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Holiday Travel Planning: Amtrak Routes
Reports are that this Thanksgiving’s and last Christmas’s travel was really pretty easy — folks have figured out how to pack for 2006’s airport rules and not too many tubes of toothpaste get tossed at airport security any more. If you’d rather avoid the whole airport scene at Christmas, though, you can always try the train. Before you decide to ride the US rails as a travel method, make sure Amtrak’s trains go where you want to get with an Amtrak routes map , a trick interactive trip planning atlas online. Check it out — students get a 15% Amtrak discount, too. Amtrak Routes Get 15% off Amtrak with student ISIC card Related Reading: Packing for Airport Security | Amtrak Pictures | Train Travel One Alternative to Airport Security Woes | Visit Potential College Campuses with Amtrak’s Free Companion Ticket Promotion Screenshot courtesy Amtrak.com | Student Travel blog home | Share on Facebook | Holiday Travel Planning: Amtrak Routes originally appeared on About.com Student Travel on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 at 09:01:47. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Christmas in the UK and London
Having a UK yule this year? Get some great ideas from Ferne Arfin’s excellent ” Twelve Days of Christmas ” for something doing each day in the UK from December 26 (Boxing Day) until January 6 ( Epiphany ), the dates comprising the traditional twelve days of Christmas. Learn more about what’s on when and where if you’re celebrating the holidays in the UK and London: Twelve Days of Christmas in the UK UK Christmas Markets Christmas in London London Student Travel Guide Learn more about international holiday traditions everywhere: Christmas Around the World for Travelers More on London and UK Student Travel: UK Student Travel | UK Transportation Student Travel blog home | Share on Facebook | Christmas in the UK and London originally appeared on About.com Student Travel on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 at 00:01:28. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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Christmas in the UK and London
Christmas in the UK and London
Having a UK yule this year? Get some great ideas from Ferne Arfin’s excellent ” Twelve Days of Christmas ” for something doing each day in the UK from December 26 (Boxing Day) until January 6 ( Epiphany ), the dates comprising the traditional twelve days of Christmas. Learn more about what’s on when and where if you’re celebrating the holidays in the UK and London: Twelve Days of Christmas in the UK UK Christmas Markets Christmas in London London Student Travel Guide Learn more about international holiday traditions everywhere: Christmas Around the World for Travelers More on London and UK Student Travel: UK Student Travel | UK Transportation Student Travel blog home | Share on Facebook | Christmas in the UK and London originally appeared on About.com Student Travel on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 at 00:01:28. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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Traveler’s Gift Idea: Money Belts
If you’re buying travel peace of mind for your favorite backpacker this season with a money belt , consider tucking in some cash for a big-hit gift. You can find regular belts that are really money belts or cloth money pouches worn under clothes, also called money belts , for cash stashing or hiding a debit card and/or travel document copies . Learn more: All About Money Belts Top Tips for Travel Cash Stashing (including money belts) Related Reading: Using ATM / Debit Cards for Travel |
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Take the Train Home for Christmas
Weather outside is frightful and driving doesn’t sound delightful? The airport’s never at its best during holiday rushes and bringing liquid presents back in your luggage can be problematic under current airport rules . If you’ve someplace to go in the U.S. snow, like home for the holidays, try traveling by train instead: student discounts can make Amtrak an extremely attractive alternative — an easy ride with simple security rules , provided the train goes where you want to get (find out with an Amtrak routes map , a trick interactive trip planning atlas online). Check it all out: All About Amtrak Travel Get 15% off Amtrak with an ISIC Card Amtrak Routes Related Reading: Packing for Airport Security | Amtrak Pictures | Train Travel One Alternative to Airport Security Woes | Visit Potential College Campuses with Amtrak’s Ticket Promotion Photo
Take the Train Home for Christmas
Weather outside is frightful and driving doesn’t sound delightful? The airport’s never at its best during holiday rushes and bringing liquid presents back in your luggage can be problematic under current airport rules . If you’ve someplace to go in the U.S. snow, like home for the holidays, try traveling by train instead: student discounts can make Amtrak an extremely attractive alternative — an easy ride with simple security rules , provided the train goes where you want to get (find out with an Amtrak routes map , a trick interactive trip planning atlas online). Check it all out: All About Amtrak Travel Get 15% off Amtrak with an ISIC Card Amtrak Routes Related Reading: Packing for Airport Security | Amtrak Pictures | Train Travel One Alternative to Airport Security Woes | Visit Potential College Campuses with Amtrak’s Ticket Promotion Photo
International Snail Mail Delivery
The best gift you may get at any time of year is a real letter from home, especially if it’s tucked into a box of homemade cookies, and it *can* be done even if you’re overseas. Though the holidays are far from the only occasions that cause travelers to think longingly of home and hearth, you may be especially hoping for some gift-getting from afar right now, making this a good time to make getting goodies possible by getting an international snail mail address so friends and family can ship to anywhere in the world that you may be. Find out more: How to Get an International Mail Address Related Reading: Backpacker Stocking Stuffers | Student Travel Gifts Under $25 | Managing Holiday Stress | Staying in Touch Internationally Student Travel blog home | Share on Facebook | International Snail Mail Delivery originally appeared on About.com Student Travel on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 21:07:38. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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International Snail Mail Delivery
International Snail Mail Delivery
The best gift you may get at any time of year is a real letter from home, especially if it’s tucked into a box of homemade cookies, and it *can* be done even if you’re overseas. Though the holidays are far from the only occasions that cause travelers to think longingly of home and hearth, you may be especially hoping for some gift-getting from afar right now, making this a good time to make getting goodies possible by getting an international snail mail address so friends and family can ship to anywhere in the world that you may be. Find out more: How to Get an International Mail Address Related Reading: Backpacker Stocking Stuffers | Student Travel Gifts Under $25 | Managing Holiday Stress | Staying in Touch Internationally Student Travel blog home | Share on Facebook | International Snail Mail Delivery originally appeared on About.com Student Travel on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 21:07:38. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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Travel Journals Make Great – and Easy – Gifts
With the proliferation and ease of use of online travel journals, keeping a paper journal sounds old fashioned, but “talking” to a journal connects a traveler with Read more… Travel Journals Make Great – and Easy – Gifts originally appeared on About.com Student Travel on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 02:05:40. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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Travel Journals Make Great – and Easy – Gifts
With the proliferation and ease of use of online travel journals, keeping a paper journal sounds old fashioned, but “talking” to a journal connects a traveler with Read more… Travel Journals Make Great – and Easy – Gifts originally appeared on About.com Student Travel on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 02:05:40. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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