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5 great day trips from Geneva, Switzerland

vlad — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:20:33 +0000

Geneva, Switzerland is a great city to visit. There are many things to see in Geneva, but sometimes people are fortunate to be able to spend more time in Geneva and would like to see some other places around the city. I was able to visit Geneva several times and I learned about a few beautiful places right around Geneva. They are all within driving distance and all make for a great day trip.

4 easy things that make long distance car travel easier on children

vlad — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:22:02 +0000

Traveling in California takes a long time. Probably it's a general statement that applies to the whole of United States, but particularly to Southern California. Whenever we have to travel from Southern California to Northern California we take into account hours of travel...it's pretty much a day if you count stopping to eat some food and getting out of the car to stretch your legs. If you throw some young children into the mix, then the equation gets a little more complicated. However, there are a few things to do that make the trip to Northern California a little more bearable.

Most photographed tourist attractions in the world

vlad — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:12:20 +0000

I have recently read a paper presented at the 2009 International World Wide Web conference. This paper had to do with a large collection (30 million) of Flickr photos. While the main topic of the paper was about organizing such large collections, a secondary result of the research was some really cool lists with the most photographed cities and tourist attractions in those cities. So, here are these cool statistics.

TripAdvisor.com European travel survey results are in…what do they mean?

vlad — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:08:58 +0000

The news going around travel circles is the new TripAdvisor annual European travel survey. The survey included 1400 travelers worldwide which means that the results have some weight behind them...how much weight? Nobody really knows, but survey results are always fun to look at. And as always survey results can be interpreted in many many ways.

5 easy ways to save lots of money on transportation in Europe

vlad — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:34:44 +0000

Europe is very different when it comes to means of transportation. While most of us in America, especially in California, rely almost entirely on our cars, Europeans rely most of the times on public transportation. This clearly shows that we prefer to travel alone or just with a few people while Europeans prefer mass transportation like trains, subway and buses. Without trying to analyze which pattern is better, I will write a few tips regarding travel in Europe.

6 simple rules for using your ATM and Credit Cards in Europe

vlad — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:27:23 +0000

The convenience of ATM cards and Credit cards extends over the ocean in Europe as well thanks to a few global cash networks. These networks allow cards to be used in different countries just as you would used them at home in the US. You should have no problems using your American cards anywhere in Europe provided you check a few things before you leave. This article will outline these few things you need to know before you use your ATM and Credit Cards in Europe.