Naveen Great info here. I am still looking for more ideas on tearvl tips and would very much appreciate any recommendations. Thank You!

Bleu Kayla Morton - Wow! I'm so excited to get a gsmiple at the trip! And thanks for the nix on the cheesy honeymoon photos They're just awkward.

Sean If you want to the If you want to the magnificient Rockies in the dark terval VIA rail. If you want to actually SEE them terval on the Rocky Mountaineer.

Nita Hi, interesting post. I have been thkniing about this topic,so thanks for blogging. I'll likely be coming back to your blog. Keep up great writing. More here.

Monira Thanks for your input girls bchai: OMG, Malaysia just confirmed that they have 2 peolpe with H1N1! Both were students flying in from their universities in the US. A lot of students in SG and MY study overseas and since school's out for the summer, a lot of them are flying home. Nyarg! And their first two cases of H1N1 patients prove that thermal scanners at the airport aren't really effective in detecting flu/fever, since they both didn't develop the symptoms until a day after their flight.magnetic-rose: Thanks for the book suggestion! My only gripe about those kind of books is that they're more geared toward Western travelers dementedchris: Better safe than sorry no! Kebs na if peolpe look at you funny. I'll be writing about travel insurance in future posts

Joshua You will find everything you need to know about air traevl in this book. So many links to valuable articles and information, it is an amazing resource. Take a look before your next trip and it may save you some time, money or grief.

Esraa my first choice over the years has been to fly with Globespan..i boeokd a holiday last week with tour operators, On The Beech Holidays, who clearly state the do not sell package holidays.but i did buy the flight,hotel and transfers from them at a good price.and it was a no frills flight and thought i would have had the pleasure of flying with Globespan again,but to my dissapointment at the time, it turned out i would be flying with Ryanair .CLOSE ONE..as i paid by debit card i fly on the 10th of january 2010 and im going to purchase travel insurance from A.A. travel ,as they clearly state their policy covers for companies who go into administration..so think im ok now, just in case Ryanair sink as well i also had the option of paying the holiday again by credit card ,paying the diffirence and getting my debit card payment refunded i hope all the Globespan travellers and cabin crew get home safely..and every one who has still to go their holiday,get refunded and find another holiday Stevie

Grass Murray, Global TravellerThe problem seems to be hnaivg dug as hard as I can, the UK introduced it's passports to early. This has lead to some confusion, Keep in mind UK required our Passports MRP 8 years before anyone else and biometric 2 years before anyone else. The USA failed to meet it own deadlines for these hence it kept moving the goal posts.But checking into it further became more confusing as all types of Passports issued and still valid by UKPA or IPS are MRP and therefore valid for entry into the USA or anywhere else.Darren, best advice would be.However if your Passport was issued overseas, then you do need to check it is the correct type. As Consulates are not always issuing the same style passports as the IPS.

Rimamnyang I am from London and have lived in South Africa for the last four years and happily call Cape Town home now. Indeed the level of crime in South Africa is high but by far the mtaorijy of visits to South Africa are completely trouble free. Have I been the victim of crime here Yes, why? Because I didnt listen to local advice, thought it would be fine to walk somewhere at the wrong time through the wrong places. Have I been a victim of crime in London yes on a good few occasions. I manage a tour operator based in South Africa and 99% of the 4000+ visitors we bring into South Africa each year have completely trouble free holidays. My family regularly visit me here and in the 15+ times various people have visited no one has had any problems. The one reason for this they are listening to local advice. Come to South Africa, you will have an amazing time. The hospitality of the South Africans is second to none, just remember one thing ASK ADVICE! If you are staying in a hotel or guest house they will gladly give you the information you need or call you a licenced taxi to get you safely from A to B but do remember, if you're coming for World Cup, its slap bang in the middle of our winter so be prepared to get wet.

Emany Hi Guys, thanks for the beta invtie and password.Just a thought, would be nice if I could link into my Trip Advisor account and save stuff from there to my clippings in TripTrace.Seems like a good idea to have the book graphic metaphore, but not so sure when using it. Is it possible to go to full screen, eg when looking at the atlas?Kenn

Brodien Thanks Kenn,We will continue to add API-connected svecires and accounts to increase ease, but you should be able to clip just about anything you can look at online. Did you try clipping something from TripAdvisor? I hear you re: book metaphor. We'll continue seeing how the site gets used and if it is really posing a problem, we'll adjust as required. You may be right that a full-screen view of the Atlas would be particularly helpful. I'll keep users posted about these kinds of things as they evolve.Cheers.

Masato I recently staertd an online publication, SDA Network News, that is aimed at a predominantly African-American audience, but I would love to establish a link to your blog for our travel section. Better still, you would be great as our European or Paris correspondent.Like you, I am retired I'm 71 years old and love traveling, especially in Europe.

abboedaii Chanize thank you for your contribution. Yes, when semoone visits off their own back and writes about a negative experience on their blog/TripAdvisor/a forum, we (either the PR or customer services depending on the client) contact them to resolve the situation.When a PR organises a trip (let's forget the client's financial investment for a second) they are the key contact for that blogger/journalist. In the same way that a holiday maker would contact their travel agent to straighten out a negative experience on their holiday and try to resolve them before immediately broadcasting how awful it is, it's only natural that as the trip organisers we would expect the same courtesy.We don't expect any writer to create a positive piece (although we hope they will!), we expect them to create a balanced piece.