With the dollar riding high there really has never been a better time to hit the road. But how to make the most out of your cash without being screwed over with fees and charges?
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Right up there with real estate agents and used car sales people, travel agents are subject to much suspicion when it comes to sales tactics and prices. But are you really being sized up and ripped off every time you walk into an agency or book a holiday? The answer is yes, you will be [...]
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So you’re planning a round the world trip? That feeling of wanting to see everything, or as much as possible, can be a hard one to translate into actually planning your time away. Which ticket to buy? How many places can I visit? Is 30 countries in 12 months unrealistic? What will it all cost? This section has [...]
Travel money cards, or ‘cash passports’, as they seem to be called more broadly, can seem a convenient way to manage your travel budget without carrying much cash. You basically load up the card before you leave Australia with money in one or multiple currencies. The exchange rate is locked in at [...]
The 28 Degrees Master Card by GE money (formerly the Wizard Clear Advantage Card) continues to prove to be the best travel credit card for Australians to use overseas.
t’s the last place you’d want to be when it was in operation: Alcatraz. This prison is famous for being one of only a few prisons where it was almost physically impossible to escape – with only one man ever reported to have made it (John Paul Scott – and he was arrested mere minutes after he washed up on the rocks at Fort Point).
Although you meant to book your hotel room and flight or train tickets for your holiday months in advance, you let the days and weeks go by, and now it’s crunch time.
Disney’s Best Rides for Grown Ups Disney theme parks are synonymous with family holidays, thanks to their child-friendly rides and the chance for kids to get up close and personal with iconic characters like Mickey Mouse. But this is only part of what they offer. Adult visitors to Disney’s amazing theme parks can find just [...]
