10 Tips to Make Your Travel Easier and Safer

Are you planning a great vacation outside of the country? Take note of these tips on how to make your travel easier and safer.

1. When traveling abroad, make sure that you have a valid passport; you sign it and fill in the emergency information page.

2. Always leave copies of your itineraries as well as the passport data page and visa to your family and friends so that; if there is an emergency, you can easily be contacted.

3. This is very important that you must comply before you travel abroad. You must check your overseas medical insurance coverage. Make an inquiry whether your policy applies overseas. You can ask them further if your policy covers emergency expenses such as medical evacuation. You MUST consider having a supplemental insurance if in case your medical insurance coverage does not cover it.

4. Do not just travel without learning the important laws and local condition of the country. Make sure that you are well informed because while in a foreign country, you are subject to its laws.

5. At the airport, DO NOT leave unattended luggage in public areas and no matter what, DO NOT accept packages from strangers.

6. Please avoid being a target of crime so; take extra precaution at all times. Do not wear extravagant jewelries and DO NOT carry excessive amounts of money

7. Travel light and if possible, get the handy kick scooters. Scooters are very helpful in maneuvering especially when you are in the airport; it saves time and your baggage will be lighter.

8. Make sure that you are up to date with your gate number. Information changes abruptly so; while at the airport, make sure that you check the flight information board at all times. 

9. Keep your credit cards, passport, money, ID's in a safe place in your purse or carry on.

10. Last but not the least, have fun and make lasting memories. Do not forget to take photographs of the places you visited. Have a wonderful vacation!

My Favorite Christmas Ornament for 2012

While watching the Christmas Movies in Hallmark, the characters always mention the word "tradition" and each of them vary. Some family traditions are: baking Christmas Cookies, buying PJ's to all members in the family, singing Christmas carols after dinner,  and more.

I was thinking we started our tradition five years ago when hubby and I bought special ornaments each year. For 2012, I found Mr. Christmas.  It is a voice recognition Christmas Tree Ornament and it sync with the lights and the sounds of 24 Christmas Carols. I like to continue this tradition. What's yours?

Farmlands and Hillside Adventure at Pennsylvania

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of PA Tourism for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Who would want that? I can name some of my friends who love camping and thrilled to travel to farmlands. It's an adventure because it's not every day that we can pick and buy watermelons from the farms right? Picking oranges from the orange trees or even the experience of milking the cow is truly out of the ordinary especially for the people who grow up in the city. To get away from the hustle and bustle of city noise, it's always nice to travel to the country and experience the local tradition in the place.

Two days ago, I was browsing visitPA.com and this Website is a good resource site for travelers. If you plan for pa-roadtrips anytime soon, check out Roadtrip-a-Matic because they gather all the information you need to know about the State of Pennsylvania. My husband and I want to have roadtrips down the East Coast and would like to go further to the State of Pennsylvania.Keystone Country is a good place to have an adventure because of the farmlands. My husband is excited to see those farms. It would be an interesting vacation especially when we stay in a Farm Guest House or in a Bed and Breakfast by the Ranch. Roadtrip-a-Matic provides all the details and information as to where to stay, what activities to do, maps, events for certain months and more. This travel Website is one of the most informative sites I saw online for it provides complete information about Pennsylvania. Click the link and check it out now. Did you find an interesting PA trip? Please share your thoughts in the comment section. Enjoy your travel.

A Christmas Card From the Prison

We got this Christmas card today and it came from a woman who is in a Federal Prison Facility. Her crime is minor but, she was convicted for 6 years in prison. She served a year now and so far, she managed to go on from a day to day basis. Her life in prison is tough because she is away from her husband and family. She is away from all the comforts of life. But, she learn the hard way and she accepted the fact that she made a wrong decision.This Christmas, we should remember the people who are sick in the hospital and those who are in prison. For me, as long as they change their ways and they strive to become a better person, we should not judge them. They deserve a second chance. They too needs to feel the Spirit of Christmas. If you have friends and family who are in prison, visit them and give them a simple gift. That is precious for this Christmas season. Merry Christmas everyone!

It's Christmas!

Hello everyone! It is the first day of December and I can feel the spirit of Christmas already! Are you excited? Christmas is the most awaited celebration in the calendar because most of us celebrate Christmas even the non-believers joins the celebration! It is the time of reunion, family get-together, gift giving and just being with the person you love, right? I went home to PI last year and I celebrate my Christmas in my place but, I was too busy that I missed some of the tradition of this season. The next time that I will come home, I will make sure that it will be for a vacation.Anyway, these are the pictures that I took at the gate of our village. Grand Europa Village always put up nice Christmas decorations at the gate and some of the trees along the main road side throughout the village.
I am only using my blackberry phone so; some of the pictures are blurry.
The details of the decorations are beautiful and since they do this every year, if you are in Cagayan de Oro City, take time to visit this place. You will love the Christmas decoration of our village.

Merry Christmas to one and all!

Christmas Holidays

My husband and I were planning to visit Europe on Christmas holidays. He lives in Spain for so many years and has been traveling to Germany and France because of the nature of his work. He knows the beautiful places to go such as the Majorca in Spain. He loves the beach and he wanted to visit Europe with me. It would be my first time in Europe and the holiday breaks would be the best time to go. The prices of the holiday cottages are pretty low during the winter season and it would be an exciting vacation for me because it is Christmas.

I want to experience Christmas season in Germany too. We check for the flights and the hotels at Lonely Planet guides and we found a reasonable ticket and accommodation in the area. Most of the people travel to other places to get away from the winter season. But, I wanted to learn the winter sports too so; Europe is a good place to spend a week-long vacation. There are apartments and villas which are available for rent at affordable price. So far, we found less than €500 for a week rent in one villa which is really a good price. We will definitely consider having a Christmas Vacation somewhere in Europe this year.