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Itineraries planning, the method

Writer and editor: Yair Bar-Zohar

Date: 17.06.04

Introduction

A trip could be an unforgettable and exciting experience. For the success of the trip, hikers and vacationers tend to bother about all of the many and important details.     A trip is not a distance or a v mark contest. A trip is not measured by how much you managed to see, but by how much you managed to absorb, understand and to have fun. Therefore, take your time and walk leisurely, try to see and meet the local residents, and to learn about their culture and customs.

Not once during the trip abroad, you run into unexpected problems, due to lack of experience and information, like differences in hours, pickpockets and crime areas, weather, as well as budget issues and much more.

In order to avoid malfunctions and aggravation, you should prepare yourself some questions towards the trip, which through them you will be aware of your motivation, wills, capabilities or limits before you hit the road. The awareness to these details will allow you to enjoy the trip and make the best out of it.

Examples for questions: Would I like to travel with or without a guide?

Would I like to travel alone, with my family or friends?

Would I like to make a short or a long trip?

Planning the trip

When you decide to go on a trip, it’s recommended to start planning a few months ahead, in order to avoid bumping into problems (place is closed, tickets have sold out, highways or roads closed, etc). You should browse guide books, the different trip websites and your destination’s website. we advise you to buy a good and detailed map, where main and sideway roads appear.

To plan the trip from one place to another better and more accurate, you should use websites where you can get the road map, the number of kilometers, journey time, and the shortest and fastest way reaching the desired location. Please notice whether the information about the distance is in kilometer or miles. If the information is in miles, convert it to kilometers and then continue planning the trip.

There is the possibility to address the foreign country’s embassy offices, and get some information and maps about the wanted sites there. You may also enter the tourist offices where you want to visit, email them, and get free information brochures about the locations. Another way of getting additional information is by talking to friends that have already been in those places.

Make a table and write in it: the destinations you want to visit, the date and day of the week, the transportation means if you use them, the accommodations, what you do each day, the organized tours or car rental, the cities, hotels and their level, and some description of the sites and places you visit.

The trip’s offer that you get is only a recommendation, and it’s fully adjustable due to variable situations. Therefore, feed the trip’s program with secondary destinations so you won’t stuck and start searching other places and sites when you’re there.

You need to coordinate the different takeoffs and landings dates with your trip’s plan. It’s recommended to add the flight’s number, in which terminal the takeoff and the landing is, the time of the takeoff and the landing, and the waiting time between flights. Pay attention to the date of the flight.

After you have formulated the plan for the trip, you may forward it to your friends and forum’s websites for consulting. This is very acceptable, and you could get ideas that you haven’t even thought about.

Budget

During your plan, please consider the budget issue, which is an important and vital component to the trip. You should think about the profitability about renting a car:  small car or a big one, gasoline car or a diesel one (each one with a different price), rent a car for a week or less (not once renting a car for a period of over a week is worth better renting one for 5-6 days). In extreme conditions, you can check the possibility of purchasing a car and selling it at the end of the trip.

Food and its accessories: the cost of a personal food pack against a family one.

Accommodation: the price of a hotel against a B&B.

Insurance: health insurance, luggage insurance, car insurance.

You need to remember that the credit card only gives you partial insurance, and that you should compare the different insurance specifications. Check the possibility to make market survey between several agents, formulate the desirable trip with the dates and locations, and give the agents the franchise system in order to get prices offers for your plan.

Trip’s budget components: fuel, parking, toll roads, vehicle fines, entrance prices to the different sites (museums, amusement parks, theaters, shows, etc – check if it’s possible to purchase a combined ticket to several sites in town), accommodation, daily budget (shopping, self cooking, restaurants), money for personal shopping

Trip’s destination

Choosing your trip’s destination is a function of personal preferences. Make a list ahead with places and destinations you would like to visit, and rate the primary and secondary locations, in case the primary site will be closed or if you have free time. Plan the route of your arrival. Don’t compromise on the places, only the arrival ways.

