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While I was looking for a van to transport us from Ilo-ilo to Boracay, I stumbled upon a van service thru the internet. BUT this one does not offer transportation services in Ilo-ilo, instead it provides ground transportation services throughout New York City and the outskirts.

So if you are visiting New York City and the surrounding suburbs, and you need airport shuttles or private vans, this company provides transfers between JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark Airports to your hotel, or homes and offices between Battery Park and 125th Street. Go! Airlink Shuttle has a customer service assistance in every terminal at JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark and is a proud official permit holder by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which means that their motor coaches can load on the inner curb just outside the baggage claim area.

Thru their website, you can request for a fare quote online like JFK Airport Shuttle or you can book a ride thru their 24/7 online reservation facility. You can also make use of phone reservation agents who are available from 6:00 AM to 10:30 PM. They also have shuttle ride special discounts and special offers. What’s more, you can check out tours and attractions in NYC from the website. This is a feature I find useful coz not only can you book for transportation but NYC tours as well.

So come 27 Nov. 2008, it’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Don’t forget to book your transportation for this event.

There are many ways to reach Boracay, Philippines depending on where you are coming from. I will only mention here two ways. The first one is the most convenient and the second one is what we will take.

1. If you plan to go to Boracay from international flight, it would be better if you land in Manila. It’s convenient if you are departing from Manila coz there are direct flights from Manila to Caticlan. Then from Caticlan, you can take a boat to Boracay Island.

2. In our case, we are departing from Bacolod City, so to reach Boracay from Bacolod, we have to travel by boat from Bacolod to Ilo-ilo, take a road trip from Ilo-ilo to Caticlan, and then catch a boat ride from Caticlan to Boracay Island.

A road trip from Ilo-ilo to Caticlan is about 4 hours travel. A friend in Ilo-ilo reserved a van for us thru her vehicle contact. The price would be about a 100usd. If this travel is work-related, I could have enjoyed travel reimbursements or car allowance but this is completely not the case. On the other hand, these vans could be personal vehicles used for business such as picking up passengers, vans for hire with drivers, and the likes. How are these drivers monitored and reimbursed? Continue Reading »

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Florida offers a great choice of amusement and state parks for the family to enjoy.

In Florida, the most popular amusement park kids would like to visit would probably be the Disney World/Magic Kingdom. I can see the kids gleaming at the sight of Mickey and other Disney characters. Adding to the kids’ excitement would be a trip to Sea World, Animal Kingdom, MGM, Epcot and Universal Studios. In New York, kids can enjoy the Splish Splash, Zoom Flume, or a day at Rye Playland. Other amusement parks and state parks nearby would be Great Adventures, Keansburg Amusement Park, Steel Pier/ Atlantic City, Mountain Creek in New Jersey, and the Dorney Park, Hershey Park, Sesame Place in Pennsylvania. I might as well add here the Busch Gardens, King’s Dominion, and Historic Williamsburg in Virginia.

If you are traveling in a group, booking a charter bus nyc would be a good choice for your transportation needs. Take for instance NYC Bus Charters, this company offers charter transportation for travelers in groups. About 9 to 57 passengers can be accommodated in their charter vehicles. They can arrange ground travel for your group as well as admission to amusement parks throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Florida. If you need one, you can get a free and immediate online quote from the link given above.

When traveling on a business trip or with family, we don’t mind about transportation in advance coz it’s easy to just hire a taxi at the airport upon arrival. Well, if you have a bigger family, there’s also a van for hire at the airport. And if you have booked a hotel, there are some hotels that provide free airport pick-up and send-off as part of their service so you can avail of this, too. However there are cases when you really need group transportation services, for instance when you organize tours for group of twenty or more people, this number can’t fit in a car or the usual van.

So if you travel to New York City (NYC) with a number of tourists, you would like to book a charter bus NYC. You can do this thru NYC Bus Charters (NYCBC). They offer charter transportation for groups of any size with their 9 to 57 passenger vehicles. They have clean and well maintained vehicles, and their service is always on time. Their drivers are carefully selected. They are courteous and experienced, and drive safely. Much more, NYCBC provide 10% discount for companies that purchase transportation tickets way ahead of time.

So next time you need a transportation service for your group whether you want to use one for hotel or airport transfers, tour your group to amusement parks or have a day trip around the city, Atlantic City, or visit conventions, trade shows, or need some tailored tours, book your trip with NYC Bus Charters. You can visit their website for a free and instant quotation on their special group rates. Or call them at (212) 875-8200 Ext. 110.

Jeronimos Monastery, Portugal. Photo credits: wikimedia.org

Let’s continue our journey and discover more of the wonders of Portugal.

1 and 2. See previous post Discover the Wonders of Portugal.

3. Proceed to the capital city and do the following:
- visit the Monastery of Jerónimos and the Torre de Belém, two essential monuments that have marked the history of Lisbon and Portugal
- visit the monuments listed: the National Palace of Pena in Sintra, the National Palace of Queluz, the Convent and Basilica of Mafra, the Monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha, Almourol castle, the Convent of Christ in Tomar and Óbidos castle.

