A little while back, I compiled a list of some cool pools from around the world. Well, Complex magazine has completely one-upped me by not only compiling a list of the world’s best pools but they also picked the best beaches. But here’s the real kicker, all the pools and beaches on their list are topless (yes, topless!). So now that summer has officially begun you now have 50 new places where you can keep cool and visually stimulated. To see the list click here.

Alright, so you just booked your flight to London, you’re stoked. Now the only thing left for you to do is to find accommodations. You have options; cheap accommodations just outside central London VS a more expensive accommodation in Central London. But London isn’t cheap, so you opt to go with the first choice. From what you’re told it’s only 20 -30 minutes from outside of central London. 20- 30 minutes? That’s not that bad right? And besides it’s your saving yourself some money right? WRONG!

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When you’re thousands of miles away from home, the time will come (and oh, and it will come) when you’re in desperate need of a wi-fi connection. But rest assured, because all you need to do is find the nearest McDonalds because chances are they’ll have a free wi-fi connection and plenty of it. Most McDonalds in Europe and North America offer free access to wi-fi. I ran into a situation in Portugal (the wi-fi isn’t the greatest there) where I desperately needed access to the internet. And where did I go? Yup, McDonalds. It wasn’t the most ideal place, but hey, it saved the day. So again, when you can’t find a reliable wi-fi connection just look for those golden arches.

It never fails. Every now and then some random person will approach me to tell me how excited they are about taking a trip to places like Paris or Berlin. Now a trip to Paris or Berlin is never a bad thing, but what can be, is the time of the year they’ve chosen to go, the dead of winter (Dec, Jan, Feb in the northern hemisphere or June, July, Aug in the southern hemisphere).
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“F*#%! The machine just ate my card.” I’m pretty sure you know what I’m about to say. When travelling anything can happen so it’s always wise to bring a spare ATM card. Just in case you lose it or the machine eats your card unexpectedly.

Knowledge is power.  There is no disputing that, and in today’s tip I plan on showing you how arming yourself with a tidbit of info can help you save you some coinage and more importantly time.  When you’re a tourist everybody is looking to gauge your pockets, so it’s wise to know how to protect them.  And one group you’re going to want to protect yourself from are taxi drivers (Not all, but some).

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