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OHMYGOSSIP — There are many ways to lose a lot of weight fast. However, most of them will make you hungry and unsatisfied. If you don’t have iron willpower, then hunger will cause you to give up on these plans quickly.
7 Tricks to snack healthier and exercise harder
OHMYGOSSIP — If you’re looking for the better results from your fitness routine, you need to learn how to snack healthier and exercise harder. No matter whether you are trying to lose weight, build muscle or improve your health, snacking smarter can always help.
12 BUDGET travel secrets you need to know!
NordenBladet – Travel better, cheaper, longer by using these smart sites and deals! Some studies indicate that you can save about 30% to 40% when booking a vacation home or apartment versus a comparable hotel. That’s just the upfront price. You’ll save even more by eating some of your meals (breakfasts and dinners, perhaps) at your rental property. Shopping at neighborhood grocery stories, cheese shops and bakeries also lets you experience a slice of the local life. Rental units often have laundry facilities, which will help you pack light. And try haggling with a property’s owner or manager: Negotiate price, length of stay, arrival and departure dates — it’s all up for discussion. And those discussions can lead to great savings.
Accommodation
House sitting is an great way for animal-lovers to travel and live rent-free in exchange for caring for a house and pets.
Trusted Housesitters, in my opinion, is the easiest housesit site to use and navigate. They have a ton of international traffic. I have personally received requests from just about everywhere in the world. Sitters and Homeowners can pay $49.99 USD/month for 1 month, or $7.99 USD/month for an annual plan. Sitters can also pay $23.99 USD/month for a 3 month plan. Bonus: Annual plans include access to a 24/7 Vet Help Line staffed by vet techs.
House Carers also offers lots of international house sits and also have quite a bit of traffic, as I’ve also seen a lot of activity worldwide from this site. Sitters pay $50 USD yearly, homeowners list free.
Mind My House, out of New Zealand, has a very eye-pleasing website and is super easy to use. Sitters pay $20 USD yearly, homeowners join free.
WWOOF, or Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms, is the ultimate accommodation for your karma. You get to stay at a farm or homestead for free and in exchange you help out for a few hours a day farming, caring for animals, or doing odd jobs showcasing some of your awesome skills.
Couchsurfing, aka, the original homestay site. Find locals worldwide to stay with, for free. Can be used as a local meetup if you’re looking to go out!
Airbnb is a site where you can book a stay with a local in their home. It’s a great way to travel if you are super social, and enjoy meeting new people and sleeping their homes! I’ve seen everything from a boat to a couch to a private room to a guesthouse. Definitely some super cool, interesting and unique places.
Yonderbound is a super unique travel accommodation booking site. If Pinterest and Hotels.com had a baby, this would be it. Create Yonderboxes of plans, share, follow, and book. The coolest part – If someone books in your yonderboxes, you earn money!
Hotel Tonight lets you book hotel rooms right from your phone, anytime, anywhere, easy breezy.
Bon Appetour is a cool site you can use to dine with locals in their homes. If you want to immerse yourself with locals and you love food, then what better way to have locals cook for you in their homes- anywhere in the world! Find anything from classic old-world recipes to gourmet cuisine by chefs.
EatWith is a foodie’s dream site, full of really unique once-in-a-lifetime dining experiences. You can book a seat at a table to a shared event or private event where local chefs can create menus and even work with concierges to find locations.
Vayable is a super cool site you should definitely check out. It’s like Airbnb, but for activities! Be a tour guide for whatever your passion is! Travelers can meet up with local tour guides to learn, see and do things they probably wouldn’t otherwise do! It’s just brilliant.
5 BENEFITS of using Airbnb
NordenBladet – Hi! Megan here from Soup of the Day Blog! I just got back from a long weekend trip to Florida and after three snowstorms in Baltimore this year, I was very ready for the warmth! When I started making plans for our Florida trip we checked out hotels and were blown away by the prices! We wanted to stay somewhere close to everything we would be doing and seeing, but we knew that we didn’t plan to spend much time in our room. We were going to be out and about and really just needed a place to sleep at night and $200 a night wasn’t in our budget!
