The process of bargaining for car rental thus results into a comfortable and pleasurable experience after paying considerable attention on some relevant points for booking a car on rent. However, above all the necessary points of caution for hiring a car, the one that should have utmost priority on your list ought to be car rental agreement.

Before driving away with car one should be dead sure about all the information contained in the signed agreement. Any confused clause lacking in clarity can bring about puzzled situation or legal complication before you. You should ponder over each and every point like what you would be charged for returning the car late by five hours or with a scratch.

After reading car rental agreement when you would arrive at the check out counter of renting agency to receive keys of the car you may confronted with question, whether you have opted for car rental agency’s insurance policy or not. At this, immediately not jump for denial, instead think over and review policy whether you may meet with an accident or get car damage when driving it on the travel.

Despite the fact don’t go singing up car rental agency’s insurance policy as the counter clerk ask you for the policy instead check out the options under your own vehicle’s car rental insurance whether it covers insurance on rental cars. It is good to have coverage on rental cars with your current insurance provider. If you are paying bill for bargaining car rental by credit card, then you can verify it from the credit card company about the provision of facilitating car insurance on rented car. Many of them provide this facility as soon as a car is rented on their credit card.

Unfortunately, if you don’t have car rental from any of these resources then you can think about buying it from car rental agency. More you need to be cautious while driving; otherwise, you may have to pay not only for damaged car but for the period a car is left at repairing shop.

Apart from car rental insurance other thing which can irritate you while paying bill for the car rental are hidden fees and charges. Tax is another thing and you being a citizen can’t refrain yourself from this responsibility. So to avoid any complication, just start planning for this situation from the moment you have decided to pick a car on rent.

You are charged for the gas in two ways, in the first method an agency charges flat fee for gas, in the second scheme a car renting agency expect you to return the car filled with Gas. Therefore, it is always expected from you to return the car filled with gas as car renting agencies always charge more from you in comparison to gas station nearest to you. In case driver of the car is below the age of 25 then a car rental agency charges additional fee. Even denial to this driver too results in extra burden as care rental agency would charge for other driver. 

It is always good to carry a map with you when in an unknown city, and Berlin is no exception. But what maps should you get and where?

What’s special about Berlin is that if you know how to make good use of it’s public transportation and have a suitable map, you can easily get anywhere you want.

Berlin’s public transportation system includes two sophisticated train systems (U-Bahn and S-Bahn), many bus lines, and the Tram trains. No single map can show all relevant information about these, but a good map with the basic routes will usually be enough for a traveler.

There are tons of maps available, usually with streets on one side and the transportation system route on the other. You’d find them in books and travel guides, and in various shops and tourist information agencies. Some of the more decent maps are actually given for free, like those offered by the BVG service centers (BVG is the main operator of city transportation).

It’s better to find a good map of the city and mark the places you want to visit prior to your trip.

BVG offer an interactive map, which can be partially downloaded as a PDF file from here.

On my blog, Berlin O Philia, I offer a few other useful links to maps and other Berlin related resources.

Often we desire for a welcome break from the hustles and bustles of a crowded city life and we decide to plan a vacation tour. For us, the gay people, there remains a wide range of travel options and the trip plans that are tailored in such a way that these trips provide complete refreshment. It is necessary to select a trip properly as a wrong selection can be a waste of hard earned money. Checking out the dates of the vacation departure and return, and trip description is necessary while selecting a gay or any travel package. Gay travel packages can be wonderful and exciting experiences. These travel or vacation packages include exciting participation events like biking, cowboy tours, boat rides and other events.
Before a trip, it is always a good idea for us, the gay people to locate a gay friendly hotel. Most of the gay travel providers offer alluring hotels but checking often helps. There are plenty of travel agencies that offer online trip finders and these often help to find the alluring gay travel packages. The free online newsletters also can be helpful as they provide regular updates regarding the various gay tours offered. It is always best to go with reputed gay and lesbian travel agencies, and the reputed travel agencies are usually members of International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association.
Accommodation during a travel is an important thing and it is prudent to check the type of the accommodation provided. Many of the hotels and gay lesbian cruises offer wonderful themed rooms such as romantic antique-filled rooms along with spacious common areas. Enjoying such a room with a partner by sitting beside the fire place and/or a heated swimming pool is a wonderful magical experience. Again while booking a cruise, it is necessary to check whether the indoor and outdoor spas are offered or not. We as lesbian and gay couples enjoy to experience the seasonal events such as hiking trails with the spectacular fall colors, or winter skiing. During the spring time it is enjoyable to be hike the lush mountains. As the trips are ideally rejuvenating, demands of these trips are growing daily.
Before the trip, it is necessary that each and every of us should to check have a proper passport and valid visa. In many of the ports and airports, visas are checked and in most cases it is not allowed to board international cruises or flights without a valid visa. Gay travel and the lesbian trip advisor’s have all the details, and for this reason it is advised to consult with them while planning your next vacation, holiday or vacation tour.
The online resources provide invaluable information and details about the latest gay and lesbian travel packages. The range of the gay and lesbian packages can vary and the online budget estimators can be used to provide insight regarding the expenses of a trip. At various websites, the listings of different destinations and accommodation details are available. Before the trip, with a few clicks of a mouse, it is possible to know more about the possible destinations to visit.Information and knowledge about the different gay bars, restaurants and points of interest of specific cities, can be extremely valuable.

