Oct
21
2008
You should not swim or use any of the water recreational parks in a foreign country because it’s not sanitary and it’s filled with many bacterias and viruses. The water parks, beach, lake, river, and pool are not maintain as much as it should be. They don’t treat these areas like the US do. They don’t use chlorine or other chemical to treat these areas like we do in America. Chances are you’ll get very sick if you drink or swim in these places.
You can observe it but don’t jump into it right away. It’s not recommended. Many travelers don’t have a clue and they’ll just do what feels good but they’ll get sick. You can get diarhea, infections in the eyes, ears, noses and respiratory problems if you use their water. The water back at your hotel can be a little better though. Asia is one of those places with really bad and contaminated water.
Oct
21
2008
Planning on traveling to another country , well you need to take care of a few things first. You need to get vaccination. Going to a foreign country will depends on whether you are ill or not. You will need to have excellent health in order to travel so that you don’t get sick.
If you’re immunocompromised then you can get sick from opportunistic infections. If you have HIV then it’s not a good idea that you travel to a foreign country. If you just had some surgery or transplant then you should not travel because your immune system is weak. Vaccines that you will need are yellow fever and influenza and some people may need hepatitis vaccine. You will also need to bring extra medicaitons just in case you get sick. You will also need to brings sprays to keep bugs away. You should be careful of the food that you eat or else you can get brutally sick. Some country don’t allow HIV positive people to go there.
Oct
07
2008
Traveling will sure give you benefits in your life experiences. It’s one of the experiences that you can’t forget. It’s been my dream to travel to as many places as I can so that I can quench my thirst for experiences. I can tell you that there’s nothing like traveling to a new place and hearing the thunder and the winds roaring at night that you don’t get in your hometown. I love the different nature in other states or country.
I have recently moved to a new state and I love the weather there because it’s so different from where I’m from. I get to see clear blue sky with no gray clouds. I get to hear winds and thunder often. I love the sounds of strong winds or thunder even though it can be scary sometimes. The winds and thunder where I live is very heavy unlike at my other hometown. I love looking out on my windows and seeing the palm tree dancing to the winds. There’s no experiences like this one. I also love the quietness of the city unlike the noisy, crowded of my own hometown.
You will grow into a more understanding person if you have lots of traveling experiences. Maybe one day you will see how children in Asia don’t have clothing or foods and you will feel grateful that you’re from a wealthy country. You will appreciate what you have more. Maybe one day you will see people eating from the plants in their own backyard and you’ll realized how much foods you have. In some part of the world, people don’t have too much resources. The drink they drink is straight from the ocean and it’s unsanitary unlike the perfect water that you can purified in your home.
You will feel much respected when you have almost every single person in Japan take off their hat and bow to you as they thank you for something. This is very common in Japan, and China. People will bow and thank you for every single thing. You will then enjoy their courtesy when you get home and people in your home town are rude to you. You will then wish that you could live in Japan where people will bow down to you whenever they see you. You do get to appreciate yourself more when you see the other sides of the world. Nothing will open your eyes and your heart more than seeing different things.
I’ve been to Vietnam where people are very poor and they can’t afford a lot of things. It made me really appreciate the fact that I live in a country with so much freedom and wealth. You get so much help from the government such as student loan and disability benefit. These benefits really help you a lot because in Vietnam , you don’t get any kind of benefits or loans. I feel like I have so much compare to other people from other country.
Oct
07
2008
If you’re stuck with a large loan you can find ways to have your loan forgiven by the government. One of those way is travel and volunteer for peace corp. You would also get funding for plane ticket , housing and food funding and also an extra $6000 when you get back home to adjust to your life at home. You will get to go to any country that you choose. You will be volunteering around the city for the US government. You will be giving transportation to and from volunteer sites.
After your volunteer time you can do whatever you want to. The great thing about this program is that you can get to experience other country for a long time without extensive cost from your pocket. You will also get pay for doing it. You can also choose to do a weekly or monthly service instead of a yearly service. The full program is four year to complete. When you complete the four year, you can apply to have 70% of your loan cancel. You can also get $6000 after moving back home so that you can transition to your home life. If you like to experience other country and do volunteer service then this is the greatest opportunity for you. You can google the peace corp for additional details. You have to pass an FBI criminal background check.
Oct
04
2008
Catalina Island was a very beautiful island that I’ve visited. I went there many times and love the boat ride out there. You can go out there and have a great time. The boat ride is fantastic and it only cost about $50 dollars. You can choose the boat ride or an airplane ride. It’s up to you. The trip to Catalina Island is very low cost over all. I would recommend it to people at all time. I went there many times and loved it.
This is a great place for lovers. The boat ride alone would be fantastic. You can go and sit on the deck and watch the waves past behind you. The boat ride is about an hour to Catalina Island. The boat ride is the one thing that I loved about this trip. I went with my friends and we had a great time. Once you get off of the boat you would get on an Island. You can start to tour the place by eating and shopping and renting gears and boats to play around.
