Travel Tips

My wife and I are planning our next great adventure. When we do this we like to do a lot of research on the locations we want to go. This is what most people do. But, it is not the only type of research you should do.

Another type of research you should do is to make sure you know your rights with the airlines. Most people don't know about the airline 240 rule. Check out "10 Useful Secrets the Major Airline Don't Want You to Know". You'll learn about the 240 rule and much much more.

Something a lot of people don't check, especially when going to a more exotic location, is the HealthMap. This site will let you know if there are any disease outbreaks where you are planing to go. This way you can ensure you have any necessary shots, or maybe you might want to avoid it for now.

As to the common types of research on a trip, our favourite site for researching where we are thinking of staying is TripAdvisor. This is a site that has reviews of hotels, reviews of restaurants, and cheap flights by people that have actually been there. Not only have they been there, but they were probably just there yesterday, or last week. Places can change, and that nice review in the magazine may be several months or a year old. You also have no idea if there was any kick backs on the review. The TripAdvisor reviews are by ordinary people like you and I. But, like all sites like this, you should probably toss out the top and bottom results and see what the consensus is.