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Packing Tips For Coping With Airlines' New Carry-On Restrictions

Flying can be confusing these days, with rules and regulations that seem to change on an almost daily basis. If you are flying, one of your most important concerns is the weight and size of your carry on bag, as well as what is allowed on board and which items are prohibited. Knowing what is allowed on a carry on is important because it can help you save time at the airport.

 

 

Finding a Foreign Language Dictionary

While studying abroad in an unfamiliar place, a foreign dictionary or phrasebook can be your best friend.  Here, we've compiled a few tips for finding a dictionary that is clear and most useful:

Study and Travel Abroad with a Kindle 2

Experienced travelers know that when packing for an extended trip, every extra pound counts. Especially when traveling to a country that lacks paved streets and sidewalks, rolling suitcases simply are not practical. Therefore, carrying luggage is the norm. Books are a necessary evil for travel: Guidebooks, phrasebooks, and even light reading books for time passing purposes add up to some heavy luggage. 

Enter the Kindle 2. With this wireless reading device, you can store all of the above, plus much more. Newspapers, magazines, blogs, and more are all available for download on one small, lightweight device. This gives you the flexibility to bring many more guidebooks, phrase and verb books, and entertainment books. While in the U.S., you can wirelessly download books instantly without connecting to a computer. Overseas, if you decide you want new books or some newspapers from back home, you can plug the Kindle 2 into a computer, download the book to the computer and transfer it to the device.