Author: The JetSetter Team
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Proper Tipping For The Jetsetter
Whether or not you want to tip the service staff while traveling is entirely beside the point. You’d better do it, especially if you use the facilities often and don’t want to find yourself wandering why the doorman can’t seem to find a vacant taxi when they’re lined up and down the sidewalk; or why…
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Don't Waste Time At The Airport – But Make Sure You're In Shape
Plus, what better way to force you to drop some bills on local food, beverage, and book vendors than “encouraging†you to hang around for three hours? Got the waiting-around-the-airport blues? Here’s what to do. Normally these too-close-for-comfort flights don’t show up on computer schedules generated by third party aggregates like Travelocity or even the…
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American Travel…Really Fast
You don’t have to fly around the world constantly to live the splendid life of a Jetsetter. Don’t forget that there are plenty of spine-tingling road trips to be had right here in the good, old United States of America. The clear advantage to American travel is you can rent yourself a hot little sports…
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Call The Credit Card Company Before Traveling Overseas
Don’t just assume you know everything there is to know about the ins and outs of credit cards when traveling overseas. That could be the biggest mistake you’ve made in a while and nobody wants that. First of all, don’t take debit cards masquerading as a credit card. You know the ones we’re talking about.…
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Adventure Travel – The Most Dangerous Hiking Trail
Who among us hasn’t had the fleeting (sometimes permanent) urge to test ourselves against the earth with nothing but two feet between ecstasy an disaster? Would you settle for old, rickety wood, a stout chain to hold onto and a deadly plunge down the side of a Chinese mountain? If you’re really dialed into adventure…
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Travel Safety Advice – Avoid Being Ripped Off By Your Hotel
We can all agree that four and five star hotels are generally safe for your valuables. Such establishments don’t reach that designation by allowing their guests to suffer thievery during visits. Security guards, cameras, and in room safes all provide a modicum of security that, unfortunately, can be easily circumvented by one sneaky employee. In…
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Travel Advice For Your Health
Travel advice pop quiz time: It’s fun to get sick while on vacation. True or false? If you answered in the affirmative, we suggest a Pacific scuba outing in the region of the deadly venomous “reef stone fish,†a critter rumored to have ended the lives of numerous islanders over the years. It’s highly toxic…
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Jetsetter In Vegas – Gambling Survival Tips
Going to Vegas to blow a little trust fund money, hmm? That’s okay. No crime in that. But what would it be worth to you to get the inside skinny on your best chances to walk out with the shirt on your back? Nothing? Okay, we’re going to tell you anyway, Mr. or Mrs. Jetsetter.…
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Living Abroad Means Learn the Language
It seems almost silly to ask but, if you’re going to be living abroad, why wouldn’t you want to learn the language? Do you want to make life more difficult for yourself? We’re just saying…when in Rome, it makes sense to speak Romish or whatever that language is. What’s that from the peanut gallery? Italian?…
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Travel to Tulum And Find Your Inner Hippie
Expats are discovering that travel to Tulum, Mexico, is like finding your inner hippie. Maybe you never were a hippie but kind of wanted to be. Maybe not. Maybe you’re just into nature, community, and big helping of relaxation. Tulum is a small town on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula that, despite an…