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Destinations

By Larry M. Lynch

You travel to try out new things and have new experiences, right? So why not stretch your palate a bit too during your travels? Although here in Mexico City you can truly experience the “exotic” in dining, you needn’t delve into the bizarre. Take a step a little off your normally beaten path with these suggestions. If you want to try something just a little different while eating out in Mexico City, try these.

Read more: Unusual Places and Things to Eat in Mexico City

Travel Tips

By Lance Winslow

Swimming out about a fifty yards you see your son. Going to the beach weekly gives you a break from your workweek and hectic schedule. You go back to reading your latest novel, you are now on page 234, only 4 more pages to the end of the chapter and then you will roll over and tan your backside. The Life Guard looks like a fine young man, today he is working a double shift and it is really busy at the beach. The Life Guard awaits a cute blonde and her red head friend to come back with an icy snow cone for him. He sees all the kids out there and every thing looks okay. He turns back to see the girls walking back with his snow cone; “Ah the joys of being a life guard” he thinks.

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Destinations

By John McAllister

A good holiday doesn’t have to be expensive. Airline tickets, if booked early enough, cost lest than car parking charges at the airports.

Budgeting is the most difficult part of the holiday. Set a budget for that weekend break and stick to it. Patricia and I did and we nearly succeeded.

Read more: Traveling in England on a Shoestring

Travel Tips

By Victor Pryles

You can get reliable, useful information from guidebooks. Yet, some are better than others and often, it's important to know what you're looking for when you travel, what your goals are and what your pocketbook can handle.

As I often tell my fellow Traveling Paupers, a guidebook is just that— a guide. Not a set of rules that are fixed in stone. Never let any guidebook chain you down to a fixed itinerary. Be adventurous, add your own mix of wonder and discovery to the trip you plan, and use your guidebook as an introduction to the locale, not the final arbiter of what is valuable.

That being said, I'd like to explore some of the guidebooks I've found useful in making trips around the world. It is, by no means, a comprehensive listing of all the books available to you. But this sampling should give you a very good starting point to discover what travel books can offer.

Read more: Travel Guides- An Overview