Steve, my boyfriend, liked the idea of Airbnb and wanted to check it out. After browsing the accommodations near Fort Lauderdale we settled on the most perfect little house. We had an entire home vs a single room, had a driveway to park our rental car, were within walking distance of restaurants and shops, and had a pool and hot tub to use. It wasn’t huge but had a kitchen, living room (with a murphy bed that pulled down), a bathroom and a laundry room to wash our wet towels and clothes. We were able to book 4 nights on Airbnb for less than HALF of what it would have cost to stay in a hotel in the same area.
Without a doubt we will be using AirBnB for our future trips and here are a few reasons why:
1. Price– The price is right, that’s for sure! Entire homes cost roughly the same as a single hotel room (price varies based on location). As I mentioned above, we were able to book a house for less than half of what we would have paid for a hotel room in Fort Lauderdale or Miami.
2. Customer Service– The person renting out their home wants you to have a good time. They don’t have the marketing or name recognition that most large hotel chains have. After staying in a rental you can write a review of the accommodations on AirBnB. Most places we considered staying in had high reviews from people just like us.
3. Local Recommendations– The owner of the home is also willing to recommend places to eat and things to see/do while you’re on vacation.
4. Flexibility– Most owners set a check-in time and a check-out time just like you would see at a hotel, however, they are more flexible. The owner was in contact with us regarding our flight in and out to make sure that the place was ready for us upon arrival.
5. Comfort– I don’t mind staying in hotels, but sometimes I want to be in a place that feels like a home not a hotel room. We had a kitchen and were able to make breakfast before heading out each day. We also brought back leftovers and were able to heat them up when we didn’t feel like going out.
I was skeptical at first that staying in someone’s home would be better than a hotel room, but I can say with confidence that it was great! You should look into Airbnb for your next trip!
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Cultural experience: Jaffa Flea Market, where one can find everything + GALLERY!
NordenBladet — Flea markets are worth visiting, you’ll get a great cultural experience, see local arts and crafts and probably this is the place where you buy some souvenirs to take back home with you. Don’t forget to haggle for your purchases!
Jaffa Flea Market is open Sunday to Thursday 10am to 6pm and Friday 10am to 2pm. If your time is limited in Tel Aviv, the Jaffa area is very interesting to visit — not so much as a shopping area but as the place to get some ‘cultural experiences’. If you are all about ‘heavy brand clothes shopping’, I suggest to visit the Dizengoff Center instead! 😛
Jaffa Flea marketplace is filled daily with tourists and locals alike, all seeking the perfect (bargained for) purchase that captures the charm and magic of this unique shuk. Flea Market runs across the streets of Olei Zion, Yehuda Margoza, Beit Eshel and the alleyways connecting them.
Jaffa is the ancient port out of which modern day Tel Aviv has grown. Just next to Jaffa’s picturesque Old City and ancient Clock Tower, is a treasure trove of antiques, handmade and secondhand items over at the Jaffa Flea Market, or, in Hebrew Shuk Hapishpishim.
Jaffa’s Shuk HaPishpushim, or Flea Market, is an outdoor secondhand and antique shopping area. Founded in the early part of the 20th century, the Jaffa Flea Market has, in recent years, become a trendy spot for fashionistas, artisans and lovers of all things old or handmade. Today’s sprawling streets and central market area are an eclectic mix of indoor restaurants, stop by eateries, outdoor junk vendors, and shops with refurbished furniture, household items from earlier periods, and second hand clothes.
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Duchess Catherine flies economy
OHMYGOSSIP — Duchess Catherine flew back from the Netherlands on a British Airways economy flight. The 34-year-old royal surprised passengers as she made her way home following her first solo engagement abroad by boarding a public aeroplane back to London’s City Airport on Tuesday evening (11.10.16).
The brunette beauty was greeted with mobile phones as she took her seat at the front of the aircraft in a stylish lavender suit and sat next to her bodyguards.
A source told the MailOnline, she had “never seen so many iPhones pop up at once”.
Catherine – who has Prince George, three, and 17-month-old Princess Charlotte with Prince William – was the first to exit the plane and was picked up in a car, which was waiting on the tarmac to pick her up after the 50-minute flight.
