FIVE TRAVEL TIPS FOR FLORENCE
Posted on 6/10/2011 at 6:24:17 PM
1 The Uffizi Gallery Tip
The Uffizi Gallery contains some of the most important and greatest art collections in the world. It is also the world's oldest museum. Most tour guide books and online travel sites will urge you to ensure that a visit to the Uffiizi is included as part of any Florence vacation, no matter how short. What most of them fail to tell you, or at least stress with sufficient emphasis, is that without a pre-booked ticket, you may not be able to visit the Uffizi at all!
My wife and I had a three day holiday in Florence at the beginning of April 2005. We had planned on visiting the Uffizi Gallery and as soon as we checked in at our hotel we telephoned the gallery to purchase tickets. After several attempts without our calls being answered, we asked the hotel reception to do the booking for us. They explained that it was nearly always difficult to get through on the booking line and that our three day stay might not provide sufficient notice to make a booking possible. Despite this, the hotel staff were most happy to keep trying whilst we enjoyed the other wonders of Florence. [more..] Posted in Travel Tips | No Comments »
Adventure touring can really test your mettle, whether you are traveling on your own or with your family. Part of the fun of an adventure tour is the inherent danger of the activity - but that's no reason to be foolish. There are ways that you can reduce dangers and increase the fun quotient. These are five top tips to get the most out of your adventure tour.1. Follow the Boy Scout motto - be prepared by planning ahead.
There's an old saying - measure twice, cut once. When you plan ahead, you'll be prepared for most of the mishaps that can happen on a wild outdoor adventure. One of the best ways to be prepared is to book your tour with a reputable and experienced tour company. A responsible adventure tour agent will provide you with all the information that you need to prepare yourself properly for the tour you book through them. If they don't provide information like a list of documents and items you should bring with you, ask. If they don't have one to offer, you might reconsider booking a tour through them.
Extra: You'll need the basic documents, of course - passport, travel visa and return tickets 
If you travel on a regular basis for business, you most likely have your own techniques when it comes to getting the best deals, packing the right clothes and getting through airport security quickly and easily. Still, there are some little-known tips and tricks that may come in handy when you travel for business, whether you're traveling domestically or abroad. Here are five of the best little-known travel tips for business traveling.1. Get up and move on long trips.
It's commonly known as "Economy Class Syndrome", but it happens to travelers in business and first class as well. Its technical name is deep vein thrombosis, a blood clot that develops in the legs and can travel to the lungs or the brain. Doctors believe that a combination of conditions contribute to the syndrome, including sitting in cramped conditions for 10 or more hours, low cabin pressure, low humidity and dehydration. You are especially at risk if you smoke, have high blood pressure, or have a history of cardiovascular problems.
Get up and walk up and down the aisle at least every two hours, and be sure to remain hydrated. Remember, coffee, tea and alcoholic beverages actually contribute to dehydration. Drink water 
Whether you are on a business trip or a leisure vacation, you need to prepare several things in common. When you have to make a travel or a trip, you need to check and validate your travel documents, choose your clothes and pack your luggage, of course buy a ticket, sit and plan your travel itinerary, make a car reservation and find a comfortable hotel to stay until the end of your travel. You also need to check on your budget so as you don’t splurge money that much on unnecessary things. But aside from these, are you missing something? How about booking cheap hotels?There are at least five most important things that you should not miss out when you prepare for a travel. Aside from checking that you already have your ticket on hand so you would not be left by your flight, here are the things you should not forget.1. Plan your travel. Making a plan for your trip will be your travel outline so you would not get lost along the way or forget important things that you need to do. Also, this will serve as your guide in making decisions such as if you still have