Tag Archives: Travel Tips

Things to Do in Adelaide

Posted on September 25, 2015 by noel in Australia, Travel Tips

Adelaide is known as Australia’s most liveable city, and because of that, it is also an easy one for travelers to visit and get to know better. It doesn’t take much for a visitor to get around, especially since it is also known as the 20 minute city. In other words: It’s not an overwhelming place to travel like Sydney might be with its traffic and far-reaching suburbs and attractions. When you arrive after catching a budget flight, here are some of the things to do in...Read More

Campers, motorhomes, high-tops… the rental jargon explained!

Posted on August 29, 2015 by noel in Australia, Driving, New Zealand, News, Rental Companies, Sights & Attractions, Transport, Travel Tips

Australia and New Zealand have pretty much the same kinds of campers and motorhomes as anywhere else overseas. However, depending on where you intend to travel and what you need from your relocation , it’s a good idea to know what each type of vehicle looks like and what extras they come with. Before we start, here’s a little glossary of terms or rental jargon that will help you out: Berth: for example 2 berth. The berth quantity indicates the legal number of passengers the vehicle can sleep and...Read More

Uluru, Northern Territory Australia

Posted on July 30, 2015 by noel in Australia, Travel Tips

Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) is the world’s largest monolith or rock formation. Situated in Australia’s Northern Territory, and set amongst the awe inspiring Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, this enormous Sandstone wonder stands 348 metres tall and 9.4 km in circumference with two thirds existing below the ground. The rock undergoes dramatic color changes with its normally terracotta hue gradually changing to blue or violet at sunset to flaming red in the mornings as the sunrises behind...Read More

New and improved free rental relocation information on Transfercar!

Posted on November 13, 2013 by noel in News, Travel Tips

Whether you are new to Transfercar’s free car rental service or are a frequent voyager on the relocation scene, there are some new features on the website that you need to know about, that will make your relocation request process and journey easier. A new look and feel will be launched soon, however in the meantime let’s look at the new features: On the home page and main page of listings: There are now two new columns: “Days available” and “Qty” or “Quantity” Days available = How many free...Read More

The conscious traveller

Posted on October 17, 2013 by noel in Green travel, Sights & Attractions

Travelling with consciousness may seem a simple and obvious behavioral choice for seasoned global trotters. However it only takes a trip to the highly popular Thai islands to see the effects of global and local pollution, a fair amount due to international tourists I am sure. According to The United Nations Environment Program “Negative impacts from tourism occur when the level of visitor use is greater than the environment’s ability to cope with this use within the acceptable limits of change....Read More

Road side emergency!

Posted on September 18, 2013 by noel in Driving, Rental Companies, Transport, Travel Tips

You have been on the road in your RV many times during the years. Luckily, things have always gone right and no major emergency has ensued. But what if you were to get caught in a sudden emergency situation, such as a fire and had to abandon the RV immediately? Are you prepared for such an eventuality? Do you have a few basic items necessary for survival ready at your hands? You should consider a survival ditch bag, just in case. Read the rest of this story at...Read More