Category: Hints & Tips

Useful advice on how to reduce the stresses and strains of travel.

Free Arabic Language Guide

By British Expat | Published: 29 November 2010
Travelling to the Middle East or North Africa but don't know any Arabic? Take a free crash course, courtesy of travel insurance experts World Nomads.
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Cut the cost of excess baggage with Emirates

By British Expat | Published: 3 September 2010
Worried about excess baggage charges? Emirates' online pre-paid excess baggage facility may be the answer for you.
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Looking for a travel bargain? Go east!

By Kay McMahon | Published: 16 July 2010
Tesco Travel Money caution that the cost of a holiday depends on more than just the price of the flight - the cost of living at your destination counts for a lot too.
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Free Travel Guides for TripAdvisor Members

By British Expat | Published: 13 July 2010
Find out about some great travel guides available free to TripAdvisor members!
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Gambling on a cheap hotel

By Rowland Jack | Published: 9 June 2005

As an expat in Switzerland I have had the good fortune to be able to explore the surrounding countries with minimal effort and expense. Lacking the backpacker instinct to use hostels, and being too cheap to stay in decent places, I have made extensive use of that most unpredictable of establishments, the budget hotel.

These days most of us rely on the internet for finding hotels, optimistically disregarding the obvious perils. When I do a search I discard anywhere with three


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