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Visa information for travel based on your Passport

A visa is a conditional authorization granted by territory to a foreigner, allowing them to enter, remain within, or to leave. A visa is subject to entry permission by an immigration official at the time of actual entry and can be revoked at any time. A visa most commonly takes the form of a sticker endorsed in the applicant’s passport or […]

5 Tips To Avoid Forgetting Things Before You Travel

Sri Lanka two week itinerary

Sri Lanka is about 435 km from north to south and 225 km at its widest point. Half of the country is occupied by a central mountain range with some peaks reaching over 2200 meters. The main roads are paved but some are in a poor state sometimes. In Sri Lanka, there is no mention […]

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Tickets to Machu Picchu

Visitor numbers to Machu Picchu are restricted to 2500 people per day, even less if you want to explore Huayna Picchu or Machu Mountain with only 400 per day. Planning ahead and booking tickets to Machu Picchu is a complicated process as the official tickets are issued by the Peru Ministry of Culture only. The official […]

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Around the World in 10 Days – “Make it Count”

Possibly one of the best travel videos I’ve seen that also has an important message. Contracted by Nike, filmmaker Casey Neistat and his buddy Max “make it count” by using Nike’s money to fund a 10-day round the world adventure that saw them visit Paris, London and a host of other interesting destinations before running out of money. The […]

Travel Predictions for 2012

As the economic agenda continues to dominate, the travel and tourism research team at Euromonitor International takes a look at what will be hot in travel and tourism during 2012. Europe is set to face a tough year, with recession imminent, which will weaken tourism demand. However, opportunities exist in emerging regions, from Africa to […]

Ash Clouds & Travel Insurance

Iceland volcano Eyjafjallajökull eruptions disrupt flights in Europe because of ash clouds. Scotland and Scandinavia have some 250 flights cancelled. In 2010 the volcano ash grounded most of northern Europe for more than a week, causing chaos among passengers and airlines, costing billions. I was lucky to have flight bans lifted the day I was […]

TOP 100 MOST VISITED CITIES – 2010

Top most visited destinations and cities for the year ending 2010 in terms of international tourist arrivals. The economic crisis that started in 2008 has caused a drop in international travel, in the top 100 cities there is an average 3.5% drop. There is no part of the planet that has not been effected. One […]

PARIS VS LONDON

A weekend break offers me the insight to discover the true value of a break in Paris and how it compares to London in 2010. There was a time when Paris was the clear winner as the most visited city in the world, but over the last four years, its has lost the title to London which continues […]

TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS FOR 2010

A compilation of the top travel destinations as predicted and announced by the some the web’s most popular travel websites. Its hard to predict what the next travel hotspots will be but I’ve looked around and complied a list from some of the most recognised travel websites and put together this list of the world’s […]

COMPASS – A Life Guide

Before I knew anything about the web, I had other ways to find inspiration and voice my interests, COMPASS – A Life Guide was one of my first personal projects. It was clear from an early start I was a dromomaniac, just I didn’t have a definition to it. This work is one of my first […]

The 10 Characteristics of the Achieving Personality

A Profile of Greatness Is security a utopian goal or is it another word for rut? Where would the world be if all men sought security and had not taken risks or gambled with their lives on the chance that, if they won, life would be different and richer? We shall let the reader answer […]