, delayed.
I hope that you are not one...
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by Melissa Petri on December 7, 2006
Lonely Planet is my travel bestfriend. If you visit my house, you'd immediately notice that most walls are lined with bookshelves. And one bookshelf is like a shrine to everything about traveling,...
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by Melissa Petri on November 10, 2006
Sometimes just when you need everything to go as you planned, Murphy's Law still gets the upper hand. Even if you have followed all the rules and booked everything way in advance, some things stil...
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by Melissa Petri on October 6, 2006
Looking to join the exclusive mile high club? Too embarassed to claim your membership onboard a commercial airline?
Here's an interesting, Eyebrow-raising option.
If you'd rather not risk g...
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by Melissa Petri on September 22, 2006
Wandalust is a travel blog. Our goal is to recommend places to see and things to do which we think you might enjoy. In addition, we feature travel gears/tools which you might find useful during one of...
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by Melissa Petri on September 21, 2006
Ready to embark in an adventure travel of your dreams?
Well, before you leave for that adrenaline rush, make sure that you pack your common sense right next to your adventurous spirit. Those two sho...
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by Melissa Petri on September 13, 2006
As reported, stingray tours continue despite the death of Steve Irwin (after a stingray plunged a barb into his chest).
Apparently, stingrays are docile creatures. They only whip up their barbed tai...
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by Melissa Petri on September 6, 2006
Directory of Hotels is "an independent guide of hotels and travel information created by a team of people with a love for travel".
In this global hotel resource, you will be able to find a ...
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by Melissa Petri on September 5, 2006
I can almost imagine him. Narrating his travel experiences in a dry monotone alá Bill Murray in Lost in Translation. His descriptive account gave me a feeling that I was listening to a moody sound, wa...
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by Melissa Petri on September 3, 2006
Much as we would like to blend in with the locals, the things that we need -- camera, maps, guidebooks -- and our outfits give us away as tourists. This makes us easy targets for pickpockets and/or an...
