When you’re “on the road” you end up living out of a suitcase a lot of the time. And it’s often far too easy to “take advantage” of the “extras” that many hotels offer. Unless the “extras” are free you are going to be paying through the nose for the “convenience”. Case in point – […]
Archives for October 2014
Travel Gadget: Aeropress Coffee Maker
Most hotels offer some form of coffee making facilities in their bedrooms. Unfortunately, however, there is very little consistency in what’s available. If you’re extremely lucky you’ll get a Nespresso machine or a Keurig machine. Most of the time, though, you’ll be lucky if you get instant coffee. If you spend a lot of time […]
Dealing With Jet Lag
Jet lag. If you are a frequent traveller you’ve probably had it at some point. For those of us who travel internationally on a regular basis jet lag is a constant problem. Essentially “jet lag” occurs when you travel across multiple timezones. So if you are based in London and you travel to Los Angeles […]
Keep On Top Of Your Expense Reports
Whether you’re self-employed or an employee of a company you’ll incur “out of pocket” expenses when you travel. What am I talking about? It can be something as simple as a 1 or 2 Euro bus ticket or taxi ride or any kind of expense you incurred while doing your job. Even if you have […]
Hotel Rates – Read The Small Print
When you’re organising a business trip you usually have to organise two main things: transport ie. how to get there, be that plane, train, car or other means somewhere to sleep. Personally I can deal with cramped seats on planes etc., but I need to be sure that I’ve got somewhere clean to sleep No […]