August 2008
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Fri 29 Aug 2008
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If you’re wondering whether it’s really possible for an “average joe” to make money with Google Adsense, then now is the time to finally get going and start your own internet business.
If you’ve read about making money online over the past month, you’ve almost certainly heard of John Reese. John is an internet marketing expert and has been running his own internet business since shortly after the internet was created.
In February 2005, John decided to set up a test – to see if it was truly possible to make money with Google Adsense. The results are staggering – in less than a year, he has earnt $526,744.35 in Adsense earnings – that’s over half a million dollars in just twelve short months.
John claims to have done this in less than 150 hours work! Mind you, he is the expert!
That said, there are just two things he gets excited about (if it was me it’d be about 526,744 things!):-
- His first 93 cents – this proved that his idea was possible!
- The fact that this is residual income – he can continue building his other internet businesses and this money will keep on rolling in!
These sites are not about internet marketing, but about ordinary, everyday subjects where John has identified that a Niche market exists.
It seems like now is the time to be starting your own online business, there are plenty of opportunities available for people with enthusiasm, determination and the will to succeed! People like John prove that it is possible to make money online, the only question is, are you willing to try?
You can find out more about his monthly newsletter, at Reese Report
Jen Carter runs a successful internet business. For further hints and tips on making money with Google Adsense, visit Make money with Google Adsense.
Mon 25 Aug 2008
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In the past I got this email from a customer:
What is the most wonderful, beautiful but cheap hotel in Florence, Italy?
By cheap I mean on a rating of four stars (four being the most expensive) two or one star. I’m looking for quaint and Italian/renaissance-like, not americanized. I don’t care if it’s small or noisy just charming
My answers was:
For pure charm I would go again to Donatello b&b which is located where real Florentines live and work and where you can feel like a local. Plenty of small local shops where tourists rarely go.
Donatello Bed and Breakfast in Florence is located in the heart of the city in the most prestigious residential area of Florence and sets itself apart from the other receptive structures due to its sober decor and dedicated approach to our Guests’ needs.
Also, you have the use of the kitchen!
There are really only two places in historic Florence where you get to meet real Florentines and that are not tourist traps: One is the Santa Croce area with its daily market for fruit, vegetables and other goods; and the other is Oltrarno in the Santo Spirito area where the B&B is located.
More B&Bs and hotels here: http://www.lodging-tuscany.net/
Sun 24 Aug 2008
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I hate work. But, in this type of world that we belong to, money can be useful. For the past ten years of my life, I had been completely banished from the world of finance. My first credit card was cancelled after four days. With my first checking account, I withdrew $200 from an ATM and never paid it back. I did the same thing with my second checking account at another bank. These few incidents have made it impossible for me to every have a bank account or credit card for a very long time. So, yes, I burned all the bridges and covered all the paths. I am completely expelled from the world of banking and credit. This was no problem for me, since I was already living without much income to begin with.
The memories of my first job have faded so much that I now doubt whether I’ve ever been employed. How to live without an income is a question of urban survival, especially for those of us who have special needs (i.e. alcoholism). The first time, I slept in the park, but some street kids showed me an abandoned mill they had held up in. “The cops always check the park,” one of them told me, “Stay in a dark place when you sleep at night.” From those humble beginnings, I’ve changed and evolved so much. Instead of defining myself as a human being based on what I have been through, I’ve based it on what I can and will do. I drank Bacardi in a Pasadena restaurant and smashed a window with a chair. When I passed through Las Vegas, I somehow gained $10,000 in four hours and lost it over the next six days. There’s a warrant for my arrest in Austin, Texas for Riotous and Destructive Behavior, but every cop so far has been too lazy to fill out the extradition papers. I stopped a rape in Nashville and was rewarded enough alcohol to require a hospitalization. I was the man with a blank future. My name is Daniel. If you ask my friends, they’d say I was the Beatnik drifter. Homeless, alive, and free.
