Category Archives for Travel

Honeymoon destinations in Eastern Europe: What are the top picks for 2016?

Your honeymoon is potentially the best holiday of your life and certainly one you should remember for the rest of your life! In fact, some of the most romantic destinations are in Europe. If you are picking your honeymoon, or even just a romantic getaway; then choose from these top destinations:Continue reading

Family Moving Guidelines and Tips

When you move you can contact the transportation office, moving company or more and you need to check for insurance options and a chance to research the place you plan on living in. These are quite a few things that need doing in the process of preparation. The following moving tips will give you a hand in what you need to do:Continue reading

Moving Abroad As a Single Lady

The expatriate lifestyle is not really meant for couples only as there are many single expats living abroad and a lot of them are of course women. They have decided to move on with their plans and future regardless of being single or in a relationship, making a leap of faith into a great unknown in a true pioneer way. Continue reading

7 Most Common Stereotypes about Frequent Business Travel

People hearing those professionals who frequently travel for business reasons have a lot of assumptions. These range from the hotel they are staying in, the leisure they are getting aside from the intended business purpose to the overall “vacation” experience. In this article, we will list down the seven most common stereotypes made about them.

1. Plenty of Time for Leisure

7 Most Common Stereotypes about Frequent Business Travel

Maybe you have friends posting on social media about their business trips. The backgrounds, if you notice, would mostly consist of the touristy places that everyone raves about in the country. Seeing these photos and status messages about famous landmarks makes one envious. However, this must not mean that the person traveling for business has a lot of time for leisure. In fact, there are only a handful of places that are visited while the remaining majority has to be spent working with clients or training with colleagues. The time designated for leisure and fun during these trips is so minimal that the person just could not help but share about “good times” before they are over.

2. Desire to Stay Longer

When visiting a foreign country, the tendency for regular travellers is to like the feeling and idea of wandering around the place so much so that they want to stay there for more. Some people would not want to leave anymore, especially in countries in Europe. However, the reality for frequent business travellers is that the feeling is quite the opposite. Since they are traveling for business or work, the place must evoke a sense of pressure and stress to them. The area of travel is much remembered as where they should accomplish all their tasks before coming home.

3. Dining in Five-star Restaurants

Meeting with clients and vendors may allow them to dine in at posh restaurants and hotels, but this is not happening all the time. Companies which send out people for business or work reasons often set a budget for travel. In most cases, the budget cannot be stretched out further to accommodate dining to fancy and high-star restaurants. Frequent business travellers would save money as they are given only a limited amount of it. Also, they would have to report their expenses as they go back. As long as they are able to feed themselves, a decent canteen or food court may do just fine.

4. Learning More Cultures

People may think that when hopping from one country to another, frequent business travellers learn more cultures of ethnicities and different nations. But this is not entirely true. Since most time is devoted to the real purpose of the trip which is either work or serious business, communicating with locals and sharing cultures is not the focus. With the finite time they are present, rubbing elbows with them during meeting may be their only chance to share some personal stuff about themselves.

5. Riding on Nice Cars

Many assume that business travellers ride on nice cars all the time to impress clients and business folks. Instead of riding taxicabs, renting private cars or hiring a driver or chaperone to guide them in the travel, frequent business travellers would have more experiences and ideas to get them to places on their own. Commuting via public transportation is most ideal.

6. Enjoying Airport Stay

7. Glamorous Shopping

People back home almost always expect their friend or family who are traveling even for business cause to get them unique things or souvenirs. Even if the traveler has gone to the country many times, they also feel guilty when returning to their home country without buying anything as a gift and remembrance. Frequent business travellers cannot afford to go glamorous shopping. Rather, these souvenir items are purchased mostly at the last minute—when they are in the airport or when they happen to stop by at a dainty shop before going to a meeting.

Conclusion:

Fancy dining, staying in at enormous and classy hotels and finding luxury are all common stereotypes that are linked to frequent business travellers. The reality is that with the limited budget they are provided with, they prefer to channel their resources to make themselves just safe and comfortable while in another place.

Author Bio:

Danielle Santiago is a freelance photographer with a marketing diploma. On her spare time, she enjoys reading the Russian Classics and Fitzgerald’s flapper girls. 3 Personality Tests testify that she is a sanguine spirit. This has enormously helped girls to be in total ease and comfort as they journey to find their inner and outer beauty with Danielle as their boudoir photographer. A little old fashioned, Danielle is a strong advocate of killing television and other virtual distractions – nothing beats a walk in the park! Follow her on Twitter and Google+.

Tidying Up Your Life for the New Year

With New Year fast approaching, chances are life has gotten a little messy of late, what with all the excitement and seasonal get-togethers. It is also a time for fresh starts – including your love life. Whether it’s finding a new partner or reinvigorating your long-term relationship, change begins with tidying up your living space and scrubbing up your appearance. After all, a long year takes its toll on all of us, and facing the New Year is easier when you look and feel refreshed. This is the beginning of making an active change.