It’s recommended to buy a map with a good scale (for countries -1:150,000 , for cities – 1:15,000) which contains all of the sites, locations and areas you want to visit. Pay attention to the last date the map got updated. It’s very important to check that main and sideway road numbers are noted, and learn the map’s legend.

Trip’s duration and date

The trip’s duration is a function of its destination. On the one half the time is a personal consideration of each, but on the other half the ticket’s price is no different if you travel for one day or more, so you would better plan the trip for a week minimum.

The minimal traveling time to Australia and New-Zealand is about 4 weeks, to the United States and the Far East is about 3 weeks, and to Europe is about 2 weeks. Within this time you can catch many locations, and not feel that you get tired from it.

We advocate you to have enough time for calendar flexibility, so you can enjoy nice locations and sites that are not written in the books you have read.

For travelers that are limited by the date of the trip’s takeoff, it’s better to determine the date of the trip according to your job. For example, the second half of May or September is a good date for teachers to travel, since the weather is good and there are not many tourists.

Trip’s type

There are different types of trips: star, circle or line trip. The type of the trip will be determined by your personal need, the flight’s price, the car, accommodation, and by the participants in the trip. If you are traveling with adults or children, it’s better to travel in the star type, where you sleep at the same place for the entire trip, it saves searching for accommodations, packing and unpacking luggage every time, and allows you to obtain and keep food in the room, do laundry, rest, and to keep walk till the late hours of the day. On the other hand, when you travel in a circle or a link type, you save time on traveling back and forth, fuel, and allows to reach more distant places.

Route’s planning

When you plan your daily route, you need to consider to not load too much on the first day of the trip. Everything depends on the time of the landing and the time you get your rented car, but just in case, it’s better to get to your destination in that day and walk near it, learn and meet the environment, and by so allowing yourself to get some rest from the flight and all the preparation.

Even on the last day of your trip, you shouldn’t make long routes, but again, it all depends on the time of the takeoff. You need to get back to the airport several hours earlier, according to the distance from your whereabouts, to avoid unpleasantness being late for the flight due to unexpected problems, just as traffic.

At the beginning of the trip, start with the most important and significant sites in the area. At the other days, it’s best to balance the trip in terms of content, traveling times, entertainment sites, to diversify and not to return the same subject every day.

It’s worthwhile to check for dates of events, rest, and festivals in your area.  Try avoiding traveling in especially popular sites during the local holidays and student’s vacations, since most of the locals go out to these locations in the masses, the roads are jammed, the hotels are full and expensive, and the tourist sites are bombed.

Try to find out if there are integrated or discounts tickets to where you’re going. In each site you need to ask if you could buy integrated, family, students, retired tickets or organization’s tickets owners just as AAA.

Accommodation

Accommodation is a very important element in the success of the trip, both in terms of rest, and in terms of optimal utilization of the duration of the trip. You need to take in account that the date of the trip won’t be in the vacation season, won’t be in a very popular location, and won’t it be in a period when festivals or conferences take place in the area, because the prices are enormously expensive and vacancy could become a problem. If everything is fine, there is no problem in finding somewhere to rest by the end of the day.

Today, in the internet era, it’s very recommended to reserve a place ahead by

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Indonesia Magazine Presents Vietnam as a Luxury Destination to Elite Travelers.

The Indonesian “Travel Trend” has carried an article entitled “Vietnam Classic Tour 9 days,” highlighting the Vietnam country’s culture, heritages, and luxury tourism potential.

The magazine said the Luxury Travel Company www.luxurytravelvietnam.com is Vietnam’s first luxury tour company and full travel service agency. Luxury Travel is experienced in providing special services and unique tourism products to luxury global travelers including this Vietnam Classic Tour 9 days.

With its powdery beaches, mountains, rare wildlife, French-inspired cuisine and world-class cultural sites, Viet Nam could be the next top-drawer destination in Asia, on a par with Phuket in Thailand or the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

Start in charming Hanoi, Vietnam’s artistic and intellectual capital. Explore the fascinating Old Quarter and its hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquer ware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils, ceremonial objects and more. Walk around Hoan Kiem Lake, ride a cyclo to dinner, and watch a performance of at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater.