Beep… Beep… Beep…
My eyes burst open to the light. I’ll never get used to that sound. I swat the alarm clock and roll over. My eyes slowly open again. It’s 8:30. I have to get to work in a hour half. I’m already dressed. And, making the bed was as easy as getting out of a sleeping bag. Surveying the scene, I discover three more bodies on the ground. There was Z, a twenty four year old, who had a friend tattoo a Z on his forehead when he was sixteen. The tragedy left him scarred and with a name he’d never lose. Donny slept in the corner, his head propped up against the wall. He had no shirt on and there was an empty beer bottle sticking out of his fly — someone was making mischief last night. And, our third contender, Rochelle, remained curled up in a ball on a chair. She had a small enough figure that she could make it a comfortable position. Small clips of metal pierced her face. Two rings were connected with a chain; and there was enough of a draft in the squat that you could hear the links make their clinking noise.
I headed down the stairs, discovering several empty beer bottles along the way. Turning to the main exit of our squat, I discover my friend Buck. Somehow, he managed to fall asleep sitting up in a chair. There was a half filled whiskey bottle held against his belly, and behind that there was hard-chunked vomit on his leather jacket. I take one second to light a cigarette. With the click of the Zippo, his mouth opens and I hear, “You’re not a punk any more.”
“Would a punk put a cigarette out on your face?”
“Yeah, but you’re not a punk, so I have nothing to worry about,” he smiled, shwilling from his whiskey bottle, then putting it on the ground.
We had this debate last night. “You lose the grit and pain of being a true street kid when you start waking up in the morning to shuffle !@#$ for some !@#$!@#$ing capitalist pig-”
“It’s a !@#$in’ family owned store,” I said, shwilling my malt liquor extra hard.
“It doesn’t matter,” he said, as his face emerges from a shot of hard alcohol, “You’re working for the man.”
“He’s right,” Donny said, “You’re not a punk any more.” This god of squatters stood there, clad in the armaments of a punk: spikes and chains. For some reason, he had a polka-dotted scarf around his neck. He found it on the ground earlier that day, and has developed the ill habit of wearing it.
“!@#$ you both,” I notice Z spray painting the wall with an anarchy symbol, “Having a job doesn’t change me. I sleep in a squat, like everyone else.”
Now I’m rubbing my head in the morning, thinking about an eight hour shift, and this prick sitting in my squat just said that I wasn’t a punk in his sleep. I don’t care about names and phrases any more. Gutter punk, street urchin, runaway kid, I don’t care. I’m homeless. There’s a weird smell in this abandoned building. Coil springs pierce the one mattress I have. The wallpaper is melting. Both floors are covered in garbage: wrappers, newspapers, vomit, beer cans, abandoned clothing. Home sweet home. And this is the place that we’ve decided to live. No, this is the only place we could live. I have to make excuses to no one.
I forgot again this morning. The front door does not latch shut. That was probably the constant beating I heard last night. It didn’t keep me up — enough alcohol kills all consciousness. I walk out of the abandoned/reclaimed home, only to notice a mailman walking by. He gives me an odd look, almost unsure that anyone would have any legitimate excuse for walking out of an empty building at eight AM. There’s no need for anyone to be so naive. Being homeless doesn’t make you inhuman, but many people would believe that.
It’s early. Very early. Seven AM. The birds just started their first round of mating calls. The true alcoholics are just getting to bed now. Somewhere in this state, a group of high schoolers are just coming down from their psilocybin mushroom trip. I can feel all the working class, single moms just arriving at work, an hour and a half after waking up — I’m watching their soft exhale of stress and hope. On my way to work, there was a particularly unhealthy smell rising from the concrete. It could be a hallucination caused by a night of heavy drinking and only five hours of sleep. Regardless, I can just shrug it off.
Kleineman’s Restaurant. I arrive five minutes early for my shift. “Hey, my boy, Danny…” Mr. Kleineman greets me, “Didn’t you get my message?”
