Driving during the winter months in snowy regions can be tough. Poorly plowed roads, black ice, blowing snow and whiteout conditions can cause all types of problems for travelers. It is important for all drivers to be prepared for winter traveling emergencies, but it is especially important when traveling with young children. As adults, your first job when stranded in a car in severe winter weather is to take care of the health and safety of your little ones strapped into the backseat of your car. Every parent should have a winter travel emergency kit during snowy seasons that is packed with essential supplies. Our family keeps a kit in the trunk of our car full of items I would hesitate to drive without. Blankets If you and your children …show more content…
Charged Cell Phone If your car breaks down in the middle of a country road during a cold winter day and you would have to walk miles before you could reach another human being, a cell phone will quickly become your best friend. If you know you are going to be driving long distances during the winter months, always make sure your cell phone is fully charged before you leave the house. You should also keep a car charger for your phone in your car at all times. Food and Water If you become stranded in your car with young children, there is a high likelihood the little ones are going to be upset. This is especially true if you are unable to move or leave the vehicle for a significant amount of time. You should include bottled water, juice boxes and non-perishable snacks like pretzels, Goldfish, crackers and other kid-friendly items in your emergency kit. This will help to quiet hungry tummies, keep them hydrated and keep the kids calm. Flashlight It is important to keep a flashlight in your vehicle no matter what the season. You never know when it might come in …show more content…
Getting people to come visit your travel website is even harder. What if there was a way to make money by getting people to visit your travel website? It sounds too good to be true, I know. Just listen to what I mean. Make Money Promoting Your Travel Website - MyLot You may, or may not have, heard about message board and chat websites that pay you to post and reply to topics. If you haven't, here is a brief explanation; Pay-to-Post websites such as MyLot are forums that pay users a small amount to create and participate in discussions on the website. MyLot makes money by posting relevant Google Ads on every page of the website. If you enjoy participating in message board discussions, this is a great way to make some extra money doing it. Message boards are a great way to help promote your travel website and even become branded as an expert traveler. By spending time on message boards and posting relative and informative feedback, you will gain interest and respect in your online community. This respect and interest then drives people to check out your message board profile. Assuming you are an internet savvy business person, you will have already posted information about your website and travel business in your profile page. Then, from your profile page, members will hopefully move on to your website. So how do you make money sending visitors to your website? Make Money Promoting Your Travel Website - How it Works The goal
In order to drive tourism, Virginia Beach uses a marketing strategy that depends on directing tourists to their website in the hopes that once they reached this site, they can easily navigate it and be informed. As mentioned in the case study, these website are tailored to specific market segments, like sports enthusiasts, singles, or family units, so that only information that would appeal to them is displayed on the site. (Spiller, 2012,
When deciding on what to pack for your ever adventurous journey can be very overwhelming. Space is limited and so is the amount of weight that you can physically carry so how do you choose what to take. Many suggest that a basic survival kit be assembled before setting out. This kit would include, but not be limited to matches, fire starters, fishing line, a tiny compass, and water purification tablets. Stephen Regenold. "Survival Gear: 10 Items to
The differences between driving in the winter and driving in the summer are greater than the similarities. Driving in the heat may be manageable while driving a car that has a functioning AC, but if your AC doesn’t work you’ll be uncomfortable the whole ride. But let’s say you’re driving during the winter and your heater doesn’t work, you could simply dress in warm clothing to fix that issue. As for the similarities, both seasons require your cars heating
I packed a thermos of hot coffee, a chunk of summer sausage, some crackers and a small bottle of hot sauce and water. These items have been a tradition of mine for many years now and are a nice treat during the middle of the day when the squirrels usually take a break and I've been known to doze off leaning against a giant oak high on a ridge top. I really enjoy keeping it simple on these trips, like my grandfather 60 years ago. It is a great way to remember those days when he was around while enjoying the very thing that made us so close.... ... middle of paper ...
cars than they do on anything else except for shelter. A reliable car that has been paid for in full may
In Chicago winter is usually the most dreaded time of the year. It rains,snows, and is just freezing. In january 1985 it was -27℉. In order to go outside in the months of December, January, and February you have to wear a hat, gloves,a scarf and multiple layers of clothes in order to stay warm. Almost every morning you would have to wipe off the snow, frost, and ice off your car. The are also lots of danger because like black ice. Ice is not visible on most roads, this can cause cars to slip. In the winter it get a lot darker a lot earlier. At 4:30 it's close to complete darkness. Winter in some parts of the world is 70℉ but not in Chicago.
Whether you are simply going camping at a commercial campground, taking a short hike, or backpacking into a pristine wilderness area... be prepared. Never leave to chance those few articles that may become lifesavers. Above all, always let someone know your itinerary and the time you plan to return. The following is a list of items that should be included in a basic survival kit: bodyOffer(17619)You May Be Owed
Taking very little with them besides the clothing on their backs, they included their songs, stories and religion. Most parents would even leave their
Automobiles! You just have to have one in this fast paced world! In the United States automobiles are necessary. People need to move from point A to point B. These points can be as close as a few hundred feet or even range up to a few hundred miles! When making these trips safety is a priority. There are hundreds of thousands of automobiles on the roads across the nation and if safety was not considered, thousand would be injured or even killed daily! Automobile safety has come a long way over the years and as every day goes by more and more new ways are created to keep drivers, and their passengers, safe on the road.
#3 Remove Snow from Your Car If you live somewhere where it snows often, don’t let the snow pile up on your vehicle. After the snow falls, even if you have no intention of driving, go outside and remove the snow from your
In the past, the tourists were usually more influenced by the comments and opinions of friends and relatives; however, social media is taking place nowadays. The impact of social media tools for travelers and hoteliers has been paid highly attention since the presence of TripAdvisor. Because of the development of technology, social media has been widely adopted by travelers to search, plan, organize and share their travel stories and experiences by using the tools like Twitter, Facebook, TripAdvisor, YouTube and some other social network sites.
We should also prepare an emergency kit (which includes food and water for at least 72 hours, some radio or phone, first aid supplies and toiletries), and build a safe room where we could hide. The room should have no windows and be strong enough not to break when hit by flying debris. We could also consider making copies of important documents and store them in a safe
...e roads and highways will be jammed with frantic people trying to reach safety. You should always listen and follow any given directions immediately. If you don’t have to leave, put all the outside things that might blow away in a safe place such as lawn furniture, bicycles, and toys. Water mains can also break, so filling containers with drinking water is a good idea. Put enough to last several days.
This is the most dangerous thing that is out there on very cold winter days. Always drive 10 mph or less on black ice. By checking your speed on icy roads will prevent a big mess that can be
To promote destinations and build their unique touristic image, DMOs have started using social media as a destination marketing tool. It helps them have a better understanding of how tourists from around the world perceive this touristic destination and build marketing strategies on that basis (Neuhofer et al., 2012 as cited by Kavoura and Stavrianea, 2015) . Social media also help DMOs interact with the tourists and build and maintain online relationships with them which would attract them more to the destination and ensure their loyalty on the long term (Page, Buhalis and Hays,