Full day city tour Hanoi. Enjoy people watching at stylish cafes. Shop for impressive modern art in the city’s many galleries. Also visit Hanoi’s main cultural attractions, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his House on Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum and the Temple of Literature. Dine in French colonial villas converted into upscale gourmet restaurants.

Next, guests board for an overnight cruise on a junk in Halong Bay, where thousands of limestone rock sculptures jut dramatically from the sea and numerous grottoes have created an ephemeral, fantastic landscape.

Next, fly to Hue, the former Imperial capital that is a quiet city renowned for the magnificent architecture of its citadel, palaces, royal tombs, pagodas and temples, built under the Nguyen dynasty on the banks of the Perfume River.

Drive to Danang and stay several days at the beachfront Furama Resort. Nearby, see ancient sculpture in the Cham Museum or My Son, and tour Buddhist cave temples in the Marble Mountains. Visit atmospheric Hoi An a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site and riverfront port town crammed with historic homes, tiny museums, cafes, and bustling silk and fish markets.

Fly from Danang to HCMC (formerly Saigon), the country’s commercial center and home to a growing number of upscale restaurants and shops. Visit Chinatown, the Thien Hau Pagoda, the Reunification Palace, the Opera House and Hotel de Ville. If desired, also visit the powerful War Remnants Museum. Explore colorful outdoor markets and Dong Khoi Street, the city’s most upscale shopping boulevard with boutiques selling clothes and accessories by new Vietnamese designers, hill tribe crafts, high quality linens and housewares.

Take a day trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels and watch an unusual, eclectic religious ceremony at the main temple of Cao Dai, a unique fusion of world religions alternatively, spend the day cruising the narrow canals of the Mekong Delta.

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The paper continued to say that while Vietnam remains popular with backpackers, it is now attracting a more affluent class of travelers with special interests: helicopter tour, restaurant reservations, meetings with artists, cooking instructors and designers, shopping recommendations, spa reservations, tours with special-interest lecturers, and exclusive access to local activities and cultural events.

People are coming to Vietnam to do business and returning to take vacations. In addition to the natural and cultural attractions, Vietnam has a deserved reputation for safety and political stability.

Luxury travelers in Indonesia find conveniences coming to Vietnam without visa and a short flight ride and they eye for near by destination in the financial crisis. Vietnam is an excellent destination near by destination in the South East Asia and travelers can book online at www.luxurytravelvietnam.com .

Undoubtedly one of the highlights of any trip to Indonesia is the food. You will enjoy a culinary journey when you incorporate the exotic dining experiences that Indonesia can offer you when you plan your next trip. And there is no need to worry about health concerns either as the food is prepared in hygienic conditions at most places as long as you use a bit of common sense. Naturally, you should always have the best travel insurance you can afford to take care of life’s little uncertainties.

In a country with a population of over 200 million there are obviously a huge number of eating experiences that you could enjoy. So it is extremely difficult to narrow down a list of restaurants all meals that you should include in your itinerary. Nevertheless there are at least five things you should experience when it comes to the cuisine of Indonesia.

Satay. The Satay is probably the best-known Indonesian dish in the world, but one variation that may have escaped your attention is Satay Ponorgo. This is an East Java dish originating in the town of Ponorgo and is made from marinated chicken meat served with a sauce made from peanuts and chilli. This dish is unique however in that each skewer contains a whole chicken’s meat, not just a few slices, so it is a rather filling dish! This is a traditional recipe calls for it to be marinated in its special sauce for long periods of time before cooking. It is traditionally cooked in a specially designed earthenware pot roasted over hot coals. Read the rest of this entry »

The Airline industry has elevated the demand for cheap flights and bargain airfares for international fliers. Inconsistent flight rates and rising competition has increased the supply of cheap flight tickets. It’s a stressful experience to realise that the person sitting next to you has paid less than you for the same cabin class & the journey. Airfares have decreased dramatically in recent years. It’s easier nowadays than ever before to book cheap flight tickets to attend an international conference or to go for a unique holiday expedition.

