Travel Tips 2
Contact your credit card company before you leave home!
Before you travel to a foreign country, have your credit card company verify that your PIN number will function where you will be traveling, or to assign you a new one, if necessary. Also confirm that the 800-number listed on the back of your card works overseas.
Don't bug me - use Permethrin
Insect bites can be uncomfortable, unsightly and sometimes deadly. Permethrin is a safe, effective insecticide that can be applied to clothing and fabrics. Permethrin bonds tightly to the treated fabric lasts a minimum of 2 weeks per application. You may purchase permethrin online at: www.bugspray.com
Don't just sit there!
Fight jet lag by improving blood circulation while flying. Stretch yourself up from your seat. Rotate your head, wrists and ankles once in a while. Move about in the cabin and stroll along the aisles (try to avoid food service times)
Driving rules in europe
Visit this site for information on traffic codes, road signs, parking and road "vocabulary" to make driving in European countries easier and safer. A winning smile will NOT help with local law enforcement if you've broken the speed limit or are driving on the wrong side of the road. Go to: www.travlang.com/signs/
Essential terms and phrases
Ask for a "badezimmer" (translated literally as "bath room") in Germany, and you'll be directed to a room for taking a bath not a room where you can relieve your needy bladder. Pick up a phrase book to help you with local idioms and customs.
European money conversion in a nutshell
Convert your money there, not here, for savings. And don't change twice - don't convert your Italian lira back to $US, and then convert your $US into French francs. You'll pay transaction fees each time you change and lose a percentage of your bank.
Free cruises for silver foxes
Two cruise lines offer free travel to single men over 50 who act as hosts to the many women on board. Duties include dancing, serving as dining partners, and mingling. Contact: Royal Cruise Lines, Host Program, I Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco 94111 and The Delta Queen Steamboat Co., Robin Street Wharf, New Orleans 70130.
Free E-Mail on vacation
Worried that your business will go belly-up without you, but afraid you won't be able to access your e-mail account while you're traveling? Set up a FREE web-based e-mail account that can be accessed from anywhere with the help of www.hotmail.com and www.netscape.com
Frequent flyer tax exemption
The government has imposed a tax on the use of frequent flyer miles for rental cars, a fee that Hertz and Avis pass along to renters. Double-check your bill to be sure that you weren't been charged this tax if you're didn't use a mileage award.
Going vegan - vegetarian vacations
Visit the Vegetarian Resource Group ( www.vrg.org/travel/vegvacation.htm ) for a meaty list of vegetarian-friendly vacation ideas in the U.S. and abroad. Included are 200 resorts, B & B's, travel agents, and tours.
