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Staying healthy on vacation is often a challenge, but it’s not impossible. When traveling, follow these tips to help you stay healthy. Boost Your Immune System Catching a cold or other illness while on the road is common, since you encounter more people, often eat differently than normal, and can become exposed to unfamiliar viruses. In fact, one out of five airplane passengers acquire a cold after traveling. To help prevent getting sick while on your vacation, take necessary precautions to boost your immune system during the week...

All homes are designed to be beautiful. Time, changes by previous owners and normal wear from the family can all start to take away from the original appearance of the exterior and interior of the house. A clean and beautiful home is a more enjoyable place to live and tends to have a higher property value. Homeowners can take several steps to maintain the beauty of a house. Landscaping Landscaping and yard work contributes greatly to the beauty of a home. The lawn and yard require regular maintenance. This includes pruning bushes, planting...

One of the staples for any holiday is wandering around museums and finding out about the local history. However, this can soon become tiring if the museums aren’t particularly enthralling. Luckily there exists a host of quirky, weird and downright bizarre museums dotted around the world, which promise to excite and confuse visitors. But what are they, and where? We’ve drawn up a list of the World’s Most Interesting Museums, so you can begin your (unconventional) quest for knowledge! The Mutter Museum, USA Filled with all manner...

It may be romantic to close your eyes, point your finger on a map of Britain and just turn up where it lands. But in the real world, there is a certain amount of pre-trip planning you’ll have to do if you want your holiday to be a success. So don’t throw out your travel guide and skip your appointment with the nurse for your jabs just yet. Here’s how to inject a sense of adventure into your trip while making sure you prepare for the important things. Getting off the tourist trail Nobody want to travel through Britain and only see...

Men love food and men love beer. It was only a matter of time before a list appeared that informs us men, or women who love them, exactly what kind of beers will go well with just about any kind of food that can possibly be prepared. While there are all sorts of nuances and subtle flavors that can be explored and debated by the beer expert, here, we will take a look at some mildly-exotic beers that you can count on as staple drinks for virtually every meal you take. We will also skip over some of the more obvious selections such as Budweiser...

After the tremendous success of the biography, it was only a matter of time before a movie was made to celebrate the Apple icon -Steve Jobs. Banking on the roller-coaster life story of Steve Jobs, this 120-minute feature can just not attempt to be impartial, while telling the story of the founder of Apple Inc. But then who cares? People who will queue for tickets at the box office for this movie have already chosen Jobs as their hero and would hardly tolerate a neutral tale to be told. The movie starts off with a bang, where Steve Jobs...

Your busy family stays on the run. From dropping the kids off at school, driving them to activities, getting to work and much more, you depend on your vehicle to be safe and reliable. Here are the top 5 vehicles that are safe for your family: Chevrolet Cruze This compact, affordable car is a great pick for your family. Its smooth, comfortable ride, great fuel economy and precise steering are just the tip of the iceberg. With safety features like blind spot monitoring, 10 air bags and rear cross-path detection, it is no wonder that this...

There’s something about the fall that makes us long for a bit of coolness.  We start looking for a bit of a breeze so we can pull out our fall clothes.  After the heat waves, the excessive sweating, the bugs, it’s always a nice change to jump into fall clothing. For the ladies, there’s a lot of sexy boots to be worn, sensual colors (for both men and women) and the coats to amplify your fall fashion clothes. Here are 5 popular items to check out this fall.  1. Knit Cardigans A chunky cardigan is cozy and essential...

Planning to travel to India and worried about getting sick? Well I have had it all. Amoebic dysentery, Guardia, infections, the lot. So in other words I have learned the hard way on what works and what doesn’t work when travelling in India. And I would like to share that with you my findings so you can have a healthy journey to that sacred land! Build up your immune system Start to take pro-biotics from a reputable brand like Bio Care at least one month before you travel and also whilst travelling. Why I say that is Western countries...

How often have you visited a high street shop and had to wait in a queue while members of staff stand idly by, perhaps chatting? At your last visit to a restaurant, were you greeted warmly and seated promptly, or were you ignored? Most of us, at some point, have little niggles or problems when we visit the high street, but it is not always easy to know where to complain. If we get very good service, it is not always possible to let a company know. A method used by many high street businesses is to deploy mystery shoppers who visit the...