Traveler’s Faux Pas: How to Avoid Cross-Cultural Taboos

Misunderstandings Kissing on the cheek, kissing on two cheeks or giving the ultimate three cheek-to-cheek pecks … sometimes the simple act of greeting someone requires skill, knowledge and practice. When traveling outside of the comforts of home, it is always rewarding to embed yourself deep within your host culture to develop a better appreciation of your new surroundings. However, it must be noted that what might be considered ‘normal’ in your home country could be perceived as rude or off

Traveler’s Faux Pas: How to Avoid Cross-Cultural Taboos

Misunderstandings Kissing on the cheek, kissing on two cheeks or giving the ultimate three cheek-to-cheek pecks … sometimes the simple act of greeting someone requires skill, knowledge and practice. When traveling outside of the comforts of home, it is always rewarding to embed yourself deep within your host culture to develop a better appreciation of your new surroundings. However, it must be noted that what might be considered ‘normal’ in your home country could be perceived as rude or off

New Book: Strange Maps That Take Travelers Nowhere

Oct 20 New Book: Strange Maps That Take Travelers Nowhere Strange Maps CoverDestination: The WorldBook: Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities by Frank Jacobs (Pub. date 10/29/09)My name is Vera Marie and I am addicted to maps. What is more, I do not want to be cured.What traveler does not love to thumb through an Atlas, or twirl a globe? Come on, admit it. Somewhere in your house you have a drawer full of road maps. In the interest of full disclosure, I

Travel Medical Insurance Plan Need

With the explosive growth of the international travel and tourism sector, a number of peripheral industries have also undergone exponential growth. But perhaps no other peripheral industry is of as vital an importance to foreign travel than the international travel health insurance establishments. International travel insurance policies ensure that the insured traveler is granted every possible medical and peripheral convenience during foreign travel.

Travel Medical Insurance Plan Benefits

With the explosive growth of the international travel and tourism sector, a number of peripheral industries have also undergone exponential growth. But perhaps no other peripheral industry is of as vital an importance to foreign travel than the international travel insurance plan establishments. International travel insurance policies ensure that the insured traveler is granted every possible medical and peripheral convenience during foreign travel. Offering either particular benefits or ext

Hotels in Whistler BC

Post from: Online Fun And Business Hotels in Whistler BC There is no doubt that Whistler British Columbia is one of the most popular vacation destinations in North America for those who love the mountain life. Whistler has dozens of inns and hotels which accommodate tourists, mountain bikers and skiers. The price and quality of the hotels in Whistler range from economical to luxurious five star hotels. Most any tourist or traveler will be pleased with the hotels in Whistler. The Fairmo

Travel Insurance For Cruise – Pros Cons

Cruise travel can capture the essence of a foreign land like no other conveyance during an overseas trip. It is fast enough to cover miles in a day, yet slow enough to offer the travelers the time to relax, unwind and experience the ambient beauty of the land. Cruise cancellation insurance ensures that the traveler can participate in this wonderful travel experience without any worries or anxieties about travel investments being wasted by unexpected emergencies.

Cruise Travel Insurance

Many travelers feel that a vacation to a distant, foreign land is incomplete without the magical experience of cruise travel. A road trip is too toiling on the body and soul, while travel by air just doesn't permit a traveler to soak in the local flavors the way a travel by cruise can. Cruise insurance can ensure that the investment in availing this wonderful and expensive travel opportunity is not wasted due to sudden, unforeseen events.

This Travel Book Delivers Bliss to Traveler

Oct 5 This Travel Book Delivers Bliss to Traveler Bhutan, the officially happy country, photograph by Steve EvansDestination: AnywhereBook: The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric WeinerA Guest Post byEllen BaroneI’ve been insufferable since I started this book. Just ask my husband. I can’t shut up about it. I highlight passages like a type-A student prepping for a big exam. I quote from it at the coffeehouse. I twitte

Auto Insurance Information

Cancellation concerns: There may also be worries arising in your mind regarding your holiday/travel getting canceled quite abruptly owing to some unavoidable circumstances thus creating hassles. The world travel insurance programs seek to adequately address all these worries/concerns of yours and more. Thus, you as a modern day traveler can find yourself better equipped in more ways than one as compared to your predecessors journeying to unknown lands. ‘Bon Voyage’- with world travel insurance a

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