“What message?” I asked, and then with a cracked smile, “And on what phone, answering machine, or e-mail?”
“I told all my other employees to tell you that we don’t need you today,” he said, shrugging, “You got the day off.”
“But, but…. I got up early and came here, like I was scheduled, and I never heard from anyone else,” I said. The struggle was more painful due to the sleep-deprivation and hangover.
“I know, but we already have a dishwasher,” he said, “Come back tomorrow. I’ll have work for you, then.”
“Can I at least get two fifty for the bus fair of getting here?” I asked. My anxiety and agitation had made me more aggressive and assertive. He certainly gave me the money. There was no other choice. When he handed the money to me, it was almost as though he was giving it to a homeless bum who was panhandling on the side of the highway. I am homeless, but it’s not quite my identifying factor in my relationship with my boss.
Two blocks south, seven blocks east, cut through the park, and you’re in the best place to get your alcohol supplies. I’ve got two fifty. Just about enough for a forty.
“Can I help you find anything?” the manager asks, pretending not to be watching me — or maybe that’s just my unfounded suspicion that all old people distrust the young.
“You don’t have any Old English?” I asked.
“No, but we have Steel Reserve and Colt 49, if you drink malt liquor,” he said.
“I wish you had some OE,” I respond, looking through the racks, and discovering, to my surprise, a bottle of “Blue Mad Dog, the best fruit flavored alcoholic beverage you’ll find, clearly the envy of wine and champagne everywhere,” her hair was being whipped by the midnight air coming off the waterfront, “This !@#$ is chemically perfected for that sweet taste of cirrhosis.”
Irene. A beautiful girl that I used to know… a girl I used to love. We’d bark at the moon together, and giggle when everyone pointed and laughed.
My hands caress her stomach as I close my eyes, nearing her face, “Booze is booze. What’s the difference between flavorings?”
“Because this represents our culture, the culture of the wino!” she triumphantly holds bottle in the air. I fall on her shoulder, slowly drifting in to sleep.
“So, you be getting the Mad Dog?” the manager asks me with his broken Indian accent. I’m softly awakened from daydream to my present reality: the scene right before I make an !@#$ out of myself due to alcohol excess. I nod my head in response to his question.
Walking down the street with the bottle of Mad Dog, I start to think that I’m not representing the culture of the wino; I am simply living a memory. This one’s for her.
“What happened?” a slightly animating Buck opens his eyes to the day, “Did the Capitalist system fall apart and they sent you home?”
He struggled to obtain a bare grasp of reality. I walked passed him, heading on up the stairs. “Alcohol in the morning?” he references my Mad Dog with a smile, “I guess maybe you really are punk.”
“Would you please cut the !@#$ with the high school routine?” I replied cheerfully, “I’ve had my fair share of being ostracized for being different. I imagine all you –”
“Is that what you think we were doing?” Buck asked, “You’re my brother no matter what, but that means I have to give you !@#$ no matter what. Why did you take this job any way? We were enough money spanging.”
I shwilled, and passed him the bottle. “Maybe it’s not about the money,” I said, “For my entire life on the streets, I haven’t advanced one bit. I aged quickly and built memories fast, but everything I got I’ve lost. Photographs of squatmates, letters from dead friends, all of the tickets I got in LA for marijuana… Everything, I lost it all. I just wanted to do something good for myself for once.”
He passed the bottle back to me. I let the alcohol sting treat this horrible misery. “If I was a businessman making three hundred thousand a year, I’d still only want to get tanked with you,” his words are poetry.
“And that’s probably the reason that I will always be a squatter,” I replied, “Money can’t buy you a community and a culture.”
Punkerslut (or Andy Carloff) has been writing essays and poetry on social issues which have caught his attention for several years. His website http://www.punkerslut.com provides a complete list of all of these writings. His life experience includes homelessness, squating in New Orleans and LA, dropping out of high school, getting expelled from college for “subversive activities,” and a myriad of other revolutionary actions.