Looking sharp

Tidying Up Your Life for the New Year

In general, actively seeking to look tidy and clean can affect your entire outlook and give you a positivity to carry you through the New Year. The Christmas break gives us all a little breathing space to make the changes we’d been planning to make all year but never got around to, like booking in a haircut or sprucing up our wardrobes. While none of things will actively make or break a relationship (that’s on you, we’re afraid) it can give you that boost of confidence you’ll need to approach a new interest or take the next step with your current partner.

You might also take some time to rethink your current look and make some changes. For example, 2014 was the year we reached ‘peak beard’ – and 2015 looks to be the year we’ll once again embrace the shaven visage. No one wants to be dismissed for a dodgy beard or told to remove it by a partner, so start the year by getting prepared. A good start for men would be to trim that beard into shape and face the upcoming year with neatened face fuzz, rather than a Mr Twit extravagance – after all you can always download a replacement beard from the Roald Dahl site if you really miss it.

Cleaning house

House Cleaning for the NEW YEAR

Your surroundings will also play an important part on your outlook. A tidy living environment helps you keep a tidy and focused mind – and makes an immense difference to how your partner (or prospective partner) feels about spending time there. Plus, if you’re co-habiting, you probably already know how easy it is to bicker about even little household tasks, so a comprehensive tidying up session can actually do wonders for your relationship. Here are a few tips:

• Not naturally house proud? Once you have a little tidying up know-how, it will no longer feel like such a bother to keep your space tidy – don’t hesitate to Google a problem to hunt down a useful life hack here and there.
• Also, try to look at your house as if seeing it for the first time. If you’re living alone, it can sometimes be hard to spot the issues that have built up over time and might (potentially) frighten off houseguests. Bad smells from the kitchen, stains in the bathroom, and a home that has hints of belonging to a hoarder are all massive turnoffs.
• When tidying up clogged up or overflowing wardrobes, find what you don’t wear anymore and donate these items to charity.
• Funds allowing, get rid of those old beaten up pans and cooking equipment and invest in something better – good equipment can improve your cooking, and culinary skills are a good way to impress a love interest.
• To deal with stubborn smells, like nicotine, bring in some reed diffusers or another similar product. If you’re dating a vehement non-smoker, the smell won’t do you any favours.

No relationship is based entirely on the state of your home or wardrobe, but by building up an all round strategy for self-improvement, you could start up or continue a relationships with renewed vigour – and face the new year with a lasting positive mind set.

How to Pack Light for the Long Journey: Top 5 Must-Haves 

Top 5 Must-Haves for Long Journey

Packing your luggage for any trip is pretty much an exciting task. However, sometimes especially for long journey, people tend to pack more than what is required or needed. There are many ways to pack light and some people must be really adept at the art of it that they turn it into a skill. With a little planning and organization, you can also do it. In this article, we will give you some tips on how to pack lightly for a long journey.Continue reading

Best Destinations for the Lovers of Beatles | Singles and Married

Introduction

Beatles were an English rock band formed in the year 1960 in Liverpool. With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ring Starr. Those who love their music often want to hear it all day long. Finding a destination therefore that has memories of the band is a great joy for these lovers of the band. The following therefore are considered to be best destinations to visit if you are a Beatle lover:Continue reading

World’s Most Luxurious Private Island Retreats

World’s Most Luxurious Private Island Retreats

Adventurers, avid photographers and lovers of Mother Nature would feel most enthusiastic upon booking a tour to get up close with private islands. This is another day in their life when they will wake up early, grab their stuff packed lightly and experience the best part of the island waiting ahead. Any beach or resort is never a one-sift-fits-all place, but often the most voted luxurious private island retreats in the world should not be disappointing at all. In this article, we will discuss five of them and feel free to visually imagine yourself getting there.Continue reading

Know Before You Go: 5 Things You Must Have in Your Travelling Bag

Travelling Essentials

In most situations, packing problems are often discovered at the last minute. Sure, you’ve booked the best flights for your budget, and checked online reviews whether the hotel mattress at your destination is free from bedbugs. But after double checking your schedules and appointments, you need to take the time to check if you have everything you need for your trip, safely packed in your traveling bag. With that, here are five things you must not forget to carry in the bag.Continue reading

10 Most Fascinating Places to Explore in Southeast Asia

10 Most Fascinating Places to Explore in Southeast Asia

Most of us have dreamed of a life of travel and for sure, we have a bucket list of places to visit. If you are one of these people, you might want to start your adventure and traveling journey in Southeast Asia. Fun and exposure to new learning await!Continue reading