4. Continue your journey to the south. Some things to do here would be:
- visit the hilltop walled towns of Marvão or Monsaraz
- explore the Roman temple in Évora and the Ducal Palace in Vila Viçosa.

5. Finally, your discovery ends with a trip to Portuguese heritage sites
- the Fortress of Sagres, and more.

You can visit the monuments and discover the wonders of Portugal at your own pace. Continue Reading »

Weeks before my parents and siblings scheduled visit to Finland, I’ve been thinking over about the mode of transportation we have to use as we tour them around the different tourist spots here. Definitely our car is not enough. It’s just enough for our family and with more people coming we need a bigger vehicle, a van perhaps? Maybe you are in this ‘not enough car space’ situation, too.

If you want a suitable vacation car and need a car loan for that, there’s an online car financing I know that can help road travelers with this. The car financing company is Basic Car Loans, and take note that this company also would approve Bad Credit Car Loans. Some of the options or programs that would be available to you are:
-programs with little or no down payment,
-programs that suggests easy terms, and
-programs that presents the low interest rates in spite of bad credit.

So how about choosing your program, and get a car loan for that vacation car you need? Well for our case, a family friend was kind enough to lend us their car so problem solved.

Transportation services from airport to nearby cities or other points of destination can sometimes cause anxiety to travelers most especially if they are newcomers to the city. That’s why usually when we have family members or friends coming to visit us for a holiday, we pick them up at the airport. Just recently, my parents and sisters who came to visit us in Finland had to be fetched at Helsinki-Vantaa airport despite the fever I had that day. I had to carry with me a pack of Paracetamol. It was about 4-hours journey from Pori to Helsinki airport with a bus change in Espoo, another city in Finland. And still I decided to go coz not only was their bus tickets with me, I was also worried they might not find their way to our house from the airport. It saves us from anxiety if we opt to fetch them despite the fact that transportation to neighboring cities from airport is reliable.

Same goes with transportation services in New York City area. I can say that they are also reliable, as well as reasonably priced, and safe especially the one that is offered by GO Airlink Shuttle company. GO Airlink Shuttle’s airport transportation service not only covers New York City but also the neighboring vicinities. I’m sure travel bugs are not much bothered by those anxieties mentioned above, so if you need a reliable JFK Airport Shuttle ride or shuttles at LaGuardia and Newark Airports, don’t hesitate to make your reservation by visiting their website. Take note that when you book online, you are guaranteed of a best price. GO Airlink Shuttles services are always on time so you are assured of no-missed flights. And in case of last minute reservations, you can get in touch with their phone reservation agents who are available 24/7.

When we embarked on a 2 day holiday in Stockholm, the problem we faced was car parking. We need to leave the car in Turku, Finland coz we did not plan to bring it to Stockholm by sea travel. We found an open parking area with a parking fee for a day, as what we thought. Anyway we were able to leave the car for a few days until we came back from our Stockholm trip. I can’t remember how much we paid for the parking fee but it was a relief to see our car in good condition when we came back.

If you are in New York airport and need a limousine service Newark, I suggest you use a reliable airport car service so that you don’t fall into one of those parking inconveniences you might possibly encounter if you had your car. Dial 7 is a car and limousine service company that can provide you with one of the best airport car services in the tri state area: JFK, Newark and La Guardia. You can make a reservation online before your flight. Or you can give them a ring at 212-777-7777 or 800-777-8888 with their 24 hours a day 7 days a week phone line service. You might want to check out as well the promotion and rates they offer. Take note Dial 7 can take care of your parking dilemma in NYC. Car service here is door to door.

As my parents and siblings visit to Finland is coming closer, options like car hire is racking my mind, hence this post. If you need a car hire for your vacation trip, here’s some useful information for you to consider.

Argus Car Hire.com offers you the cheapest car hire rates in Europe and rest of the world coz every time you search online to find the best quote, Argus Car Hire hunts from over 450 car rental suppliers in over 12,000 locations across the world to find the best value prices so you don’t have to. You can book their car hire quickly, securely and easily with these 3 steps: quote, book, confirm, and you are minutes away from getting the cheapest car hire for your vacation trip.

The website is user friendly and a search is easily done. I did try searching for a 12 passenger van, pick-up at Helsinki downtown and drop off at Pori but there is no car available that matched my search criteria. I was advised to amend my search details to get availability. Anyway, your car needs might be different than mine.

So what benefits can you get from this company? They offer their customers collision damage and vehicle theft waiver, premium location/airport fee, book now pay on arrival, unlimited mileage, breakdown assist, lowest price guarantee, online support, and more. If you are interested to know more about their car rental conditions as well as the explanations of each condition, a visit to their website is worthwhile coz these conditions vary from country to country. If you want to know the locations covered by Argus Car Hire, they cover worldwide but you can check their website for the particular location you require. So the most logical thing to do is visit Argus Car Hire.com.

Argus Car Hire
Argus House, 59 Terenure Road East
Rathgar, Dublin 6, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 4999 601 (International Number)
Email: you may contact their online support
Website: www.arguscarhire.com