Travel Safety Tips: Abu Dhabi

Travel
If you’re traveling to another country, be wary of how you wave your money around. Travelling to another country can be a fun and memorable experience. However, there are always certain safety concerns that you should be on the lookout for. Take Abu Dhabi for example, located within the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it’s known for its religious devotion to its culture and architectural transcendence. Just like every country that expects to see a fair share of tourists, there are loads of scammers, con artists, and thieves that await your arrival. Car Rentals Finding a car rental in Abu Dhabi is fairly easy. Many of them are situated at the front of the international airport for convenience purposes. This doesn’t mean that you should automatically choose one at first sight.…
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Plan Your Trip to the Caymans Like an Expert

Travel
By Andy’s Rent-A-Car When it’s time to plan your next trip, isn’t it time to do something truly extraordinary? Shouldn’t you knock something off the bucket list instead of just doing the same old, same old? If you feel this way, you’ll love the Cayman Islands. These exotic locations have become the stuff of legend and for good reason. However, if you don’t plan your trip correctly, you’ll miss out on all these amazing islands have to offer. Thanks to Grand Caymans car rentals, you can see the entire place for yourself at your own pace. There’s no overestimating what a difference this makes. With car rentals in Cayman, you’ll have the run of the place. Unlike other tourists, you won’t have to worry about seeing the many sites only…
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Three Historic San Francisco Neighborhoods and the History that Defines Them

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By Phineas Upham San Francisco is one of the most rapidly evolving places in California. Shaped over time by gold rushes, missionaries and technology, San Francisco’s history often gets lost, or sometimes built over during these transitions. Creativity and commerce flow from this place, but much of it would not be possible without reflecting upon what makes the area great. More than the financial district, or the chowder at Fisherman’s Wharf, here are three historic neighborhoods that encompass San Francisco. The Dog Patch The Dogpatch area was traditionally industrial with a light touch of residential. Until the 90s, that largely held true. Previously known as “Butchertown”, the name seems to stem from a colloquialism suggesting dogs were waiting around for scraps of meat. Today, it’s become an upper-middle class neighborhood…
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Every Vacation Should Include a Rental Car

Automotive, Travel
By Monte Carlo Rent A Car, LLC No matter where you plan on taking your next vacation, it should go without saying that you have some planning to do, even if you’ve already been there before. It’s not just about all the packing you have to do. You also need to think about what you’ll do once you get there. Otherwise, you’ll be leaving your vacation destination with a heavy heart because you weren’t able to enjoy your trip and now can’t wait until you get more time off so you can do it right. This is especially true if you’re going somewhere exotic like Amman, Jordan and have so many options for what you could do. It’s why short term leasing car in Amman, Jordan is more popular than…
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How Property Owners Can Best Prepare for Grand Cayman’s Impending Growth

Real Estate, Travel
Summary: Learn how to best prepare yourself for the impending growth that Grand Cayman is set to experience. Grand Cayman is in the midst of some serious expansion efforts. What began as new developments on Seven Mile Island has grown into an airport expansion, with multiple multi-million dollar projects planned. Some of these will be completed as soon as 2018, so home owners who take advantage of property management in Cayman Islands are in a unique position to grow along with the island. Tourism Fuels Rentals Tourism, especially as related to the diving and cruise ship industries, is picking up. As the government shifts its focus toward environmental concerns to preserve the natural beauty of the island, the city has followed with green initiatives aimed at consuming less water and…
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Find Your New Home in Virginia

Real Estate
By The Steele Group If you’ve never been to Virginia, you probably aren’t very familiar with the state. Like a lot of people, your perception may involve little more than mountains and lots and lots of forests. Maybe you think of the Atlantic Ocean, its proximity to Washington, D.C. or all the history that has to do with the earliest days of our nation. Whatever the case, it’s worth checking out for yourself. Maybe you’ve already considered this because you know how popular Henrico county real estate has become in this country. Not only are homeowners here extremely happy here, but they also know that their real estate value goes up by the year. The right Virginia realtor will help you find the best possible place for you and your…
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Three Historical Detours to Take When Visiting New York City

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By Phin Upham The city of New York has been built over several times in its lifetime. Advances in architecture, industry and finance have shaped the growth of the city over the years. Especially with regards to architecture. New York famously hosted a race to see who could build the world’s tallest building, which inspired innovation and boosted employment all throughout the 1920s. If you happen to find yourself in the Big Apple, here are some detours you should consider taking. Take a Tour of Trade Routes During the early days of New York’s history, it was inhabited by Natives belonging to the Lenape tribe. There were several groups in the area, and this led to a thriving fur trade that ran up and down the various straits and rivers…
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See All That the Cayman Islands Have to Offer

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By Andy’s Rent-A-Car Before you plan your next vacation, think long and hard about what you want to do. What do you want this trip to entail? Instead of going with the same ol’, same ol’, how about trying out the legendary Cayman Islands? Would you like to get some sun? Would you like to enjoy fresh air? Do you enjoy fine dining and tropical drinks? Do you like getting out into the wilderness a bit? How about learning about history? If you answered in the affirmative for all of those, or even a few of them, you absolutely must check out the Cayman Islands. No place on the planet quite compares to this slice of heaven. There’s a reason so many people have referred to it as paradise on…
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Why Virginia Is Where You Should Live Next

Real Estate
By Virginia Homes A lot goes into picking the best possible location for your new residence. You obviously want to take as much time as humanly possible to make this decision as it will definitely affect you in a big way for the rest of your life. Sometimes, the more options you have, the harder it can be to find the right location that makes the most sense for you and your family. Fortunately, if you just start by checking out Virginia first, you most likely won’t be disappointed. For one thing, there is no lack of homes for sale in Virginia, so it’s not like you have to worry about ending up with just a few options. There are all kinds of houses here too, from those that are…
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How the Sons of Liberty Began

History
By Samuel Phineas Upham The Sons of Liberty was a group of American colonists who acted in secret to try and protect the rights of those living on American soil. Their best-known fight was to pick up the torch against taxation by the British, with many contemporary grade school students (and hopefully most adults) quite familiar with the line “no taxation without representation.” The origins of this secret society can be traced back to the French and Indian War, which was the North American front in the Seven Years War. It was fought primarily between the British and French, but both sides had allies in the Native American groups that were on the ground. Fighting was bloody, and costly, but the Brits had secured New York and had a solid…
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