Sat 23 Aug 2008
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Last night, in the dark following midnight I killed my muse (suffocating her quietly with a pillow) and buried her in my back garden. Today I will plant a roses to hide the grave. No one will ever know and I will be free at last of her insidious hold and I will be able to write what I want.
Why did I resort to this deed? After all my muse was lovely and gave me many gifts over the years. She saw me through dark times and helped mark the joyous ones. Many times she inspired me to reach for more and push myself beyond what I thought I could achieve. Knowing all this why would I kill the very source of my inspiration?
Oh, I had my reasons…
It started out quietly. As I would sit at my keyboard or curl up with a notebook, she would perch on my shoulder as was her wont to do. “I don’t think you meant to write that sentence,” she would whisper in my ear. “That doesn’t sound like the best description,” she would snipe. “Is that the best you can do?” she would sneer.
I took to sneaking my writing in when I knew she was occupied elsewhere. She never could resist critiquing the writing in the morning paper if it was left spread on the kitchen table. That way I could sometimes write several pages before she began her commentary. “Surely you can find a better way to approach this topic,” her mocking voice would interrupt. “That has been so done.”
Soon I was spending more time arguing with her, defending my words, than I was writing. Then my production slowed to a crawl as I would overanalyze each word choice and sentence formation before committing it to screen or paper. All that did was give her more time to find fault with the few words I did write.
Despite urgent deadlines and simmering ideas, I started avoiding the computer and all writing materials. I cleaned my house. I read for hours on end. I made plans for a new garden. The need the write built within me but always my muse was watching me with those eyes — so judgmental, so critical. I would turn away from my office with a sigh and find some other project.
When I could no longer suppress the urge to write I locked her in a closet and had a wonderfully productive morning. I was so happy with my work that I let her out as I went out the door to run some errands. That just made her mean.
She was waiting for me at the door when I came home. Her glasses had slid nearly to the tip of her nose and somehow she’d found a red pencil (I certainly never brought any such thing into the house). I shuddered at the sight of my happy morning’s labor marred by vicious slashes of red. The red blurred before my eyes into a crimson haze and then…
Perhaps it is better that you don’t know the details. Suffice it to say that I have selected several old-fashioned roses with luscious aroma and delicate coloring. I am sure they will provide both inspiration and comfort.
Despite my late hours and the physical toil involved, this morning I awoke early and have already logged in several hours at the keyboard. My fingers flew across the keys and after completing several long-stagnant projects I outlined notes for some new. Writing is joyful and rewarding again.
I think I might dedicate this next book to the memory of my muse. Perhaps it will serve as a warning to those other muses out there who are on the verge of going over the edge. Perhaps it will inspire those other writers out there who have let their muse stifle their creativity and shove them right into writer’s block. Maybe my warning will mean those other muses and their writers will find a way to work things out.
Deanna Mascle has been teaching and writing professionally for more than 20 years. Find more articles about writing at Word Craft at Word-Craft.info
Sat 23 Aug 2008
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Many more sweepers are choosing to enter online sweepstakes. Before home computers were popular a common method of entry was a mailed one. The reason why contests are treated differently is that the winners are not chosen by chance but by an element of skill. Sweepstakes promotions are prohibited from requiring a purchase to enter. Sweepstakes are also legally different from contests in the United States. Everybody can win terrific swimming pools every 12 weeks. Marvelous laptops to win at dutch online sweepstakes. Consumer promotions advertised as contests, however, can require an entry fee or proof of purchase. Fantastic tools to win at sweepstakes websites. Many state lotteries also run a second chance sweepstakes in conjunction with the retail sale of state lottery scratch cards. 5 months ago a Belgium dutch company started a dutch online contests. In an effort to increase consumer demand for scratch cards and to help control the litter small problems associated with the disposal of non-winning lottery tickets. Sweepstakes are generally easier and quicker to enter than contests. Its absolutely fantastic or realy terrific to win 7562 dollars. Thats really great or super to win 5050 euros. 5 days ago a European webcompany took of a online sweepstakes. Anyone can win great micro waves every 17 hours. Sweepstakes are frequently used by fast-food restaurants to boost business. 3 hours ago a Europe based company begun with a contest websites. Although some sweepstakes ask for a proof of purchase or UPC code, the sponsors must provide an alternate method of entry if they do so. Members sign up once and are entered to various sweepstakes each month. There are also other online services, which automatically enter members into sweepstakes. 8 months ago a Dutch online company has started with a sweepstakes websites. Absolutely fantastic SUVs to be won at online sweepstakes.
