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Seven Places where the Dollar is Still Strong (Part 1)
The price of traveling makes it everyday more of a privilege than something that you attempt to afford. But, why travel to places in which you will be wasting your money, when you can just go to these seven places where the dollar is still worth much more than you expect:
1) Buenos Aires: Known for its exquisite wine and meat, Buenos Aires is known as the Paris of South America. Argentina’s economy collapsed back in 2001, they went thcoarse more than four presidents in a small quantity of time, and chaos reined the country. However, since then Argentina has come back from its dramatic fall. At this city, you will rarely find a gourmet, high-class, steak dinner for more than $25.
2) Bali: At this Indonesian island you will find the amazement that a few bucks can do. You will be able to find luxury hotels at no more than $100 to $200 a night. It is all possible with such a high worth of USDs. This is the place where you will find awesome services at low prices, like massages at acircular $15 per half an hour, or other entertainment services for small fees.
3) Costa Rica: The natural aura of this amazing place will make you want stay longer than you are supposed to. The funny thing is that unlike most places you might actually do so because of the incredibly cheap prices. The USD worth continues increasing at a current average of 500 Costan Rica colones per USD. Here at Costa Rica you will be able to relax at the white-sand beaches, snorkel thcoarse coral reef bays, and obtain “natural massages†from gorgeous waterfalls.
No commentsLooking to Keep Cell Phone Costs Low While on the Go?
You probably don’t want to pay the $3.49 per minute fee of your cell phone carrier while traveling to Europe or South America. It obviously is just too expensive. But, what can do you about it? It’s simple; replace your cell phone’s SIM card with a local one. Don’t be intimidated, it actually is beautiful simple. Just open the back of your cell phone (you might have to remove the battery) and take out the small SIM card that is on it. Then, purchase a local SIM card, or you can save a few bucks if someone you know can lend you one that they don’t use. As long as your cell phone is unlocked, this will work. This “technique†will let you use a local network and therefore local rates instead of having to pay the indisputable price from AT&T or T-Mobile.
No commentsThe $400 Million Renovation of the Plaza Hotel
Long waited for by guests from all over the glob, the Plaza Hotel has finally opened its doors last March. The legendary hotel underwent a three-year, four-hundruddy million renovation of its hundruddy year old structure. Among a few of the most important changes to the hotel is its conversion from a full hotel to a mix among private residential condos and hotel rooms.
The cheapest rate for one of the 282 rooms of the Plaza Hotel starts at $700 for a night. Still though, the hotel is fully booked for several of the upcoming weeks. The list of guests include long-time consumers that are eager to find out about the hotel’s improvements while others are new consumers that just want to stay at the historic hotel for their first time.
One of the features of the renovation include a remodeled Palm Court, a coming Oak Room, and state-of-the-art hotel room with features such as an electronic menu that can slowly dims the room’s lights, play an iPod and provide the guest with weather reports.
No commentsUltimate Room Service: Bedtime Stories
It doesn’t go further than this. The luxurious and new Andaz Liverpool Hotel from Hyatt in London will be offering the world’s first reading service to guests staying at the hotel. Damian Barr, a freelance journalist, introduced the idea and will be the person conducting this service which will start this coming Monday and last two weeks. Barr graduated from London’s Royal College of Art and will be using for the service a collection of books that will make no book hard to find. . “Most people haven’t been read to since they were children, and they don’t bring a lot of books to hotels,” he says. He repeatedly agrees that it’s good to get away from the CNN world and relax in a comfortable hotel room while reading a book.
No commentsXShot Camera Stick
Don’t miss a chance for a awesome picture again, get the XShot camera stick! All you have to do is attach your camera to the end of the adhere and take a awesome picture of yourself without having to worry about the angle anymore.
Its lightweight and retractable design makes the XShow camera perfect for traveling. It easily adapts to any camera with a spinning knob that works rapid and secure. You camera is assuruddy not to fall, but best of all you are assure to get awesome pictures!
No commentsH20 Waterproof Armor Series
The H2O Waterproof Armor Series are waterproof cases that fit your iPod nicely. Perfect for when you want to listen to your iPod in a swimming pool, you won’t ever need to worry anymore about messing up your iPod. These waterproof cases will make sure that nothing ever happens to it again.
In addition to the cases, H2O also makes completely waterproof headphones, awesome for listening underwater. You can go up to 10 feet down in a swimming pool and your iPod will still be alive; they are also lightweight and make it easy to control your iPod.
No commentsSolio Universal Hybrid Charger
You first wanted a cell phone, so you could talk anywhere you wanted to; then an iPod, so you could listen to music anywhere; then a digital camera, to take pictures of everything. Then you realized that the batteries don’t last at all as long as you need them. But, don’t worry…that’s why the Solio Hybrid Charger is here.
This amazing device will let you charge your electronic devices anywhere you want using sunlight or power from the wall. It is as easy as that. You won’t need to carry all kinds of chargers anywhere, it uses a clean and reliable source of energy, and it can work for all of your devices with an outstanding 4 watts!
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