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Good Tips When Visiting Rome

By: Gaizka Pujana

Hence, gaining proper orientation to the hustles and bustles of the city can dampen the anxieties and worries that a traveler like you traveler must be experiencing. Arm yourself with the right information to survive your much-awaited Rome holiday.
To pack the right clothes, you need to check the weather in Rome. Rome is usually filled with sunny days the entire year. The best time to travel to Rome is during the months of April and May when the sky is clear and blue. The height of summer runs from the month of July to August, which is usually uncomfortably hot for most European and American tourists.

In the past, the anatomy of the great city of Rome is not without telephones. However, as the locals grew independent of local phones, public phone booths nearly became extinct. It would be wise to carry your cellular phone. Otherwise, you need to buy prepaid phone cards to the nearby tobacco (tabacchi) store. Also, you need to remember that phone cards won’t work if you are meaning to call a friend that is located outside Italy. You need to buy another kind of phone card, the one intended for international calls.
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How to Survive Visiting London During The Credit Crunch

By: Tom Sheppard

We’re taking the bus instead of driving. We’re only using detergent that we’ve secretly swept up from the local laundrettes’ floor. And the only new clothes we have are ones we’ve recently weaved from discarded rags found round the back of Primark. The credit crunch has hit us all pretty hard. But nothing has taken quite as big a blow as our holidays. And let’s face it, it’s at a time when we need them the most. But it IS possible to take a break without worrying about the state of your mortgage. This is the ultimate credit crunch guide to visiting the capital. Not so much London on a shoestring as London on a piece of value string, bought in the sale. (more…)