Travel Opinions Pro http://travelopinionspro.com The extraordinary adventures of a travel addict Fri, 04 May 2012 18:10:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Travel Scams Around the World http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/05/04/travel-scams-around-the-world/ http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/05/04/travel-scams-around-the-world/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 17:21:24 +0000 admin http://travelopinionspro.com/?p=740 ]]> You may have heard of, or fallen victim to, the old "catch my baby while we pick your pockets" scheme. The new class of tourist rip-off makes that look like chump change. By Ray Pagliarulo, Reprinted from Budget Travel. See this photo? This is me I was a vitim of a pick pocket in Amersterdam. Orlando Here's a scam so bad even Mickey Mouse took a stand. Guests in hotels around Disney World have been finding pizza delivery menus conveniently slipped under their doors, but place an order-and make the mistake of giving your credit card number-and you'll really pay. The phone number isn't connected to a pizza parlor but to identity thieves. Disney World supported a law designed to crack down ...Continue Reading >]]> http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/05/04/travel-scams-around-the-world/feed/ 0 In China, foot binding slowly slips into history http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/04/29/in-china-foot-binding-slowly-slips-into-history/ http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/04/29/in-china-foot-binding-slowly-slips-into-history/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:10:57 +0000 admin http://travelopinionspro.com/?p=733 ]]> FOREIGN EXCHANGE Reprinted from a LA Times story I thought was really interesting In the village of Liuyi, China, there are only about 30 women left who followed a once-common tradition that was painful but also bonded mothers and daughters. But the eyes are drawn to Fu's deformed feet and the tiny, ornate shoes on the floor next to her, both objects marking the 76-year-old as one of the last of a kind. For almost a millennium, the practice of foot binding was prevalent across Chinese society, starting with the wealthier classes but over the years spreading down through urban and then poorer rural communities. Now the ancient, some say barbaric, practice is almost gone. Isolated from ...Continue Reading >]]> http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/04/29/in-china-foot-binding-slowly-slips-into-history/feed/ 0 Volunteer Opportunities http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/04/27/volunteer-opportunities/ http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/04/27/volunteer-opportunities/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:04:24 +0000 admin http://travelopinionspro.com/?p=724

Volunteer Opportunities are everywhere but they cane be overwhelming. I will be travling to South East Asia this summer and here are a few of the ones that I will be going to.

Baan San Fan Orphanage in Thailand

Barnherm Nuang Mai in Thailand also a CNN Hero

]]> http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/04/27/volunteer-opportunities/feed/ 0 Goodwill Travel http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/04/27/goodwill-travel/ http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/04/27/goodwill-travel/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:57:40 +0000 admin http://travelopinionspro.com/?p=718 ]]> When it comes to traveling I truly believe that everyone can find one place on their trip to do good, give back or just take the time to help. Since my kids could sit up I have traveled with them and we always spend a day doing something for someone else. Now that they are teenagers they can remember the day they brought books all the way to Chiang Mai Thailand. We took with us enough books for the children of the Karen Tribe. They are the long necks located in the hills of Northern Thailand. They were amazing children in the village. They really enjoyed the books. ...Continue Reading >]]> http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/04/27/goodwill-travel/feed/ 0 Corporate Travel Awards http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/03/01/corporate-travel-awards/ http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/03/01/corporate-travel-awards/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:31:01 +0000 admin http://travelopinions.wordpress.com/?p=329 In today's very competitive sales environment, incentives are prefect for driving sales, motivating salespeople, and thanking top achievers. ...Continue Reading >]]> http://travelopinionspro.com/2012/03/01/corporate-travel-awards/feed/ 0