When you’re selecting a car hire company to use, be it home or abroad, there a few things to weight up. It may be tempting to just have a quick look at the market and go with the least expensive option, sure. But the cheapest package isn’t always the most suitable. And the companies offering the cheapest deals can’t always be trusted. Picking a decent company that’s suited to your needs shouldn’t be a massive task though. We’ve come up with a few little tips for how you can find your ideal car hire people…   Be careful to use legitimate companies/sites Just because they have a two page website and a phone number, that doesn’t necessarily make them legitimate. Don’t hand over money to dodgy-looking sites or brokers. Do some internet research on the company first. Do they check out?   Do they serve the area you’re heading too? So you’ve found the ideal Read more…

Are your boots made for walkin’? If, like Nancy Sinatra, your boots are made for walkin’, then perhaps your 2012 holiday should be a hiking one. Marching through the countryside with nothing but a map, a few cheese and ham sarnies and a walking buddy for company can be a refreshing change from your usual beach holiday. And one that’s pretty good exercise too. Of course, us being Car Rentals, we’re going to suggest you hire a car to get to the general area before you put your hiking boots on, but still… Once you’re there, it’s bye-bye TV, BlackBerry, laptop and Wi-Fi and hello peaceful, serene strolling and beautiful clean air. So where should you go? Chances are you probably don’t want your sight-seeing and rambling holiday to be in Maidenhead , Peckham or Hull. If you’re going to enjoy your walking holiday, you need to be where Britain’s at its most beautiful. Luckily Read more…

When people talk about the seven wonders of the world, what are they really talking about? Believe it or not, there are a lot of different lists of the “Seven Wonders of the World.” Regardless of which list you are talking about, there are a lot of amazing things to see on this planet. That is why millions of people around the world travel to these sites each year. Today, we are going to talk about some of these world wonders!   Seven Wonders of the Ancient World If you are hoping to see the seven wonders of the ancient world, well you may be a little too late (alright, maybe a lot to late). Below is a list of these ancient wonders and how they met their end. 1. Great Pyramid of Giza – Actually, this is the only ancient world wonder left standing. If you want to see this one, you are in Read more…

Just about everyone looks forward to going on holiday… It’s your chance to break away from your everyday life and live a little! That being said, people tend to let their guard down on holiday. To put it simply, people fall for things that they would not typically fall for. Maybe it’s because you’re in a different country. It could be you don’t deal with scams on a daily basis. Whatever the reason, holidaymakers tend to become victims of con artists while vacationing. One of the number one scams that people fall for is pickpocketing. Now, I know you are saying, “Well, pickpocketing really isn’t a scam. Your just being robbed without knowing it!” That is true. However, you may not realize just how much “conning” actually goes into pickpocketing. Of course, there are some cases where pickpocketing does not have a lot of conning involved, and that is why we are going to talk Read more…

One of the biggest things that people worry about when traveling abroad, is trying to stay in contact with people back home. In this day and age, there are a number of ways to stay connected to people. However, not all of your options are always cheap. In fact, some can be down right expensive! That’s why we are going to cover a few tips that you can use to stay connected with people back home while traveling. First, let’s talk about cell phones Almost everyone has them nowadays. Picking up the phone and calling someone has never been easier, and in some cases, it has never been so costly! If you are traveling overseas, you are likely going to pay a ton of money to use your cell phone overseas. In some plans, if you have not paid for it, you can’t use your phone at all overseas. So, what’s your best option? Well, Read more…

A lot of people go on holiday to escape their daily lives… It’s nice to escape everything once in a while whether we’re escaping our job, boss, bills, the weather… It can be a lot more difficult to escape your pets. Not that most people want to leave their beloved cat, dog or guinea pig behind, but it can be tricky to find someone to look after your pet, especially at short notice. So if you’re taking a trip with your pooch or moggy, here are some thing to bear in mind… For holidays in this country: Plan ahead – Most hotels will not allow your three great big German Shepherds to stay with you in your room. Do a bit of research before you leave though and you should be fine. There are plenty of establishments that are geared up for guests with pets. If in doubt, call them to ask. Get your pet Read more…

How do you like to spend your driving time…? Are you a motoring purist who likes to concentrate on the road and listen to the rev of the engine, fully appreciating the beauty of hurtling down the open road as the ultimate expression of freedom? Perhaps you’re a music fan who cranks the stereo up to eleven and head-bangs down the motorway like your car’s a mobile AC/DC gig. Or maybe you’re a chatterbox who likes nothing more than blabbering about all and nothing to a car companion when you’re behind the wheel. Chatting about everything from EastEnders to windscreen wipers, tax returns to Anglo-Arabic political relations… Did you know… Whatever kind of driver you are, you’ll probably be interested to read the latest results of a survey carried out by the website, blablacar.com. The insight into British driving preferences uncovers some rather interesting nuggets about how much people like to converse in their motors. Read more…

Well we’ve all heard the stories about the proverbial haunted house at the end of the street and watched TV shows that investigate haunted places. They seem to be on virtually every channel at the moment. Recently these shows have made the shift from haunted houses to haunted vehicles. Some of the stories they investigate surrounding haunted cars have been around for years and it’s only now that they are really coming to light, probably because of the popularity of these shows, such as Most Haunted and Ghost Hunters. We’ve all heard about the curse on James Dean’s car or the urban legends surrounding phantom cars or haunted highways… Let’s dig a little deeper. Source Most of these tales are in fact just Urban Legends, you know the ones that seem to get more elaborate the more they are passed around, just like Chinese whispers. But a few of them really do seem genuine and Read more…