The "Travel Lifestyle" category is all about enhancing every aspect of your travel experience. From airports and lounges to travel money, tools, and cruises, this section covers it all. Whether you're planning a luxury getaway or a practical trip, you’ll find valuable tips here. Explore articles below on how to elevate your travel lifestyle.
One of the more popular topics to be found on our community discussion board is anything to do with food or wine. The way to a frequent flyer’s heart does appear to be via the stomach. While the inflight choices may be limited, our members also often spend a lot of their time in airline … Continued
For many years it has been a sight for sore eyes. Whether you travel for pleasure or for business, it’s always been a welcome addition to a hotel’s TV programming. We are talking about the Australia Network, a cable TV channel mainly offered in Asia that featured the best (and sometimes the worst) shows from … Continued
For some time now, Australia and New Zealand authorities have not stamped the passports of residents when they travel overseas. If you are a frequent traveller, a passport can soon start to fill with all those stamps. Often that means an expensive replacement well before the expiry of the original passport. While the move does … Continued
Airports are mistakenly thought by many to be there to service the airlines and its travellers. While that may have been the case up until late last century, the privatisation of the major airports has seen a quantum change in the focus of many airports. Thanks to their slightly different planning laws that generally are … Continued
Faced with the prospect of being relocated to Iraq for work, one member seeks advice as to whether this is a wise idea. Our member “Yo Yo Ma” seeks our other member’s views, ideas, and opinions. A resounding “No” can be heard throughout the forum when answering the query about relocation. Most members feel that … Continued
If you don’t travel overseas often you might not realise that sometimes it is the little things that can make a lot of difference. It might be the simple gesture of a handshake with the wrong hand offered causing offence. Or it could be the action of taking photos of the local females going about … Continued
If you don’t rent cars often, it’s pretty easy to be confused by what you’re covered for in the event of an accident. Overseas, what’s compulsory for coverage can vary between states, let alone differences between countries. Terms such as loss damage waiver, collision damage waiver and single vehicle accident excess also help contribute to … Continued
When you need to find an answer, it never hurts to go straight to the source. And our members are a very good source of answers, when it comes to finding out the best job to go for that involves travel. I am just interested in knowing what line of work most of the high … Continued
If you have ever spent time people watching, it’s probably fair to say you may have noticed some trends in the way folk act. Depending on the location and event, you might see the best of human behaviour, or you might see the worst. Many of our members spend considerable time in airline lounges, and … Continued
One member has discovered the hard way that it pays to be overly cautious when dealing with hire car companies. This member rented a car from Hertz Sydney airport which upon pick-up was dented and scratched. The damage was pointed out to the customer service representative and our member was told not to worry. Upon … Continued
If you’re a first time traveller to America, chances are you will not be prepared for the tipping culture. Thanks to a lack of a standard minimum wage, tipping for many employees is the bulk portion of their wages. As a result, a wad of $1 bills is almost a necessity, no doubt also helping … Continued
With August 1 being D Day for credit cards to lose their signatures, there has been some speculation that we are finally entering the cashless era. Technologies such as Paywave etc. allow transactions that are quick and easy negating the need for cash. But we all need to keep those cards somewhere. Throw in the … Continued