However, to get the cheapest airfare isn’t always that easy, as hunting for cheap tickets and low cost airlines is a top priority for many travelers. The trans Pacific routes such as flights to London, flights to New York are the busiest air traffic routes in the world with thousands of fliers searching for cheap flights every day. To the relief of travelers, the growth in Internet technology and availability of a huge range of online booking and comparison websites/portals booking has made getting a cheap flight ticket quicker, faster and simpler than ever before.

To get cheap flight ticket through the Internet, planning is the key as most of the airlines offer discounted tickets for early flight booking. Planning to fly on weekdays and/or off-season is another effective way to get best deal possible. Although flights during holidays and festivals are always more expensive keeping your travel plan a bit flexible helps to save money. Another proven technique to get tickets at bargain prices is to avoid direct flights to your destination and to travel by choosing a stopover flight. Planning one step ahead and booking a return flight will always give you a best deal for your flight ticket. Try not to go for last minute cheap flight deals. Also, don’t forget to check for discounts available for frequent fliers, students or senior citizens. Be careful because what looks cheaper isn’t always cheaper. Check out for all type of hidden costs, service charges and luggage costs to ensure you are getting the best deal ever.

The Republic of Macedonia as a landlocked country borders with Serbia and Kosovo to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west. Capital of the country and in the same time the biggest city with more than 600.000 inhabitants is Skopje. Other bigger cities that you can easily reach with your Rent a Car are Bitola, Kumanovo, Prilep, Tetovo, Ohrid, Veles, Stip, Kočani, Gostivar and Strumica. With its 50 lakes and sixteen mountains higher than 2,000 meters (6,550 ft) including other large abundance of natural and cultural attractions, Macedonia is an attractive tourist destination for visitors. Republic of Macedonia is a member of the UN and the Council of Europe and since December 2005 when becomes a candidate for joining the European Union, the country intensively strives for its EU and NATO integrations.

If you reach Macedonia by plane, you will land at Alexander the Great Airport which is located on a 20 km distance from the capital city of Skopje. There is no a bus or train connection to Skopje, so the only option is the still unregulated taxi transportation with unlicensed taxi companies which can cost you a fortune, or the better solution to pick up a rent a car from a well maintained car fleet of Optimus Rent a Car and be free and comfortable in your movement. The car can cost you around 30 eur a day depending of the number of days you are about to use it. You will easily reach E75 international motor road and will enter Skopje from its East side. If looking for an accommodation, very close to the east entrance, 2-3 km, there is a 4 star Continental hotel with average room prices around 50 EUR per night and good food. If you want to be closer to the downtown city, there is a Holiday Inn, Hotel Center, Best Western Hotel, Stone Bridge Hotel, Arka hotel, luxurious Alexeander Palace Hotel and many other smaller private hotels with very good service and cuisine. Read the rest of this entry »

Car and steering wheels are two inseparable stuffs. The steering wheels is one of the most important part of the cars that controls the wheels movements thus functions to determine the safety and comfort for the driver and passengers. Therefore, the steering wheels type is one of the most overseen parts after the engine. It then determines the customers’ favorability to buy the vehicle based on the quality of its components, and also its design.

Steering wheels can also be modified to meet the driver standard of comfort and safety driving. It is also often modified to meet the driver’s needs of certain car steering wheel style. If you want to replace your old steering wheel with the new one, Carid.com is your best destination. The website is the leading online store for car accessories where they only stock the best quality as their collections to supply the customers’ need.

You can click on the particular car brand on the list displayed to find the suitable steering wheels that fits your car. You can also find other car accessories to fulfill your needs in modifying your vehicle with the supreme quality of car accessories and parts. The website is also supported by genuine security software to ensure your convenience and security during online data transfer.

