How to Use Technology to Plan Your Next Trip

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Vacation planning is not what it used to be. With online access to trip bookings, amusements parks, and any activities you want to plan, it is easy to make reservations, cancel, rearrange, or schedule dinner reservations with a click of a button. This has made planning and booking a vacation very easy. Some websites also … Read more

How to Prepare Your Car for Travel

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Once you’ve made the decision to take to the highway, it is of utmost importance to prepare your car for travel. One of the worst vacation nightmares someone can experience is to have a car break down in the middle of a trip. I’ve had it happen as many of you probably have, also and … Read more

Traveling Alone: Should You Do It?

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Some people, for whatever reason, whether it be their marital status, budget, or just for the “bliss of solitude,” end up traveling alone. This was okay for John Steinbeck as we saw in our previous Skycap News article “How to Document Your Vacation,” but what about for a 35-year-old single female, or someone traveling with … Read more

How to Save Money Dining Out While on Vacation

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How to Save Money Dining Out While on Vacation One of the biggest expenses you encounter while on vacation is food expense. If you can cut down on food expense while on vacation, you can significantly cut down on the overall drain on your wallet while out and about at your favorite vacation destinations. But … Read more

How to Keep Your Car in Top Shape for Traveling

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Well, vacation time is here. You trust your wheels to get you there, to drive you around on vacation from this to that place, to find restaurants, hotels, shopping, amusements parks, and numerous other excursions. How do you know your car will hold up through all of this traveling activity and keep you safe while … Read more

5 Important Reminders about Using GPS on Vacation

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GPS is one of the greatest inventions of our time. Google, God of the search engines, and other hardware and software companies such as Garmin, Magellan, and TomTom, have created ways for us to chart our entire trip using global positioning satellite, estimate our arrival time to the nearest minute, and show us all of the latest restaurants, … Read more

How to Document Your Vacation

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John Steinbeck took a year off with his poodle, “Charley,” and traveled across America in his truck, named Rocinante visiting some of the national parks and historic locations that he had never seen before. His preference was actually not for national parks, but for that unique unexpected discovery that the sole vacationer comes across by pure … Read more

5 Clever Ways to Save for Vacation Now

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We wrote earlier about saving for a vacation in terms of making it a priority in your spending plan. Plus, how you shouldn’t take out money from your monthly income to pay for vacations, and other tips. In this Skycap News installment, we are discussing 5 solid ways to save for that dream vacation, so … Read more

Obvious but Important Tips for Beach Lovers

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Spring is here and summer is upon us. What better way to celebrate the onset of the summer season than a day (or a week) at the beach? Basking in the heat of the summer sun can be fun and the waves inviting, but before you launch out, consider the following travel tips to keep … Read more

5 Important Reminders When Traveling Abroad

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In previous weeks the staff at Skycap News™ has published articles about How to Spot a Winning Vacation Destination and places one can visit via Air, Road Trips, and even Cruise Getaways. The focus of this article is things you always need to keep in mind when you are traveling abroad. With increased security around airports, hotels, and … Read more