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10 Ways To Avoid Being A Pesky Tourist

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Livorno

Don’t be that person – you know, that annoying traveller who disturbs the peace, creates all kinds of trouble and gets on everyone’s nerves. Oh, and gives his or her country a bad rep. There’s just something about being on the road or going to another country that surfaces the worst habits of humanity.

Sometimes it may be something you do unintentionally, but it’s just bad form to keep rubbing people the wrong way. So here are 10 ways on how to avoid being that rude, obnoxious and overbearing traveller that drives others up the wall.

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8 Things You Can Do More For Yourself This Year

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New Year Resolutions

Anyone who has ever made New Year resolutions would know how tough it is to keep to them, especially when they involve trimming that belly flab or scouting for better job prospects. The bottom line remains though – we make goals because we want more out of our existence. So, instead of conjuring castles in the air, here are 8 realistic, not-that-hard, good-for-you things you could do more for yourself. Cheers!

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5 Reasons To Travel Off The Beaten Track

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Vernezza

You’re probably tired of hearing this travel buzzword, but bear with us for a minute. First of all, what does off the beaten track actually mean to you? For some, it could be traveling to world famous destinations but forgoing iconic landmarks in favour of searching for hidden shops and hole-in-the-wall bars or chasing after whispers of locally-loved restaurants not mentioned in any guidebooks.

For others, it could be scrapping popular vacation spots completely and hunting down the most secret, isolated places that could very well land you right smack in the middle of nowhere – miles away from any annoying traveler and ridiculously expensive tourist rip-offs.

Whichever way you choose – despite transport inefficiencies, language barriers and any other obstacles you might encounter – you’ll often discover an enriching experience waiting for you when you venture away from the footsteps of others and pave your own way.

Here are 5 reasons why you should veer off the well-trodden path.

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5 Things to Note When Choosing Your Travel Partner

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Travel Partners

Upon returning from Melbourne, my friend recounted to me over dinner how the long awaited graduation trip with her good friend turned out to be a letdown because of their extremely different travelling styles.

Such stories of disappointing holiday trips are not uncommon. As we travel more in the company of friends nowadays, many of us have come to the unfortunate realisation that not all good friends make good travel partners. Understanding that different people have different travelling styles and habits goes a long way in helping us to pick the right travel partners and ensuring our trips go as smoothly as possible.

Here are 5 things to note when choosing your travel partner.

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5 Things You Never Knew About Working In A Café

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Working in Cafe

So you have heard about the things you should know before opening a café. Let’s jump over to the other side of the fence and see how the world is.

With cafés opening every other day in Singapore, it is seemingly becoming a popular option for youngsters and students to work in one. Some aspire to be trained baristas, some simply love to serve. They do seem like they are always having fun – hearty laughs and chatting in between tasks.

But is it really so? There are things that happen behind the scenes, things that regular customers would not otherwise observe or realize, and they are not always the prettiest things to share.

While working in a café has its fair share of fun, let’s discover 5 Things You Never Knew About Working In A Café:

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