Translated it means: Leeft u in Pijnacker-Nootdorp of Bussum en wil jij een prijs winnen’ Winnen met Windeprijsvraag is nergens zo eenvoudig. Leuke prijzen winnen met de site van windeprijsvraag.nl‘ Vaak meer dan 141 prijzen om de dag. Van ’s-Hertogenbosch tot Woensdrecht, met Win de prijsvraag.nl winnen is altijd mogelijk. Een vrouw van 70 heeft zojuist nog een Ipod gewonnen.
11 days ago a Belgium dutch online company begun with a contest websites. Really everybody can win fantastic computers every 14 weeks. Entering sweepstakes by mail is declining in popularity. It should be really great or terrific to win 8466 euro.
Fri 22 Aug 2008
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It takes a very special person to be a stepparent but you may have to step back and ask yourself if you have what it takes. No relationship is perfect nor are there perfect parents or children but a relationship that consists of his, mine and ours may prove most challenging. My children were raised in this type of family setting and while my husband and I worked together to be fair, we were not always infallible in our judgements. To say the least, we had our share of disagreements.
Although you may dearly love your significant other and his or her offspring there may be times when you feel your child is being slighted even though this may or may not be the case. Any problems that usually arise stem from minor differences in the child rearing choices of the individual parents. Perhaps one parent has taught his children to do chores where the other has always preferred to do for her child. One parent may punish only using verbal reprimands while the other sees nothing wrong with an old fashioned spanking. There are bound to be differences.
I know a couple personally who are trying to work through their different parenting styles in order to come to a satisfactory disciplinary agreement for their blended family. Unfortunately, their relationship continues to be a battle on a regular basis. She claims that he treats his daughter better while he says that she babies her son. Meanwhile, their relationship is on and off again more than a light switch. Are the claims of these two parents valid? I believe that they believe their claims of partiality toward each other’s children are valid. It seems that both parents are suffering from a sense of insecurity which is certainly not that unusual considering the circumstances.
There are several adjustments that need to be made. Together this couple have just become the parents of a newborn baby girl. In the process, they have jointly formed a new family that also includes her son and her partner’s two children. Their relationship is also complicated by an insecurity prompted by the joint custody issues with previous spouses. Jealousy and bending to the whims of ex-lovers add drama to an already stressful relationship. What the parents are missing here is the fact that four young children are caught in the crossfire of mixed and sometimes heated emotions.
At times, the behavior of the children seem much more mature than that of their parents. While the parents hurl comments such as: “Don’t raise your voice to my son,” or “You’re just jealous of my kids,” the children appear perfectly content with one another. The problem doesn’t lie with the children; it’s the parents who can’t get past their own issues. It is the parents who are suffering from the fear that his or her child will be treated unfairly. So, is the relationship doomed to fail? No. It doesn’t have to fail.
So, what can be done? Well, first of all the parents need to sit down together and discuss the situation openly and honestly. Plan your talk for a time when the two of you can be alone. A romantic dinner would be nice. Ask a relative or friend to watch the children for a couple of hours. If this can’t be arranged for some reason then wait until the children are asleep then settle in for a quiet talk. Remember: talk don’t shout. And don’t beat around the bush either. If you want your partner to understand how you feel, you will need to express those feelings honestly and clearly. While many of us have no problem verbally expressing ourselves, often we forget the equally important skill of listening. Yes, listening is a skill – one that needs to be acquired and honed, if you have not done so already.