What image springs to mind when you think of the word ‘holiday’?

• Sun-kissed beaches in exotic locations?
• A romantic weekend in a historic European city?
• A weekend camping in picturesque woodlands?

Whatever your preference, there are a wide range of destinations and activities available for all ages – whether it’s a quiet little bed and breakfast or a bustling holiday park.

But with the credit crunch putting a squeeze on our financial resources, many of us will most likely be putting the thought of jetting off on our holidays to the back of our minds. However, whilst you might not be able to afford to travel to exotic locations on the other side of the world, there’s still plenty of destinations in the UK to explore and enjoy.

As a result of the credit crunch, many are now looking locally with regards to their holiday plans. With increases in the cost of air travel in recent times causing many to think of alternatives to travelling abroad.

Tourism in the UK was usually dependent on visitors from outside the UK, with many tourists flocking to cities such as London and Edinburgh to discover more about the rich cultural history of Britain. There are a wide variety of attractions around the UK that can make for a relaxing holiday, and offer a welcome alternative to package holidays and expensive air travel:

• Holiday parks – usually located in coastal regions, popular with families due to the multitude of activities and entertainment on offer. Many of these will also offer late deals towards the end of the season, so it’s never too late to enjoy a holiday for the whole family.
• Activity holidays – popular with those seeking an adrenaline rush during their trips. Activities can vary depending on location, with some offering accommodation as part of package holidays.
• Historical tours – allows you to explore cities that are steeped in history, many will offer open-topped buses with an audio guide, allowing you the chance to sit back and relax whilst you explore the city on your doorstep.
• Stay local – research local attractions and events in your area in order to save money. If you want to keep the children entertained, consider a visit to a local zoo or other attractions closer to home.
• When researching local attractions it can be worth picking up a few leaflets on local events from the supermarket and checking out the local paper in order to find an attraction to visit. You never know, you might just end up finding a hidden gem in your local area

By doing a little research into your local area during the planning of your holiday, you can uncover some local destinations that are fun for the whole family.

If you plan to visit Walt Disney World you can save money if you get discount Disney tickets. Theme parks like Disney always look for ways to offer discounted tickets to attract more customers and people looking to vacation at Disney World want ways to stretch their vacation dollars. When you get discounted Disney tickets it’s a win-win situation. Disney gets more customers and you save money. I’ll tell you how to get discount Disney tickets and save money in this article.

Start by asking family and friends that have gone to Disney World if they know of any special offers for discount tickets. There’s a lot of marketing of discounted Disney tickets in and around Orlando. Your friends or family may have brought back information packets with information about ticket prices. These packets often contain special incentive offers to purchase tickets. Travel agents can be another good source for discounted Disney tickets. They’ve already done the math. They’re familiar with many of the special programs and incentives. The only downside to travel agents is their commission. They book a lot of travelers so their commission might not be as bad as it sounds. Everybody has to eat, right?

Some employer benefits packages offer discounted Disney World tickets to their employees. Ask your human resources personnel if your company has a program like this. Your family and friends may be able to do the same with their company. If so, allow them to purchase the tickets for you.

Call Disney World and ask about any special offers on ticket prices. Ask a lot of questions. Try calling several times to see if you can find a better offer. If you accept an offer, continue to call and ask about discounts. You may find a better offer than the one you accepted. If so, ask if you can cancel the offer you accepted and then re-book the better offer. You can contact Disney World by calling 1 (407) 939-7675. If you belong to certain groups or organizations, you may be able to get discounted Disney World tickets through your group. Disney World may offer special ticket prices to seniors, US military personnel, law enforcement and others.