Comprised of seventeen thousand islands, Indonesia is a sure smorgasbord surprise. Wide-eyed guests could simply marvel at the wondrous beauty before their eyes but have to settle for a few courses in order to enjoy each trip to the largest archipelago of the world.

Here is a sampling of the extensively diverse Indonesian travel menu.

Sumatra

Sitting on the equator, Indonesia’s largest province is covered with tropical rainforests which is home to a rich collection of flora and fauna ecosystem. The island boasts of several reservation areas including Mount Leuser National Park, home of the endangered Sumatra Orang-utan and Berbak Wildlife Reserve which accommodates the largest tiger population in Indonesia.

Bali

Its serene panorama, both on land and underwater, simply fills the senses with the beauty of nature and the wonders it offers to man. Aside from the breathtaking beaches, Bali also takes pride of Bali Barat National park, home of a number of bird species declared as among the rarest and most beautiful in the world.

Borobudur Temple

Located on a hilltop in Central Java, Borobudur Temple is one of the world’s most celebrated Buddhist temples. Dated back to the 9th century A.D., the temple was discovered in 1984 under thick forest foliage. After a successful restoration, the temple showed panels carved in stone that tells of the life of Buddha and the tenets of Buddhism.

Komodo National Park

By the name alone, it obviously is world-famous Komodo dragon’s only home on earth. It is one of the oldest and rarest reptile specie that has survived several earth eras. The largest reptile, growing up to three meters or more, is actually a monitor lizard that hunts and scavenges around the barren lands of Komodo Island.

Bromo-Tengger National Park

Bromo-Tenger was already a buzzling community long before the concept of Indonesia was conceived. It is located in Mount Semeru where thousands of Hindus flock for annual pilgrimage in honor of the god that looks after the mystical place which is composed of volcanoes covered by thick forests. Most of these volcanoes are still active lead by the notorious Semeru volcano that records an eruption every eight minutes.

Bunaken Marine Park

With marine biodiversity comparable to the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, Bunaken Marine Park is a heavenly refuge for avid divers and snorkelers. Both amateur and pro underwater explorers will surely be mesmerized by the rich collection of colorful corals and reefs that are homes to an equally rich assembly of fish and marine animal species.

Renting in Delhi has become an easy affair now a day. There are hordes of car renting companies in Delhi. They are ready to rent cars to clients at great ease. They do not put them in trouble of so many paper documentations tasks. They will just ask for your identity proof and rent you car. Rental car has become a comfortable means of transportation. Earlier the service was started for tourism purpose but today it is helpful in daily commutation also. Especially in metropolitan Delhi, it has become transportation life to the people. It let you have total freedom to organize your journey. You have command and control on your moving plan. As there are many car renting agencies in Delhi, you can easily allot a car for your need.

Before some years, there was monopoly in the car renting business as there were very few such companies. They used to levy heavy charges for the services. But now a day there is tough competition in the market to avail services at minimum rate to attract customers. Car rental Delhi is at stagnant position. Almost all renting agencies charges equally. So, you can easily hire a car in Delhi without wasting so much time in rate comparison.

Generally, they charge between Rs. 7 per/km to Rs. 12 per/km. apart from this charged fixed rental that depend on the car you hire. There are fleets of cars like luxury cars, economy car, premier car, standard car, Volvo car, tempo traveler, etc. If you hire an economic car like Alto, Tata Indigo, Tata Indica, Santro, Omini, etc you will have to pay small amount as rental but as the cost of car increase the rental charge will increase. Rental charge also depend on AC car and Non-AC car and other accessories like baby seater, music player, heat blower, cushion, charging points, etc. You have full freedom to avail facility that you need and accordingly you will be charged. You will not encounter problem in selecting a car. It is really easy to get a Car Rental in Delhi. after understanding your needs and requirement. You have wide ranges of options to select from.

Some facts you must keep in mind before hiring a rental car in this metro city. You must hire car from a registered and reputed agency. As there are many companies involved in Car Hire in Delhi. so some of them may not be registered and can put you in trouble. So, hire a registered company for safe and easy travel in Delhi.

