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How to quickly find a good meeting point halfway between two locations

Posted on May 15, 2025

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Have you ever had to make plans to meet someone at a place that was halfway between your two locations?

If so, you might have found it a bit difficult to find an appropriate meeting place in the general vicinity of the half-way point.

Well, there’s a fantastic web tool called Meetways that makes finding the most appropriate halfway meeting place between any two locations an absolute breeze. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I make Google always show search results in English?

Posted on January 30, 2025

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Question from Emily: I just accepted a new job within my company that will require me to travel to various countries in South and Central America.

A couple of years ago I had a temporary (two week) assignment in Ecuador and Google insisted on displaying the search results in Spanish even when I typed my search query in English.

I read Spanish moderately well but it would benefit me greatly if I could always have Google display the results from my searches in English.

Is there any way to make that happen? [Read more…]

Improving travel efficiency with smarter coordination

Posted on November 17, 2024

You’re at a nice dinner in your favorite restaurant with your closest friends. You’re all talking about where you’d want to go, when all of a sudden, someone says you guys should take a trip together. Everyone agrees, you can’t wait, it’s going to be so great, what could possibly go wrong when you’re with your favorite people?

The next day, texts are flying all over the place, but you somehow manage to get it organized and it’s finally time to go. [Read more…]

5 essential gadgets for a great summer vacation

Posted on March 23, 2024

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Well, it’s that time of year again. Spring has sprung, and if you’re like most folks you’re probably busy planning your summer vacation.

The available choices of places to go and things to do are seemingly endless, but whatever you and your family end up doing this summer, your gadgets will probably accompany you during your travels.

With that in mind, here are a few vacation “tech tips” to help ensure that you enjoy the best summer vacation possible: [Read more…]

Turkish delight: Your passport to traveling and profitable property investment in 2023

Posted on September 16, 2023

For people who love to travel and explore or anyone who enjoys tourism, Turkey is already fulfilling the dreams of many; the beautiful country with its beaches, mountains, museum, temples and mosques, fishing villages and so on is enough to trap anyone with a penchant for tourism.

However, many are unaware that Turkey has much more to offer than its beauty. The first step to discovering the hidden gem in the country is to buy real estate in Turkey in 2023 as an attractive investment opportunity due to the country’s growing economy and favorable government policies.

If you want to see a little bit of the world, Turkey is the perfect place to start. The country lies between Asia and Europe serving as a border between the two continents. Owning a home in a country with access to two different continents is a delight, but when that country is paradise on Earth, it is truly surreal. [Read more…]