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How To Install Free Garmin Maps On An In-Car Nuvi GPS

The Garmin Nuvi GPS is the best-selling satellite navigation gadget in the World, and in order to keep it up to date and steadfast you will need to renew the Garmin maps installed on it regularly.  I individually advocate doing this four times annually – however, the cheaper option is to easily download yearly free Garmin map updates that are on some torrent websites – but I do not recommend that.

However, if you do have a torrent download then… Continue reading

Top 3 Apps for Comparing Hotel Stays

If you are a frequent traveler, you are well aware that not all hotel experiences are created equal, and that many hotels have wonderful marketing capabilities but do not always deliver on their promises. For that reason, the existence of applications that enable travelers to rate and review their experiences in hotels they have visited is a gift to anyone who has the time to do a little research before booking their next stay in a hotel.

Here, we rate… Continue reading

Top iPhone Apps That Will Help Save Money on Your Next Road Trip

Vacation time has rolled around again, and you are ready to go on an adventure! You decide to go on a road trip, checking over your car, mapping out your route, and planning your sites. But in this digital age, you might also want to consider bringing along some tools on your iPhone. After all, iPhone apps can make your road trip easier, safer, cheaper, and stress-free. Before you embark on your journey, here are some popular iPhone apps you… Continue reading

Apple Maps leaves motorists stranded in Australian national park

Oh, poor Apple. It looked like you could do no wrong, then you released Apple Maps in iOS 6. While reports of poor coverage, inaccuracies and warped 3D models continue to be fixed, a rather more dangerous problem has also been reported.
Local police in Mildura in the outback of Australia have been forced to warn motorists to use Apple Maps at their own peril, after their town was mistakenly placed in a national park 70 kilometres away from its… Continue reading

Top Mobile Apps to Use in Airplane Mode

Traveling on a plane isn’t exactly fun. Entertainment options are limited on most flights, and you’re usually stuck in one spot for hours on end. How are you going to spend 5 or 7 hours in a plane? You may watch a movie, hear the baby in front of you crying (there’s always a crying baby on a flight, right?), reading a book maybe. A smartphone is a good way to break the tedium, but most apps need an Internet… Continue reading

Caravan Sat Navs: The Road to Holiday Success

 There’s nothing like a good holiday to relieve stress and top up on rest and relaxation. With this in mind, it’s always worth planning your travel and transport in advance to minimise the chance of any annoying last-minute mishaps. This is especially important if going on holiday with a caravan or in a motorhome. Missed turns, out-of-date route information, and motorway delays: these are common events that any caravanner probably knows only too well, and that all caravanners could… Continue reading

Travel Apps That Save You Money

Saving money is a challenge for everyone. Whether you’re hoping to save for a vacation, buying a house or even just traveling for business, it’s a struggle everyone faces at some point in their life. While some people find it more difficult than others, there are simple solutions to help you save money with very little effort, especially during travel. Here are four great travel apps that were made to help reduce costs and keep money in your pocket.

GateGuru… Continue reading

Painting the Forth Bridge

 We’ve all used the phrase “it’s like painting the Forth bridge” when we’re talking about something which is a never ending task. The steel bridge was originally constructed in the last years of the 19th century, and needed a layer of special paint to protect the steel and also to give it the distinctive reddish brown colour.

Building the Bridge

The Forth Bridge was built at the height of railway expansion, as a way of linking Edinburgh and the Lothians… Continue reading

5 Tools for Travelers to See How Places Used to Look in the Past

Traveling to a new place is always exciting. Just being able to see a place for yourself, even if you have seen it a million times in pictures, holds an exhilaration to it that you can’t find in any other activity. Walking those streets, thinking of its history, you might find yourself wondering what it would have been like to be there at some point in the past.

In fact, that is one of the most common things that crosses… Continue reading

Apps That Will Help You Travel With Ease

For most people, traveling is a dreadful experience. There are many things that are bound to go wrong, especially if you do not take the time to carefully plan the trip way beforehand. In such cases, you may end up paying too much for things such as flights, or missing accommodation in the area that you are going to visit. Fortunately, there are many ways of avoiding some of these problems. These days, you can buy a number of apps… Continue reading

Various Advantages of an International SIM Card

One of the major concerns that come to mind while travelling abroad is the hazard of communicating with the people back home. One often gets disconnected from the world by failing to communicate properly. This happens because making international calls can get very expensive. Therefore, many people become sad as they can no longer stay in touch with their family, relatives and friends while they stay abroad.

Therefore, when you need to travel abroad, buying an international SIM card… Continue reading

Expedia Voucher

My Expedia Review

Planning for your next international business trip, family vacation, cruise or a honey moon in an offshore love garden? Travel has become an important part of our lifestyle and thus the need to get handy solutions to all our travel needs. Since launched nearly a decade ago by Lloyd Frink and Rich Barton, Expedia has grown into the most popular travel website providing a wide range of travel choices including hotel reservations, booking of tickets, car… Continue reading

ZUJI Travel Agency

My Zuji Review

While for some people, travel is a cherished hobby, for others it is part of their unavoidable professional obligations. In any option travel is found in your list, either for personal relaxation or tourism reasons, or for business purposes, the success of any trip depends in its preparation. Hence the need that we use answerable travel agents in making our travel arrangements. There are many travel agents out there with promises of excellent customer… Continue reading

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

KLM Review

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the national airline of the Netherlands and is part of a wider team of newer airline companies, and along with martinair, transavia and cityhopper consists the KLM group. In 2004 the company merged with Air France making the leading Airline Group in Europe and although they still work as two different airlines they cooperate on certain parts like maintenance and engineering, Cargo and passenger. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, as it is known,… Continue reading

Emirates Coupon

Emirates History and Growth

Emirates begun its journey in 1985 with a Boeing 737 and an Airbus 300B4, both leased. From its first flight on October 25 of that year it set new standards in quality and since then it has grown to be globally known as one of the most luxurious airlines in the world with more than 400 awards for excellence. The company is fully owned by the Government and H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum is… Continue reading

Carmel Car & Limo Service Coupons

My CarmelLimo Review

Since 1978 CarmelLimo, based in NY, has been operating in the East Coast serving New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Today CarmelLimo is the biggest company in the Car and Limousine service with more than six hundred cars and minivan. Their new fleet consists of Stretch Limousines, Stretched SUVs, Passenger Vans, Full Size 4-Door Sedans and Mini Vans. Enjoy a ride in a Lincoln Town Car 40% – 50% cheaper than the competition. Why use… Continue reading

Lufthansa Vouchers and Current Offers

A good trip is not all about how fast it was. There are other factors that can ruin or make a trip. While driving down a roughed road with pot holes is obvious as a bad experience, I found that some people have actually had worse while just moving through the space but subjected to several flight limitations that do not only make a boring flight but led to a total ruin of trip. With Lufthansa, I saw that… Continue reading

Etihad Coupons

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10% OFF with Etihad Airways! Redeem coupon

Also, Mid-week flight bonus promotion: Etihad Airways are currently offering bonus miles on all flights taken between Mondays and Wednesdays, regardless of the cabin flown! Fly in Diamond First or Pearl Business Class and earn triple Etihad Guest Miles. Alternatively, fly in Coral Economy Class and earn double Etihad Guest Miles. This promotion is valid on all flights taken during the specified days of the week before 27 May… Continue reading