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7 Step to Solving Cryptic Crossword Puzzles - They're Easier Than You Thought!
What are cryptic crossword puzzles? Most standard crosswords are made up of 'question' clues or synonyms. A standard crossword clue for the phrase 'Put in writing' might be 'Confirm on paper'. A...
Luxury Adventure Travel Means Being Prepared
Luxury adventure travel appeals to me more at my age, than it did half a century ago, when back then I didn't really enjoy sleeping in the rain on a Scottish hillside, without a tent. If you're...
Travel Ideas : Hike The Bibulmin Trail
Among my favorite travel ideas is to hike the Bibulmin Trail. It stretches South from Perth, W. Australia, for hundreds of miles, and I might never see anybody else on the track. It would give...
Travellers Tales : By Landrover From Pilar
My travellers tales are rather out of date. I just looked up Pilar, Paraguay on Google Earth, and I can't recognize the place. The streets that used to be deep sand churned up by the bullock-drawn...
Whenever you plan a holiday, traveller's health is important. You can fight travel sickness in the air or at sea by eating some ginger root powder before starting your trip, but what happens if...
How to Have Cheap Vacations in Europe or Anywhere and Live to Brag About It - Part 3 of 3
So far we've provided some basic tips on how to have cheap vacations in Europe or anywhere else by applying certain departure booking strategies, choosing certain seasons and destinations, and...
How to Have Cheap Vacations in Europe or Anywhere and Live to Brag About It - Part 2 of 3
In Part 1 of this series we said that planning cheap vacations in Europe or anywhere else builds strength of character. Why? More work and more sacrifice as the price you pay for saving money....
Five Places to Go Whale Watching in The United Kingdom
Maybe you have never thought of the UK as a place to go to watch whales. However, there are over 20 species to be seen around the long and varied coastline of these islands, which can be seen close...
Planning Your Next Vacation? Try The Land Of 10,000 Lakes
Growing up in the Midwest I had the pleasure of living in a border town with Minnesota. If you have never been to Minnesota you are missing one this country's greatest states. This northern state...
Travelling Solo : Fun If You Survive
I like the idea of travelling solo round the countryside. Of course I could die if I don't take sensible precautions, but the idea definitely attracts me. When I was a student in Aberdeen, a medical...
Buyer Beware Winter Travel Destinations
So you're happily planning your holidays in winter travel destinations. Fine, but which winter? I know that it's half a century since you learned about the Northern and Southern hemispheres, and...
At Last You've Time To Train A Companion Dog
You live longer if you train a companion dog that is eager to respond to your every whim. My theory is that if you have an untrained dog it only seems to make your miserable life longer. Nobody...
Travel Ideas -Visiting Castles of England
If you are now in the stages planning your retirement one of the things that you have on your to do list straight after retirement is probably to book a nice retirement vacation to get certain...
10 Senior Travel Tips You Need to Know
If you are looking to hit the road or take a long cruise for the first time in a long time, there are definitely some things that you should keep in mind. Here are 10 senior travel tips to make...
Adventure Travel Tours - Traveling And Sleeping In Comfort
Adventure travel tours usually mean traveling and sleeping in comfort, with a good adventure travel guide. Unless there are bed-bugs at the hotel. I prefer to rough it rather than feed bedbugs....
How to Have Cheap Vacations in Europe or Anywhere and Live to Brag About It - Part 1 of 3
Attention travelers planning vacations in Europe or just about anywhere else: When it's cheap travel you're after, the fun(?) begins with figuring out when to book, for which season, for what destination,...
Adult Golf Vacations - For the Babyboomer Age
When you're tired of the vacations that keep you busier than the office does, it's time to take a look around at the options that are available to you. Adult golfing trips are becoming all the...
Adventure Travel Guide - Don't Get Lost
The best advice of an adventure travel guide is don't get lost. If you have read Jock of the Bushveld, you will remember how a group of campers watched one of their members walk round the camp in...
Travel Tips : Use Google Earth
One of my favorite travel tips in to use Google Earth. Suppose you have seen a glossy brochure with a lovely blue swimming pool, coconuts hanging from a tree, and half-naked girls among the palm...