Limousines provide the opportunity to travel in style. Though most of us won’t be afford to own one, there are many cheap limo services offering SFO airport transportation services so that anyone can rent a luxurious limousine. Nowadays, limousines are not only used by business people but also youngsters and that makes the customer base for the limo services very big. As there is more demand for cheap limo services, more and more companies are offering limousines for renting and that can make hectic the task of selecting the right one for the user. When selecting a limo service, one has to keep in mind these considerations.

The first thing you have to do to find your local SJC Airport limo transportation service provider is to look for local directories. These days, online directories provide the highest convenience and they are always accessible and periodically updated. You can type “Cheap limo services” or “SJC airport limo transportation” or “SFO airport transportation” “OAK airport limo transportation” etc in the search field to get search results. Make a list of ten SFO airport transportation or OAK airport limo transportation service providers and their phone numbers. Almost all of them have a website. Go through their websites to know about their fleet, services and packages. By this time you will have an idea about the cheap limo service providers.

There are two things to consider when looking for a SFO airport transportation service provider – quality and price. Though one can be mislead by the price, you have to do a thorough online research about the company and its services. There are many reviews available on the internet about companies. You can also check with your friends and relatives who have already used SFO airport transportation services. If you want to escort your business executive, find a better balance between price and quality. If you want to use limo services for marriages, birthdays and prom, price is mostly going to be the determining factor. But it is always better to find out about the quality of the cheapest SJC airport limo transportation service provider.

Usually, you will have to book your limo a few days in advance so that they are aware of the date and that you don’t have to be in a hurry in the last minute. As you want your occasion to be the most pleasurable, follow these simple tips to find the right SFO Airport transportation service provider.

 

During the time of economic down turn, everything has become expensive. You cannot think of getting anything for cheap. Traveling is not an exception. Many of us want to take a break from our busy schedules and enjoy a vacation in a tourist destination. But when we think of high airfares we drop the idea of traveling to far off places. However, the growing popularity to visit tourist destinations all over the world has led to a cut throat competition among the many airlines that offer cheap flight deals. Some of the following tips discussed below will help you to save your money and book a cheap flight.

Book Tickets in Advance

If you have thought to visit a tourist destination anywhere in the world, you have to book cheap flight tickets well in advance to get the best airfare deals. Many online travel services companies offer cheap flight deals if the journey is planned in at least twenty days before.

Go for a Round Trip

Almost all airlines offer cheap airfare on round trips. So you have to plan exactly how many days you want to spend in a tourist spot. In order to get cheap flight deals you have to book your return ticket at the time of first booking.

Conduct a Research

You have to conduct a research in the internet and find out which travel services company offers cheap airfare and cheap flight deals. There are many travel sites that claim to offer cheap flight deals. It is quite obvious that you may get perplexed and get confused of which site to count on. But if you read the reviews, blogs and compare the prices and other offer packs associated with cheap flight deals you will be in a position to choose best airfare deals.

Fly in Off Season

Many airlines offer cheap flight deals in an off season. If you plan a trip to visit a particular tourist destination, you can choose to fly at an off season. This will reduce your expenditure to 30%. You will be able to book a cheap flight in such off season.

Traveling at Odd Times

Many flights slash the prices at early morning or late nights. If you are ready to travel at odd times you can get cheap airfare tickets. The regular day flights are costlier than the odd time flights. Therefore, to get best airfare you can choose to fly at an odd time cheap flight.

Avail Special Offers

Online travel services companies offer special deals on certain days. You have to be vigilant enough to find out such deals. Make a thorough search in the internet and find out which company offers cheap airfare to book a cheap flight.

There is no golden rule for finding cheap flight deals. It is pure common sense. Airlines and travel services companies offer cheap airfare when there is less demand of cheap flight tickets or we can say when travelers travel less. The tips discussed may seem to be absurd as most of them suggest you to travel in an off season or at an odd time of the day. However, if you want to save your money on traveling, you must follow them.