Travel Review - Book Hotels in Limassol, Cyprus

Traveling to Cyprus or another Greek isle? Here's a site offering you lots of information, tips and guidance about a Greek island vacation and hotels in Limassol, Cyprus. The Louis Hotels site offers accommodation information and booking for hotels in Cyprus as well as useful travel tools for planning your vacation. You can find out about getting married in Cyprus or having a conference in Cyprus. The Louis Hotels site is bright, has plenty of photos and is easy to navigate, its also available in 6 languages!

Use some of the travel tools offered on the Louis Hotel's site like finding the best beaches in Cyprus or seeing what the weather is like at your travel destination. Another useful feature is the map of hotels in the Greek isles. You can really get an idea as to where you'll be staying in relation to the airport and attractions. One of my favorite features when looking for holiday accommodation is the option to search according to the type of holiday you want to have – active, family, all-inclusive, wedding, business or relaxing. This avoids the nightmare of arriving at your hotel for a romantic getaway only to find it overrun with screaming kids! Or getting there with the kids and there is nothing for them to do! The site has a recently added feature where you can also search for flights directly from the hotel booking page.

Perhaps the most appealing aspect of the Louis Hotels site is the list of discounts on the right hand side of the landing page.  To give you an idea of the offers they have there is a 15% discount on 3 nights in one of their hotels and "book 7 nights pay for 6" for September and October. You can get even more discounts on hotels in Limassol by joining the Louis Hotels loyalty scheme.

Scrubba Wash Bag - How to do laundry when traveling?

Where was the Scrubba when I was backpacking around Europe?! What an amazing travel accessory. This award winning travel washing bag works like an old fashioned washboard. You put your clothes into the bag, add water and washing powder and just scrub for a few seconds. Then repeat with clean water to rinse and hang up to dry!

No looking for Laundromats or using the hostel sink, no wasting money on laundry services when away from home, no lugging around your dirty laundry for days, and no breaking your back trying to do your washing in the hostel sink!

This compact travel washing "machine" weights only 150g, folds into almost pocket size and effectively washes a small load of washing in minutes. If you want to be even more efficient there is a Scrubba Traveler Kit which includes the Scrubba wash bag, Scrubba Travel Towel (microfiber so great for drying yourself and your clothes), a Scrubba Travel Clothes Line and a Scrubba Travel Bag to keep it all in. this is really compact and will not take up a lot of space in your backpack or luggage.

Who should use the Scrubba wash bag?

Obviously travelers who are on the go and want a fast, easy and cheap (free after the initial purchase of the bag) way to do their washing. Campers and backpackers will love this and I dare say also collage students on a budget! It would also make an excellent gift to give to young travelers off on their first backpacking adventure. A great "bon voyage" gift!

The Scrubba wash bag can be bought online and worldwide delivery is included in the price. This is an investment for all future travel and an innovative and useful travel tool for all travelers.

Review: Garden Inn & Suites, JFK, New York

The Garden Inn and Suites is located in Jamaica, Queens, New York just 2.5 miles from JFK Airport and conveniently located within 3 miles of Resort World Casino, Green Acres Mall and the train station to New York City. It is also 7.5 miles from LaGuardia Airport and 5 miles from Gateway Shopping Center.

The Garden Inn website is extremely helpful with guides about the surrounding area, things to see and do as well as recommended restaurants in the area. You can use the Garden Inn's website to plan your spare time while staying at this great inn.

The Garden Inn & Suites has several outstanding features especially for business people:

·         The convenient location both close to the airport and close enough to the city center to reach it easily.

·         The hotel provides a complimentary shuttle from JFK Airport.

·         The Garden Inn is pet friendly.

·         The hotel location means you have easy access to entertainment and restaurants.

·         The hotel rooms are elegantly furnished.

·         The hotel newsletter Full Bloom (sign up on the website) will provide you with updates and promotional deals.

·         There is free wireless access throughout the hotel.

·         The fitness room is open 24/7 which is perfect for business people on the go.

·         The business center is open 24/7.

·         There is an ATM and a gift shop in the hotel.

For those just stopping briefly in New York the Garden Inn's airport shuttle, location minutes from the airport and business amenities make it an easy choice for business people as well as those looking for a quiet haven in the Big Apple.

Check out the Garden Inn JFK.

Site Review - Life in Norway

Life in Norway is written by David a Brit living in Norway, he shares with us his insights, experiences, tips and photos of his experiences in Norway. The site is extremely professional with a clear aesthetic layout and it covers a wide range of topics. On the landing page you can go to popular articles like an interview with Startup Norway and "26 things I learned from a year in Norway". He also lists useful links to travel blogs and sites about Norway. There are gorgeous high quality instagrams (photos) of Norway.

Life in Norway can tell you about getting a job in Norway, studying there and learning the language. For travelers the site is extremely useful, not only are there your usual city guides, reviews and travel tips but this site will add a myriad of other dimensions to your experience in Norway. The site really shines in its diversity covering all aspects of Norwegian life (food and wine, music, news, sport etc) and sharing the point of view of an expat. What is great is that the site doesn't just cover the usual tourist routes – it's not just Norway in a Nutshell – it's all of Norway!

Life in Norway is a highly informative and professionally presented site it is a must read for those planning a visit to Norway and to others interested in understanding the country and its people better.

Travel Coupons

you may not know but it is possible to get travel coupons just like you get for the supermarket only these ones can't be cut out of a magazine. You can get travel coupons for discounts on flights, hotels and vacation packages online. On the usual coupon sites like CouponGirl, Retailmenot, Redflagdeals and Dealsguide. Just google Travel Coupons and you will find many coupon sites offering travel deals at a discount. Perhaps the most obvious to try is Travel Coupons.com and Hoteldeals.com. The most important things to check before going to the trouble of printing up coupons are:
1. Expiry date of the coupon.
2. Can you access the travel site from your country.
3. Is there any small print or conditions to take into account.