September is Passport Awareness Month so I wanted to be sure to make you aware of some things. The biggest thing is timing. Check your passport. Is it up to date? Make sure it doesn’t expire within six months of your travel dates. All passports must be valid for six months after any international trip. You must have a passport… Read More
Travel Tip: Always Know the Exact Time Anywhere in the World
It is never more important to know the time than when you’re traveling. You have to make tight connections and arrange tours and transport.It can be hard trying to set and reset your watch for different time zones. I’ve tried buying a dual watch but that confused me even more and just meant that I now had two watches to… Read More
Über Adventures: Ten Toughest Countries to Visit
https://terrancetalkstravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Ten-Toughest-Countries-To-Visit.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS During today’s TERRANCE TALKS TRAVEL: Über Adventures “For Armchair Travelers & For Those Who Dare To Go!” I’ll be discussing the Ten Toughest Countries To Visit. What are these ten countries? The list is a bit surprising! What are their entry requirements? Why would I want to go? What… Read More
Ten Tipping Tips
Tipping is tricky. Do you still leave a good tip if the service was bad? Should it be 15% or more? Here’s what you need to know: 1. Tip calculations should be based on the pre-tax amount. 2. Give 15% in a modest restaurant. 3. Give 20% in an upscale restaurant. 4. Give extra if you feel you received special… Read More
Travel Tips
Sometimes little things can wreck havoc on travelers and it’s the little things we tend to overlook, isn’t it? 1. Check your passport. Is it up to date? Make sure it doesn’t expire within six months of your travel dates. All passports must be valid for six months after any international trip. You must have a passport or passport card… Read More
Last Minute Travel
Here are three sites that will help you make travel arrangements on the fly and save money too! 1. www.Airbnb.com (rentals) 2. www.Booking.com (hotels) 3. www.Lastminutetravel.com (everything) Bonus! www.GetGoing.com (only for the adventurous!)