Finding a general travel tip does not have to be difficult, as long as you know where the right places are to look. There are a few different resources that are available to you and which you can really take advantage of when it comes to the planning of your trip, and even the smallest vacation travel tip is going to be to your advantage.

Now if you are looking to find a general travel tip, one of the best places to start is on the Internet. When you look online you can pretty much find everything imaginable. The Internet is an amazing resource, one that you should take advantage of when you are looking for a general travel tip.

Tips

When it comes to a general travel tip, one of the best is to double check your list. You want to make sure that you have a list and then mark everything off the list as you pack. This is important so that you can make sure that you have everything that you need and make sure that you are not going to forget anything.

This is important because the worst thing that could happen is for you to get all the way to your destination only to realize that you have left something at home. You also want to make sure that you choose the right destination to travel to, and this is probably the most difficult step of all.

Planning your accommodations is also going to be important on your travels. The Internet is a great resource to use here, and you want to do some comparisons between different hotels and other lodgings in order to choose the one that is going to be right for you. There are lots of different options out there, and you just want to make sure that you are going to get all the amenities that you need.

You are also going to need to be aware of the details, so for instance if you have pets that you are bringing along you need to make sure that your accommodations allow for pets to stay with them. As you can see, finding a general travel tip is never hard to find, and with the resources mentioned here you can do it very easily. If you want even more help, talk to a travel agent, who is a professional in this area and who is going to be able to offer you all the information that you want.

The Stazzo gallurese is a typical building of the Gallura countryside, surrounded by Tanche (fields), closed by a stone wall, the Stazzo was a completely self-sufficient old fashioned farmhouse: every activity was to maintain the family, nothing was left to chance, they produced everything needed to live. The term stazzo derives from the Latin “Statio, that is a place where you can stop, stay; a place, that presupposes the previous long and tiring journeys in search of good pasture for animals. We find this kind of stable accommodation in Gallura, from about 1500, it appears at the end of the feudal period and the feud certainly inspired it in work and management of resources. It was frequently built on a hill, to dominate the land, and on the front was well cared “lu Pastrucciali” (the square), place of arrival, departure and storage for horses. The wall outside the Stazzo was organized for the temporary stationing of the horses, with a long granite bench above which were some iron rings to tie the horse in waiting. A little further along was a courtyard, with the garden for fresh vegetables. There were usually many plants of almond, peach, fig trees, whose fruits were dried and used for food. Nearby there was generally a big well to draw the water. There was also the vineyard and garden. There was also a room called “Camasinu”, to save the cheese and wine. In some cases, the same room was used to prepare cheese and butter: there was a fire in the middle of the room for this. In some stazzi, like ours in laglientu.com, are still visible traces of this operation: the old wooden beams of juniper were blackened by smoke during the years of fire burning. The women of the family took care of the children, the organic vegetable and poultry, the economic management of the house, while the men were working to the most demanding tasks. In the first years of 1900, there were, in Gallura region, more than six thousand stazzi, scattered in the countryside, and these farms were frequently visited by roving, “li Stragni”, which in Stazzi still found shelter and warm food for many days and returned the hospitality to the hosts doing small jobs, or simply telling stories of other places around the hearth. That’s why in Sardinia B&B and agriturismo or turismorurale B&B are so traditional. From the middle of 1900, people began to move to the cities and industries of the italian peninsula: the Gallura countryside was abandoned and the Stazzi remained closed for a long time. Ours was saved and living as we still leave here. Stazzo Bonacossa  was built at the end of the 1600 century and inhabited by the same family, although restored and expanded, it still however, retains the spirit of the true Gallura, its secrets, joys and sorrows of those who lived there. Antonella Bonacossa and her family continue to live there with a big passion for the traditions and respect in the past. People “la jenti” Bonacossa appeared in Sardinia at the end of 1600, we found written traces by the Bishop’s Curia of Tempio, from which the Loiri area depended at that time. The births and deaths of all this area were also recorded in Tempio until the middle of last century, when even small municipalities acquired the Registry. Bonacossa came with high probability from Corsica, as many of the families in Gallura did, probably driven by political or social issues. Bonacossa  settled in the Gallura – region buying up the land over the centuries that is currently held. They were always breeders of wild cattle, an activity that needed a lot of land for pastures. Stazzo Bonacossa was the first home of the family and still retains all characteristics of the original Stazzo Gallurese, the elongated structure with local granite in the three-room classic, the complicated system of juniper original beams, the old wood-burning oven, built with dry clay bricks, the bench for the horses, and the niches for the preservation of food. The Bonacossa always pass the names of its firstborn sons, so that Pietro to Raimondo to Pietro till nowadays. Take a tour on our website turismorurale.org to discover the Sardinia Island traditions!

