With school holidays approaching and summer vacation drawing near, there are more travel vacation advertisements added everyday and luggage fairs in the mall on the weekends. Airtime travel will increase in the coming weeks and budget airlines are launching price wars on the local papers too! Lately, I read that budget airlines like AirAsia had launched their subzero air fares which means you are getting more than zero air fare. Some believe this was launched to counter the zero fare promotion launched recently by Malaysia’s national air carrier - MAS. Well, I believe this is great news for travelers and consumers - so guys, keep going on with your price wars and unbelievable promotions. Zero air fare is sure a way to provide more opportunities for people who like to fly! Now, everyone can really fly!

While some of us have to fork out our own money to travel, some can enjoy their travel at the expense of the company they work for. Some people travel for leisure, some for work and some for recreational sports. I used to have a neighbour who came home with baseball trophies each time he traveled for his baseball matches. For him, the joy of travel was often accompanied by a sense of glory from a winning match.

One of my girl friends is having to New York this coming June while his husband attends his business conference in the city. They will then stay on for a yearly vacation after his business commitments. I thought that is quite a wonderful arrangement - get your company to pay for your vacation air ticket

Anyone who knows me well knows that I like luxury vacations and beach front accommodations with the family. I’m one who wouldn’t mind paying for good fun and nice things. I believe that everything comes with a price but there does not mean that I’m not willing to do things that are cheap and fun.

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After spending two weeks in California last Christmas, I find myself missing the weather and Californian lifestyle. California is one of those states where you find all kinds of properties and where the climatic conditions vary hugely from place to place. You have places with moderate temperatures and you have places which experience all four seasons in their full glory. Traffic Jams, beaches and mild earthquakes are all characteristics of California. At one time, my brother in law was looking at Branson homes for sale but after much consideration, he has settled for a condo near the bay area. Well, it looks like we just found another place to stay the next time we head to Sans Francisco!

Are you interested in buying a motor home? If you are, you will have to decide whether you would like to buy a new motor home or a used motor home. DH and myself have been talking about buying a motor home when we retire and when it happens, we would have to think about this big question. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have not yet gotten to experiment with using any type of digital video, man are you totally missing out on an exciting thing to do! Digital video has made it possible for everyone from all around to feel as though they too are professionals, when it comes to taking video and photographs of their loved ones at home or away on vacation. Read the rest of this entry »

There are many ways to enjoy a great vacation with the people you love and treasure. All it takes is a little research and careful planning with the help of the internet and you can be on your way to a great vacation. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been two weeks since we returned from the US and I’m glad that by now, we have overcome jet lag. Apparently, this is the second most popular sleep disorder and usually affects international flights and if it’s domestic if they’re going between time zones.

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First, it was Christmas then the New Year. In less than a month’s time, it’s the season to shop for valentines day gifts. This is the time where retail shops will be decorated with Valentines day gift ideas and for those who can afford, a getaway vacation is the way to go to celebrate this romantic occasion. Maybe the newly couples or unmarried ones may opt for a vacation to spend this day but for some, it is just another ordinary day - nothing special.

What about you? Will you travel to celebrate Valentine’s Day?

Traveling is both exciting and exhilarating. It appeals to the majority of us for various reasons. It all seems to stem from somewhere deep within our human make-up. We are social and curious beings. Our earlier nomadic traditions and heritage, urge us to explore and conquer our world, both known and unknown. It has always been a quest and inspiration to go somewhere we have not been before and see places unseen until now. Read the rest of this entry »