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Understanding Time Zones

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When You Travel, Chances Are You Will Encounter Time Shifts.

Sir Sanford Fleming, a Canadian railroad engineer and visionary, set out the basics of time zones around the world to help his trains keep schedules. Before Fleming’s invention, each train station in each town had its own time based on the overhead sun at noon.

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July 4th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Destinations, Travel Bits | Comments are closed

Some Travel Oddities

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Travel Oddities Just for Fun

Here are some short little travel details that just seem odd to me. These are collected from friends, clients, agents and sometimes from articles on the World Wide Web.

The Pantheon is the largest building from ancient Rome that survives intact.
Where else but among travellers are bookings made on

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June 25th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Humour, Travel Bits | Comments are closed

Travel Oddities: Grimaldi and Monaco

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Monaco Exists because a Grimaldi Rules

If Monaco’s ruling house of Grimaldi should ever be without an heir (male or female), the country will cease to be a sovereign state. It’s a quirky world. England has had several houses take the throne at different times, but not little Monaco.

The fortress

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June 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Humour, Travel Bits | Comments are closed

Haggling for Values – Tips

Haggle, Bargain, Have Fun

Haggling or bargaining is the negotiation process of buying something using less cash than the original asking price. Bargaining is an alternative pricing strategy to fixed prices. Bargaining presents risks.

You may:

lose out on an item.
over pay on a item.
get a great deal
not like the whole first hand shopping participation
enjoy the unique buying experience

Some

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June 5th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Money, Travel Bits | Comments are closed
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