The restaurants are good but expensive. The shops are expensive. The gears to rent is also very expensive and the boats to rent is also very expensive. It would cost you about $20 an hour to rent swimming gears or scuba diving. Therefore , it’s to your advantage that you go there with your own gears. You can bring tons of dry foods and drinks if you want. They don’t really search on the ride at all. You can expect to take lovely pictures out there. The Island is beautiful with clear blue water and rocks in the shapes of a heart. You will be mesmerized by its beauty. You don’t have to spend a whole lot of money either. You can just go there and enjoy the lovely views. You can camp out too and don’t even have to rent a hotel. People don’t really sleep there once they’re there. It’s party all the time. You will love Catalina Island.
Oct
03
2008
Sea sickness is a common thing for most people. We get upset stomach and want to throw up. It’s the motion of the boat that is making us sick. I get car sickness all the time. If I’m driving then I won’t get it but if someone is driving me then yes I will get very sick. This is because the motion of the car moving is making us sick. You can do several things to help you from getting sick.
How is it that we get sea sickness? We feel nausated to the motion of the boat. The motor moving fast or changing to slow could cause us to feel upset in our stomach. If the boat would to stay silently then we wouldn’t feel that sick. It’s the motion of the movement that we are allergic to then. Sometimes being outside of the boat can make us feel sick too because the water breeze is not that suitable to our senses yet.
Have you ever gone on a ride like the one at Six Flag Magic Mountain. How do you feel afterward? You feel sick in your stomach right. I have throw up furiously several times after a park ride like this. The motion of the ride is what is shaking your stomach. Well, is there something that you can do about it? Not really, if you’re going to hop on the ride then you’ll be stuck with a stomach nausea. There’s not much you can do. You can try to take a pill but it may not help that much. If you don’t want the feelings just don’t hop on the ride.
When it comes to a boat ride, there’s nothing much we can do. we paid for our trip and expect to get a good trip from it. Sea sickness is not as bad as a ride at Six Flag Magic Mountain. Therefore, it’s mild and you can try to calm yourself down and enjoy the trip. It couldn’t be that bad on a boat because it’s going on one smooth motion.
There’s a few tips to help you out. You can drink some water to release your senses of stuffiness. You can take some pills that prevent sea sickness. You can sit in one place instead of moving around too much. Moving around too much will cause you to become more nauseated. You can lie down and rest if you are having major stomach problems. You take several deep breaths and that will help. You can do some stomach exercise to move the bad air around and strengthen your stomach for surviving the cruise. It’s the motion of the boat that is giving you problems so you just need to go with the flow and enjoy it. If this is your first time on a cruise ship then you will experience more problem than other people. First time is when your stomach has not adjust to the motion yet. As day goes by you will feel better once you have adapted to the motion.
Oct
02
2008
Traveling is one of the most exciting thing for any one and including me. I love to travel. I spend days and nights thinking about places that I can travel to. Unfortunately time is a constrain so when you do get to travel you want to make the best out of it.Americans are busy individuals with many things on their to-do list and when they get to travel they also think about their to-do lists. Therefore, planning for a perfect time with no problems on the way is a must for some poeple. Before you travel you have to do every thing that needs to be done and plan all of your delegations before you take off. Remember, once you’re on that flight, there’s no “oops I forgot to lock my door.”
Many people have kids and pets to delegates. If you’re lucky you have some people left over in your house to do these things for you. Some people are unlucky and they have no one to watch over their children or pets. For these people they have to find a baby-sitter and a pet sitter. There are services for pet sitters and also nanny. If you’re going to leave your kids at home you have to rovide a live-in nanny because an adult is required for any children under 18 years of age or else you can be arrested. Your pets can also be watch by the nanny or if you have a good neighbor.
You next have to take care of all the essentials with your house. You have to do everything you need before you take off to ensure safety. You need to lock your gates well and ask your neighbor to pick up your mail if you don’t want someone to steal it. Before you leave you have to pay all your bills so that you don’t get late fees. You have to notified your family and relatives that you are leaving so they don’t think you have been kidnapped and report to the police.
Oct
02
2008
It’s hard to believe if there’s one person in this world say that he or she doesn’t like the sound of traveling to a new place with eye opening views. How can you resist the fresh dusty air of the dessert or the water rushing through the river banks? You can help but take pictures of the family of monkeys just playing around in the neighborhood in Asia. Traveling is one of the must to do thing on almost everyone’s list. I know it has been mine since I was a teenager. I always wonder how things are like in France or in China.
I have never met a person that doesn’t want to travel when they have time. I know that traveling is on everyone’s top list. There are some people that want to travel but they can’t because of busy children or other obligations. It’s a regret to most mother that they don’t get a chance to travel before they get marry. I read it in the magazine that not traveling is one of the top regret of most mothers.