Admit your fears and be prepared to hear the truth. Maybe you do spend more time with your biological child than your stepchild. Maybe you do resent the amount of time your partner spends with his children. Be honest and be prepared to get an honest response. If you are afraid that your child will not be loved as much as your partner’s biological child, say so. If you feel your child is not receiving fair treatment, explain why you feel this way. Your spouse cannot read your mind. Your spouse may be able to sense some of your feelings but he or she may not always interpret your emotions or reactions correctly. Open communication is essential if concerns are to be resolved.
Sometimes a spouse as well as a child just needs some reassurance to alleviate their fears and get life back on track.
Stepparents also tend to overcompensate when it comes to their newfound children. This happens in an attempt to avoid the wicked stepparent image. Well-meaning stepparents usually don’t even realize that they are overcompensating until it is brought to their attention. Even then, they may deny such an allegation. I am a stepparent guilty of such behavior. When my stepson first came to live with us, I unconsciously had a tendency to allow him to get away with behavior I would have normally punished my own children for. It wasn’t until my youngest son commented that I loved my stepson more than I did the rest of my kids that I realized I needed to re-evaluate my disciplinary actions. That evening after all the kids were in bed, I asked my husband to give me an honest answer regarding what I thought was fair and impartial treatment of the children. “You do treat him better. You’re overcompensating,” he told me. When I thought about it, I realized he was right. But it took a child’s wisdom to help me see the light.
The key is acceptance. When you make the choice to accept someone into your life you do so because you love them. Love overcomes differences. Love brings together the separate and creates unity. Adults can learn from children. While you and your partner are giving each other the silent treatment, take a moment to observe the children. More than likely you’ll see them playing together not sitting separately on opposite sides of the room. Don’t try too hard to be the perfect parent or stepparent because they don’t exist and don’t let insecurity consume you or your family. Just love the kids and each other and you’ll do fine.
But there is another issue that needs to be addressed. These are real life situations and unfortunately real life doesn’t always have happy endings. There are some people who just aren’t cut out to be stepparents or parents at all for that matter. Here’s an example: After my divorce from my first husband, I became involved with a man that I had a wonderful relationship with. In many ways he seemed too good to be true. I soon found out that he was. He knew that I had two young sons and he never gave any indication that he was not accepting of my children, until the day he asked me to marry him. Before I could answer, he asked me another question that sent my heart reeling to my feet. He asked me if I would consider giving my ex-husband full custody of my two sons. He explained his request by saying that he honestly didn’t feel he could raise someone else’s children. I appreciated this man’s honesty but suffice it to say, I chose my children over him. The answer to both questions was a vehement NO!
The reason I’ve related this story is to make the reader aware that such situations do occur. Although it may be difficult to imagine, there are people out there who may accept you but not your children. If you feel this way, then you should be honest about your feelings up front. If you don’t think you’ve got what it takes to be a stepparent then don’t get involved with someone who could be devastated by your revelations. If you’re involved with someone who shows any indifference toward your children, talk to them and voice your concerns. It takes a special person to be a stepparent and there are many wonderful people out there who make success stories out of their blended families. I was fortunate enough to find a man who raised my two sons as his own. Along with my two sons, his son and the two children we had together, we were a family. No, we weren’t perfect but we learned together and made our mistakes along the way.
There’s no shame in admitting that you don’t feel you can take on the responsibility of raising children other than your own. In fact, this is much better than jumping into a commitment that in your heart you know you are not ready for. If these are issues that plague your current relationship or one that you are considering committing to, be open and honest about your feelings. Talk to each other and address your concerns. Consider seeking the professional help of a counselor. If you really want a relationship to work, you have to work at it. Love and acceptance are the keys to a healthy family structure.
