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Use One of the World's Biggest Corporations to Attract More Local Business

October 31, 2011

When I finally do settle down I have one of the best plans to attract local customers to my career consulting business. The method is dead simple to setup and gets fast results. I am talking about Google Places. Take a look at the photo pictured below. I typed "City" + "Resume Writer" into Google [...]

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Holidays and Vacations

October 28, 2011

I started writing this post about Holiday Deals. A lot of people go away for the Holidays, especially people like me who are born in the Northeastern part of the U.S., where nostalgic, Norman Rockwell-esque, images of a white Christmases never seem to overcome the fact that December is damn cold, and not fun. Yes, [...]

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The Zen of Bernard and Holiday Insurance

October 24, 2011

Hostels are a great place to meet people. They are also a great place to learn about the many things that can go wrong with travel. Usually these kinds of lessons are communicated over the complimentary coffee and breakfast which you have to make yourself, in a big common kitchen. Sometimes you hear horror stories [...]

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Searching for the best accomodations without Capt. Kirk

October 3, 2011

When traveling in the U.S., you can always find hotels and motels, inns and bed and breakfasts using the big dogs of online booking to find the best deals. I don’t have to go through the names, if you live in the U.S. you already know them. They buy Super Bowl commercial time, and get [...]

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Trouble in Paradise: Paying Taxes While Living Abroad

September 29, 2011

There’s one thing that the 6.32 Million Americans living abroad have in common, they still have to pay the IRS income tax on any earnings they make. It doesn’t matter if you’re a Texan living at a beach side condo in the Philippines or a North Carolinian staying at a run down hostel in Amsterdam, [...]

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Is Mardi Gras the Best Time to Visit New Orleans?

September 27, 2011

There’s no doubt that Mardi Gras is a great time to visit New Orleans. The city is filled with color, activity and excitement. You can witness first-hand some of the 300-year old traditions associated with Mardi Gras; watch as the flambeaux carriers light the night sky with torches in a procession that lights the way [...]

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The Best Smelling Quick Dry Travel Underwear

September 23, 2011

Travel Underwear? Yes. Even travel briefs exist today. What makes travel undies different from a normal pair is that they are adaptable to even the most adventurous traveler. I am specifically talking about the following attributes: Quick-drying Treated to control odor-causing bacteria Stain resistant Lightweight Sweat-defying Bacteria resistant These claims are all nice but are [...]

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Party Hardy in Ibiza

September 21, 2011

The most accurate dictionary ever to exist, Urban Dictionary, likens the phrase “party hardy” to “I just cashed my tax refund check and we’re gonna party hardy!” Better yet would be to take that tax refund and jump on a one of many reasonable transport options to reach Ibiza. Flights to Ibiza are reasonable when [...]

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Travel Planning for Noobies

September 21, 2011

If you have gone backpacking on a RTW trip or have extensive independent travel experience you can probably skip this post. Get-out-now! For those beginner travelers or those to wimpy to go you will find this post worth reading. One of the more confusing aspects of travel is knowing how to prepare. I remember before [...]

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Wales Watching

September 20, 2011

After visiting Northern England and Scotland I had no choice but to go see that other part of the UK that borders England but has a confusingly dependent yet separate relationship with London.  I’m talking, of course, about Wales, a country (it is a country, right?) that has some amazing coastal scenery. I headed for [...]

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