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Category: Advice
Travel Advice Articles by Calculated Traveller Magazine.
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One Relaxing Day Spent Exploring the Belize Cruise Port
Cruise ship port terminals are often pit stops to catch excursion buses and taxi tours. Read why the Belize Cruise Port and Belize City is the destination!
Family Vacation Destinations in the South
Let’s face it. Planning a multi-generational family vacation is tough. Picking a budget-friendly city that makes the 7-year-old, the 17-year-old, and the 70-year-old happy is easier said than done. Why not head south and check out Orlando, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; or Austin, Texas? Here’s why you should explore these family vacation destinations.
Use Coupons to Save Money When Travelling
Like many people, I always try to use coupons to save money when I’m at home. Typically I use coupons for groceries, but lately, I’ve used them for the “extras” in life such as facials, manicures and for dining out at restaurants.
BUT have you thought about using coupons when you travel?
Product Review: mifold Grab-and-Go Booster Seat
Safety is always a top priority when travelling with kids when you are without your familiar car/seats/boosters. Read our review of the mifold Grab-and-Go.
Brunch, Bikes, and Brews at Caboose Brewing Co. Vienna Virginia
Arrive at Caboose Brewing Co. in Vienna Virginia on the weekend for brunch, and you’ll likely see cyclists of every shape and size standing outside with beers and food on the patio. A cyclist’s haven, the farm-to-table brewhouse is located in an industrial building along the 45-mile long Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park paved trail between Shirlington and Purcellville.
Driving to Florida – Ask yourself, is it really for you?
The over 22-hour drive to Florida from Canada can be a tough road trip your first-time. Read our guide to help you decide if it’s worth the time and effort.
Taking Flight: Lewis N Clark Compression Socks and Compression Packers
Two items that I always travel with, especially when flying, are compression socks and compression packers. Both are entirely different things with completely different uses when it comes to travel, but both are important.
A Cruise Guide to Mahogany Bay Roatan Honduras
Read our detailed cruise passenger guide (including a taxi route map) on how to best spend your day at the port of Mahogany Bay in Roatan Honduras.
Travel Security and Flexibility with Lewis N. Clark
Calculated travel is more than beautiful scenery and exotic locations; it’s also about the practical logistics – getting to your destination safe and sound without any hiccups along the way. Travel security and flexibility are the keys to success in this regard.
Travel Tip #7: Carry a Travel First Aid Kit
When it comes to being a Calculated Traveller, one should always be prepared for emergencies and carry a travel first aid kit because you never know when you’ll need a bandage for something as minor as a paper cut from your paper boarding pass.
Manage Your Wealth on Vacation with these 5 Essential Apps
When you’re on vacation, you’ll want to spend more time exploring a new city rather than sitting in front of a computer for hours on end. But staying on top of your finances is vital, even when you’re away from home or the office.
16 Awesome Airport and Airplane Travel Tips
With more than 43,000 airports in the world and 100,000+ flights happening every day there is zero room for error for YOU the passenger. Read these 16 Awesome Airport and Airplane Travel Tips.
The Ultimate Souvenir – Passport to your National Parks
Souvenirs, trinkets, T-shirts and tourist trash; how many of these things have you purchased while on vacation for yourself or your family that ultimately ends up in the garbage or the donation pile?
When is the Best Time to Shop for Caribbean Cruise deals?
We always plan and patiently wait for a fabulous cruise deal with a motto that; “The more you can save, the more you can cruise again”.
Tips for a Working (and NOT Working) Vacation
There is a sense of satisfaction when you activate that “Out of Office” message on your email and voicemail at work isn’t there? I kind of wish that “happy dance” music played once you hit that submit button!
CityPASS Houston Texas – The Best Way to Tour
Calculated Traveller shares their experience and tips using the CityPASS Houston Texas ticket package for entry into 5 tourist attractions at a big discount
Top 10 Tips for Flying With a Toddler
Flying with a toddler is a real challenge. Calculated Traveller shares 10 tips to make the flight bearable for the child, parents and fellow travellers.
7 Travel Tips In Cases of Emergency
Travel is supposed to be fun, relaxing, and stress-free whether you are touring a city, lying on a beach or sailing the Mediterranean. Unfortunately, things can go wrong on occasion.
Crown Reef Beach Resort and Waterpark, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Crown Reef Beach Resort and Waterpark is located on the south end of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We had the opportunity to stay here for a few days for a beach break as we road-tripped south towards Miami from Toronto.