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A recent event in my family life has reminded me of how important it could one day be to have travel insurance.
Going on holiday is always very exciting. Plane tickets, preparing the car, getting the train pass, whichever it may be, we always are looking forward to the good times ahead.
But how many times, out of forgetfulness or downright cheapness do we say “Travel Insurance? What for? I won’t need it, I’ll be fine.” Well, that’s definetely not always the case. Luckily for us, the loved one in question did have travel insurance and only got sick on their return home and not abroad, that could have been a nightmare.
The person is getting better now but it didn’t start off that way, we ended up going to the ICU to visit and keep them company along with the rest of the family. In the ICU there was a couple who were on vacation here and the man had royally screwed himself up paragliding or something like that while on holiday. He lay there, in the ICU, all day, bored solid, waiting for visiting hours so that his girlfriend could come see him. He’s better now but you also get my drift.
So, don’t forget, don’t be cheap, save yourself the colossal hospital bill and get yourself the Travel Insurance, I don’t want to see you in the ICU next time. Please be careful.
May 20th, 2006
It’s always important to know what time it is. Opening times, meal times, check-in times, departure time, commuting times and of course beer time! Carry a good watch while running around to make sure you don’t miss out on anything important.
There’s a few resources on the web that’ll will help you find out the time difference for your destination with your home time. Links to some of these are listed below.
World Time Zone
The World Clock
World Time Server
Enjoy and make sure you are on time!
April 9th, 2006
We have two cats, both females. This post is about our cats giving the paw for a treat. Check out the cats giving paw video.
Anybody who says they hate cats and that they are useless don’t have a clue what they are talking about. Both our cats are clever, very clever. In fact I would go so far as to say cats are more intelligent than dogs.
One of our cats is pretty active, she’s a nervous little thing, but she is a clever little cat. She is able to open our bedroom door by jumping, pulling the handle down with her front paws and pushing the door with her back legs. That’s smart! But now we have to lock ourselves in our room so that she doesn’t come in at 3 in the morning with a mouse and wake us up!
She’s also obsessed with water. She watches me shave by jumping on the little table next to the basin. She showers with us by sitting on the edge of the bathtub and waiting for us to finish so that she can jump in and drink the water left in the tub. She also watches the hose as we water the garden.
Our other cat is the supermodel of cats. She’s lean, curvy, has beautiful hair and all the local males follow her around. Hey guys, she’s fixed!! She’s also bloody clever. When it’s cold, she makes her way to our room and snuggles up under the covers.
But what is really amazing, is them giving their paw for a treat. Seriously, check it out for yourself – cats giving paw video.
February 25th, 2006
It’s always nice to think about a cold beer while you’re running around some city or place. At the nearest bar, there should always be one waiting for you to give it a bit of attention or should I say, suck it back.
The beers really depend on where you are though. Some Brits like their Bitter, and it’s warm! Brazilians like’em ice cold. Frenchies like’em but in moderation unfortunately and South Africans love’em nice and chilled.
All in all, beer is good, damn good actually and tasting different ones from around the world is always fun. Tasting a few is even better. I always like to try and support the local beers ’cause I can always get a Heineken or Bud, or whatever the international beer available is, somewhere else.
There’s a pretty cool site on the web that rates beers from different countries. Check out Ratebeer.com The site is cool but I guess good beer means different things to different people eh?
I like lager and I’m having one right now! 🙂
February 17th, 2006
These days it’s pretty easy to get to your hard earned cash while abroad. Banks have made it so easy for you and why? Because they’ll charge you a nice fat service fee to do it. Which would you prefer? Carrying $500 worth of Brazilian Reals with you to Sao Paolo or taking a bit out at a time while there? Whether you change it at home into Reals or withdraw it from a local bank machine, you’ll probably end up paying roughly the same amount.
Credit Cards? They’ll take ’em pretty much anywhere except for more rural areas where cash is still king. The market penetration of Visa and Mastercard, to name the big boys, is nothing short of impressive. They’ll charge you too though, you’ll get a worse exchange rate but you know what? When you’re cruising down the boulevard in central Mexico City at 3 am with $500 dollars in your pocket, that’s your problem, at least with your credit card you can cancel it in a jiffy.
It’s really up to you what you do with your money but my opinion is to take a bit of local currency with you and use your cards to draw cash while away. Check with your home bank that they have agreements in place with the banking institutions where you’re going. Don’t forget though, there aren’t too many bank machines in the Himalayas, bring some cash so you can pay your Sherpa!
February 1st, 2006
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