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Trip Preparation

Less Common Travel Safety Tips

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Traveling is safe for the most part. All you need to do is eat and have a place to sleep. Unless you are traveling through a war zone like parts of Iraq, there is not much to worry about. But when you do feel uncomfortable and find yourself in a sticky situation, some of these less common tips may help. -Don't fight back. If some guys want to mug you, let them. Its far more … [Read more...] about Less Common Travel Safety Tips

How Business Cards Can Help You During Your Travels

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  For the frequent business traveler, managing contact information could be quite a hassle during their trips. While saving phone numbers and exchanging contact information is just a matter of a few taps on our smartphones, this mode of exchange can be just as ineffective as it is convenient. This is because digital contacts do not hold any emotional or physical association … [Read more...] about How Business Cards Can Help You During Your Travels

What To Do Before a Long Road Trip

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Your car may be sufficient for driving back and forth from work, but you need to be confident it can handle a long road trip before embarking on one. You may have some time in between jobs or want to take a sabbatical. Taking a long road trip that lasts for several weeks can be a great way to unwind your mind and see parts of the country you have never witnessed before. There … [Read more...] about What To Do Before a Long Road Trip

ScoreBig.com Has Arrived to Save us from Scalpers

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You know how when you buy a plane ticket, or reserve a hotel, or rent a car on a travel deal site, you pay less than the original price? You know how that's sort of the point of the whole website? Well, for some reason, the same basic idea that people go online to pay less never applied to event and concert ticket sites. Until ScoreBig.com , that … [Read more...] about ScoreBig.com Has Arrived to Save us from Scalpers