Hot New Tips On Travel

I LOVE to travel, but I am always open to suggestions and new Ideas. Please feel free to post your travel tips on here as well. Planning your trip means everything! I have been on several trips around the world and the ones I took the most time planning were the most fun of all!! Get a map and start memorizing it! If its on land, or ship get the ships layout and where your cabin is . when you get on that ship, everyone will be following you because you know where the heck you are going! Be The HERO.

Only pack for carry on! you don't have to check anything or stand in big long lines! I have two small bags I put everything in. I also pack a light weight nylon bag for gifts and stuff I have bought to take back with me.

Wear slip on and off shoes when its time to get on the plane its nice and easy to take the shoes off and slip them back on when you are going through the security part. We went to Hawaii this May, I just wore flip flops and it worked great!

Many stores will ship your purchases directly to your house! This saves so much when it comes time to go home, you can also check with your hotel, have them mail it home for you too.

If you are going overseas, try and stick with a friend when walking around and look out for narrow dark alleyways. Stay with friends try not to go alone and keep your purse under your arm and put a rubber band on your wallet, so it cant "slip" out. Don't carry a lot of cash use your debit card. Never flash a lot of cash around. You will have a less likely chance of getting kidnapped or ransomed. Save the Rolex for a different vacation. Its not worth getting killed over. My husband owns one and there are times & vacations when he doesn't wear it.

Do not go to a high pressure time share presentation to save money. Our friends practically had a knife to their throat for not buying one. You do not want to get hooked up with one of those money suckers. We own one and almost owned two, trust me they are so not worth it.

Grab up the coupon books when you get into town. Its nice to get deals on dinner and drinks.

If you are having a special occasion let the hotel know, Call and talk to the manager. I negotiated a free weekend for our wedding in las Vegas! I guarantee you this tip has worked for me for years! You will get "perks". My husband and I received a free bottle of champagne on a flight for our wedding trip and one free night at a hotel in Vegas for our anniversary. For My birthday I received a free tour to the top of Diamond Head with a purchase of a snorkeling trip. Many businesses like to help make your vacation special so you will come back again. What have you got to loose?

HOT TIP: Volunteer vacations are Hot right now and prices are great! Exploration Vacations ; Gold panning in the wild west, Alaska, National parks Grand Canyon, River rafting, Yucatan, Crater Lake, Oregon, Arizona & Area 51. At student city.com you can earn a free trip, if you put together a a group of 16 people! 

My Suggestion: Travel to Cottage Grove, Oregon. A great place to stay is at the Village Green. Then check out the Bohemia Mining Museum and visit the famous King Estates Winery. http://www.kingestate.com/

and http://www.villagegreenresortandgardens.com/ There are a bunch of old miners that will take you to their claim and let you pan, for a small fee. Call me when you get into town and ill show you around!