On her first royal engagement without her husband, Catherine had dinner with King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and their three daughters at their royal residence near The Hauge, Villa Eikenhorst.
She then met with deprived children at the Bouwkeet Makers Space in Rotterdam, Holland and showed off her repair skills at the centre, which aims to keep children off the streets and prevent crime in the neighbourhoods of Bospolder and Tussendijken.
The Duchess of Cambridge was then shown robots made of Lego constructed by the youngsters.
Catherine was introduced to nine-year-old, Driss Ben Mira, who showed the duchess the robot he had made called Meganoid.
Catherine congratulated the boy on his “amazing” creation and made him laugh by talking to the robot. Looking at Meganoid, she said: “Very nice to meet you.”
Featured image: Duchess Catherine (REUTERS/Phil Noble/Scanpix)
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“MATKA Nordic Travel Fair 2016” PICTURES!
NordenBladet — The MATKA Nordic Travel Fair together with the Caravan fair gathered nearly 67,000 visitors to Messukeskus Helsinki. Visitors came to get inspiration and new ideas, and to dream.
According to a survey done by TNS Gallup, 69 % explored European destinations, 56 % Finnish destinations, 49 % more remote destinations, and 43 % different forms of transportation. Visitors came to get information about next summer’s (44 %) and spring’s trips (41 %). 17 % reported to plan trips for next winter.
When compared to last year, 80 % of the visitors plan on using the same amount of money or more on travelling. Two thirds replied that visiting the MATKA fair will affect their travel plans.
83 % of the respondents value the fact that Finnish destinations are also on display. In Finland the visitors are interested in nature travel (37 %), Finnish cities (36 %) and different events and culture (35 %).
Visitors come to the MATKA fair to dream (80 %), to get new experiences (78 %) and to find special offers (73 %). Three thirds state that meeting travel trade professionals face to face is also important.
– Despite the freezing winter temperatures and heavy snow people came to get new ideas and inspiration for their trips. The MATKA Nordic Travel Fair definitely has a firm position as the meeting place of travel buffs and travel trade professionals. With over 80 countries represented plus various Finnish destinations it provides an excellent overview of the variety of travel options, states Heli Mäki-Fränti from the Association of Finnish Travel Agents (AFTA)
The survey was done by TNS Gallup, commissioned by the MATKA fair. The number of respondents was 300 visitors.
♥ Next year the MATKA Nordic Travel Fair and the Caravan fair are organised 19-22 January 2017.
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Princess Madeleine wants royal play date
OHMYGOSSIP — Princess Madeleine wants to arrange a play date for her children and Prince William’s. The Swedish royal and her husband Chris O’Neill live in London with children Princess Leonore, two, and Prince Nicolas, 15 months, and though she hasn’t met the British prince or his wife Duchess Catherine, she thinks her kids would have fun with Prince George, three, and 16-month-old Princess Charlotte.
She told People magazine: “I would love [a playdate]. I’m sure we will cross paths – and who knows what we will do when we do!”
But if they do get to meet up, the royals are likely to have an action-packed day with their children.
Madeleine said: “We try to do a lot of activities because my little Leonore, she has lots of energy, so we have to keep her stimulated and busy.”
Madeleine attended a debate on children’s rights at the United Nations last week, and she admitted she was inspired by her mother Queen Silvia’s humanitarian work growing up.
She said: “When she travelled with her work, she met many children in difficult situations. And she always talked and told us these stories about these kids when I was young and it affected me a lot. I felt that I wanted to do something as well to help and to help her.”
The brunette beauty says it wasn’t until she had her own kids that she became aware of the amount of “vulnerable” children there in the world and she wants to encourage others to follow in her mother’s footsteps and give them the help they need.
She said: “When you have your own kids, you understand and realise how vulnerable children are. Every day, I try to protect them and want to create a stable surrounding. There are so many kids out there who don’t have parents, who live on the street – we have to help all the children out there.”
Photo: Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Princess Leonore (Scanpix/ AFP / Jonathan Nackstrand)
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