Darlene Zagata is a freelance writer and author of two books, “Aftertaste: A Collection of Poems,” and “The Choosing.” She is also a monthly columnist and editor for the print publication Moon Shadows Magazine. Visit Darlene’s website at http://darlenezagata.tripod.com or contact Darlene at darzagata@yahoo.com
Wed 20 Aug 2008
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Notwithstanding the fact that the Property Index service is seen as a rather young organization, doing business only since March 2007, they have established expert status very quickly. Actually, they are a rather simple organization devoted to helping essentially anyone striving to sell, buy, rent, etc. land in most areas of the world. They pledge to lend you a hand to pinpoint just what you have need of quick and, too, sans hassle.
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Property Index have a range of properties for sale in France, from villas to apartments.
Around 25 years ago you would find just a trickle of English people keen on property in France. Just ask everyone who has chosen to remove to France and they’ll corroborate it. Lots of people would are tagging it a fad and others are tagging it a that’s nearly an addiction. People that move to this area will range from young well to do couples in search of an exciting new challenge in life to older customers planning to enjoy their life. Note that there might well be complications when looking to purchase property in a foreign market – you’ll find there are hundreds of disparate, occasionally conflicting, steps when plotting, touring or actually purchasing. If you only miss one minor action it will definitely bring about sizable complications not to forget, even more important, financial loss.
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Tue 19 Aug 2008
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Sat 16 Aug 2008
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Crocheting is not only a craft but an art. Once you master the basic stitches you will be well on your way to creating masterpieces you will be pride to share with your family and friends. Anyone can learn to crochet as long as they put their mind to it.
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- Schedule your departure day two days after the wedding to give you ample time for rest after the activities and the celebrations. If you must travel immediately, remember to leave in the middle of the day and not the early morning so you’ll get a good night’s sleep.
- Ask your travel Agent for Rome Honeymoon Packages, these usually offer the best destinations for honeymooners, not to mention discounts and freebies.
- Never, ever overbook day trips, you’re not just traveling, you’re with your new Spouse, better save up some energy for the night’s fireworks.
- Don’t be afraid to ask questions, ask about certain perks, events.
- In addition to the above, don’t be afraid to request extra stuff, like a big bathtub, a double bed, or a romantic Roman view.
- Don’t forget to bring your marriage Certificate along with you, especially if the name of the bride is already under her husband’s name.
- Pack your camera and lots of film; you won’t want to miss anything. You might also want to pack extra batteries, these are absurdly pricey in tourist spots, and you wouldn’t want to overspend.
- Mention to anyone, especially in the café or restaurant, that you’re on your honeymoon, yes this may sound a bit embarrassing, but some restaurants give extras like free drinks or gifts for honeymooners. This also works for birthday celebrants.
- If you want an active Rome honeymoon, research and book some guided walking tours, always remember to consult hubby before you try one though.
- Stock up on sun protection. The higher the SPF the better, as you’ll probably be spending whole days out in the sun; you wouldn’t want to be ill after just a few days of marriage.
- Some travel agencies include extra tours and trips, these are great ways to explore, and enjoy. This is especially good because you’ll get a change in scenery, and won’t easily get bored, especially if you have an extended honeymoon.
- Even if your valuables are inside your hotel room, keep them under lock, and if you decide to bring them with you, always watch out for stray pickpockets.
- Bring with you a stock of candles and massage oils that you can place inside your hotel room for that romantic evening after touring the City.
That’s all about Rome honeymoon travel tips for now. In my next article, I’ll explain more of my travel tips for your time in Rome.
Best wishes for a great vacation,
Les Sheppard
Les Sheppard’s website gives full information about planning your trip to Rome, including flight deals, Rome accommodation tips, Apartment and Villa rentals,tour planning and tips on all the top Rome attractions:
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