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Let’s face it, many of us would like to be heading for Barbados, but where would you stay when you’re there?

For most people, the answer is sure to be a hotel in one of the complexes or perhaps in the town. However, that’s just throwing away one of the greatest aspects of the island which is that it’s beautiful and the best way to see that beauty is to look into Barbados villa rentals rather than hotels. These give you the possibility of staying in some truly fantastic spots on the island and, in some cases, you can pretty much have the place to yourself.

More expensive than a hotel option? Well, yes, if you just look at the price but remember that you won’t need to eat out all the time if you’ve your own villa and that can give you substantial savings and if your party is more than 3 or 4 then it can often be cheaper in a villa.

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Las Vegas vacations are a little peculiar in that although the place is obviously constructed on the back of the numerous casinos, it’s effectively a giant theme park with pretty low prices for just about everything.

Las Vegas travel therefore caters for a much wider range of categories of travellers than you might at first expect. There are obviously the gamblers and the high rollers are really well looked after with very luxurious suites available and all the trimmings that you’d expect. However, that infrastructure means that there are untold numbers of travel options available to you with great deals available year-round.

The range of accommodation is vast too. You can stay in some of the most luxurious rooms in the world or you can stay in a campsite. Whatever you choose you can pretty much take it for granted that the price you pay will be a lot less than you do in most other places and the service will be higher.
 

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As Wendy will tell you, I’m a luggage buying addict and can’t pass the window of a shop selling it without looking inside.

Well, not so much a buying addict, more a luggage browsing addict as I’m always looking for the “perfect” case. I do travel reasonably often so it makes some sense to look around for good cases and, of course, the differing regulations on airlines means that it’s handy to have a selection.

But what’s “perfect”? Well, carry-on is the way to go these days as the weight limits have largely gone and it avoids both the queues at baggage collection and the often exorbitant checked baggage charges you find these days. Handy too is a bag that fits into another one I find as I quite frequently end up bringing more back than I take away. Finally, there’s juniors 1 & 2 who like to have their own case.

Oh, and let’s not forget that with the high weight limits on hand luggage these days it’s a pain to carry the cases so wheeled is the way to go to.

Funnily enough the best case that I’ve found to date is by far the cheapest: all of EUR 3.50 for a case that is right up to the size limits for flights, light and no junk inside to fill up the space before you start. I wish I’d bought a couple more of them whist the offer was still on!

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