At this stage you might have already decided that Cuba is the destination that you want to visit for your next holiday but you probably need some guidance on how to make a booking. This might seem a little bit trivial but it is definitely not the case when it comes to organizing holidays to Cuba.

The fact that Cuba is such a mystical and increasingly popular destination, presents tour operators with a real problem. Cuba is not a last minute destination, at least not if you are planning to go in the so called high season.

High season in Cuba, comprises Easter period and the summer months of July and August, particularly popular for families traveling with children. November, late December, January, February and March are extremely well-liked months especially among the European tourists in search of a warm country to escape from the cloudy skies and the cold weather.

Quite often I get clients asking me to arrange a holiday for them in the above mentioned months, but sometimes the enquiry comes too late. This is frustrating, both for the client and myself. For one simple thing, I can not excel recommending an itinerary for the fact that the most interesting areas and best hotels are completely sold out, leaving me with the only answer I can give. “I am very sorry but at this point there is nothing available that I feel comfortable recommending”

Of course if you are looking to do something simple and relaxing like staying for a couple of weeks on a beach resort then there is not much to worry about as there are plenty of options available in terms of locations and hotels. The problem presents it self when clients are interested in combining locations like Havana, Vi?ales Valley, Las Terrazas, Cienfuegos, Trinidad and or Santiago de Cuba. Areas like this with the exception of Havana are very limited when it comes to accommodation facilities.

If you are looking to arrange a tailor made holiday to Cuba in high season my advice to you is to call at least 4 months in advance in order to guarantee not only the rooms in your preferred hotels but also the best deal from the Airlines. If you unfortunately did not come across this article before and are planning a last minute tailor made holiday, there is always a possibility to find something available but is not going to be the kind of holiday that we wish for you.

In the case of low season months is very easy to find availabilities and good deals in terms of price and it really does not matter much when you call. We are very confident to be able to match you exact holiday requirements.

I hope you have found this information a useful resource and wish you the very best when booking a holiday to Cuba.

For about three years it appeared that “The Friends of the Birmingham Central Library” ‘s campaign to save the old library was a successful one but as the news broke that it was not considered to be given the listed status, the dream turned to dust.

Birmingham Central Library, the current main library in the area was opened to the public in 1974 and is said to be the Europe’s largest public library. It is located in Chamberlain Square which is very convenient for access by all means of transportations. The library has always been controversial and attracted a lot of criticism and praise since before it was opened. In one of the most radical comments specially coming from a British, Charles, the prince of Wales pictured it “like a place where books are incinerated, not kept.” From the other side the building is described as the best example of Victorian and Edwardian construction which its true value has not been appreciated yet.

Ever since the rumors began that some high rank authorities are considering demolishing the Birmingham Central Library some of the brummies formed a campaign to prevent it. The hope for keeping the library rocked up when “English Heritage” made a favorable recommendation to the architecture minister, Margaret Hudge to the effect that the old library should be given a listed status.

Finally on 23 November, 2009 it came as a great shock to the campaigners that despite all their efforts and the advice of “English Heritage”, Hudge rolled out the expectations and undermined the building as “not of special architectural or historic interest.”

But it was not a sad day for everybody. The news, from the other side, was greatly welcomed by The Birmingham City Council and the majority of brummies for it paves the way for building the new super-library which is estimated to cost 195 million British pounds. Many praise the authorities just for having the audacity of suggesting such project amid one of the toughest recessions of century.

The construction of the new library will take about four years and thousands of jobs will be created. It is predicted that after a few months of opening it will turn into the busiest public place in Europe. It will be a flamboyant colossal structure with a vast area reserved for fashion stores, restaurant and supermarkets.

So before it is too late pack your bags and rush to Birmingham otherwise you might not get in time to be one of the last visitors of the good old library. But before getting on the plane or a train it would be a good idea to check out at least a few online resources for hotel reservation services and/or ticket booking.

There are so many great hotels and bed and breakfasts to choose from extra luxurious five star to economy and low price but convenient enough for a nice stay around soon to be “the place of old library”. A few of them are literary right around the corner of the Birmingham Central Library. Being just on the Paradise Circles accommodation and transport would be the list of a tourist’s worries.