I really wanted to travel but I have been so busy trying to put my life together that I find no time for it. I wanted to save money for school and to pay my bills. I wanted to wait a couple of more years until I have a lot of extra money and then I will travel. I think these are also the reasons that most young people or financially scarce people don’t travel. It’s alright. You just have to wait until it’s the right time because going all out when you’re not ready is not the option.
You should travel because you want to experience what this world has beside where you live. You want to see the wonder of the world and how it’s all different everywhere. It will make you think more about who created this world and why we need to appreciate everyone that is different from us. You will get to taste different kinds of food and see different kinds of customs and landscape and animals. You will get a chance to observe culture completely different from yours and it’s beautiful.
When you travel to a new place you will also discover new business opportunity because merchandise in other country can be cheaper than the US. Traveling will also give you a chance to be away from it all and find peace of mind in a new place. You will experience first hand the sound of a foreign language. If you’re a photographer you will fall in love with the beautiful landscape and foreign seas. How can you not take a picture of elephant and monkey that we rarely see in the US.
You won’t regret the low price of hotels either. For example, hotel in Vietnam only cost $10 a night. You will also love the low price merchandise. You can buy gold and diamond for less in Vietnam or China. If you love shopping Asia is the country for you because there you will find low price merchandise.
Oct
02
2008
Jack loves to chase me around the farm but sometimes running around is not a good idea after a meal. You know what I mean. Jack is running and releasing things from behind at the same time and he kept on running. I keep thinking to myself that this horse is not very well manner. Jack is my horse. The thought of Jack is nothing but many moments of silly fun and love. The funniest thing about Jack is that he smiles pretty wide with all of his white teeth showing. He has one of those smile that just reminds you of a retarded old guy who sees a really busty girl. Yes! One of those smile to show that they’re excited of the views.
I dont’ know what the reasons are but Jack is excited to see me every single time. The old man smile on his face just brighten my day. I spend day and night with this horse and it never gets old. Jack is a horse but he howl like Scoopy Doo. One of those howl like an old man who just saw a busty girl again. Yes! One of those howl. He howls every single time I feed him. I’m thinking that he’s just grateful for a meal. Poor Jack!
Jack is a licker. I’m afraid of this one the most. I try not to get so close to Jack. He would wet my clothes and I have to change all over again. I love to get close to Jack so we can have some soul connection sometimes but it’s not possible. The second I get close Jack would extend his foot long tongue and lick away. He has saliva that are a little too much and a little smelly too. He would lick you in the most awkward places like your behind. I’m thinking this horse is just a butt man.
Jack is a little picky when it comes to food too. He would use his face to push away the food that he does’t like. This is hilarious to me. Jack has a personality of a man. At least his wide teeth smile reminds me of one. Jack is a funny creature. He likes to lick other horses too. I guess every creature has sexual desire. He likes to lick other horses near the tail. What a horrible place to lick Jack. I’m thinking that I would never let him touch me again after I see him lick other horses. Horses, they have their own mind.
Oct
01
2008
The not inclusive vacation will give me a better overall vacation experience. I chose this because I want freedom of choice on all things whether it be expensive or not. I want to leave some room for flexibility and freedom and creativity. An all inclusive package will just squeeze my neck and I won’t be able to breathe freely. This is just my personal taste. When it comes to everything I preferred my own choice or free will. I don’t like it when someone choose something for me or only have a certain thing available because of the package I chose. I like to be picky and choosy, it’s more fun that way for me. This is similar to choosing a boyfriend, an all inclusive package is like an arrange marriage, the husband comes with certain determined standards. I preferred to choose my own boyfriend than a prearranged one. If you think about it, a random boyfriend would be better than a boy that has been fit in the box that is prepared for you.
Giving any situation, things will be on the better side if we are able to make our own choices instead of having things picked out for us. You would also agree with me. It’s agitating and constricting to know that your choices are done by someone else. It will be more fun if you can choose which time and day you like to visit certain places on your vacation than set day and time. What if you can’t make it because you have a stomach ache. You usually will have stomach ache when traveling over sea. The water and food there are not that friendly to your stomach. I would prefer to go anywhere I wanted when my stomach is clear.
Sometimes being able to choose your plans and dining could even cost less than an inclusive package because you are not an elephant and will not be able to eat all of the food that your package offers. You won’t have the mood for all of the destination that the package suggests. Just because you travel it doesn’t mean that you will want to eat all the time or run around the street all of the time. You might want to just lay on a beach all day long or something to relax. Every vacation is different and should be shape by us alone.
Sometimes a vacation is for relaxing and it doesn’t mean that we want to spend all that time with the same people eating and touring all day long with them. I know that would really irritate me. I only want to be alone. This is more relaxing for me. Being by myself and eating whatever that I like. I don’t like the idea of being tie in the same room with the same people all the time.