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Posted by Mango Tours on May 01, 2012

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5 Hard-to-kill House Plants for Frequent Travelers

originally published on Inquirer.net

For the active traveler, it seems that house plants need to be avoided, especially if you like being away for a week or more. Even the most responsible traveler can forget about a houseplant or two. By the time they’ll have returned, it will have been reduced to nothing but a clump of shriveled brown leaves. But if you’re an aspiring green thumb who has an equally avid wanderlust, all is not lost! You just need to keep these safe, hard-to-kill plant choices in mind the next time you go to a plant nursery.

Aloe One of the most widely known succulents before they became a huge trend in the modern world. Like many plants of its species, Aloe can be so hard to kill you’d actually have to put effort into it. They like their soil to be very dry (as wet soil encourages rotting in the roots) and are usually watered in three-week intervals (lessened even more in the winter). Just pop it in a spacious container, leave it near a window and you can easily water i…

Global News: The Search for Next Boracay, Festivals in Europe, and more!

Iloilo’s Islands Could Be the Next Boracay While different from the beach party vibe of the island of Boracay, Iloilo’s Isla de Gigantes (Island of the Giants) may just be what the wandering beachgoer might be looking for when it comes to sand, sun, and fun. From a smorgasbord tasty seafood dishes, hidden lagoons, uncrowded beaches, and several islands to check out, there’s definitely a lot of appeal in low-key destinations like this for the upcoming vacation season.
Recommended read: The search for the next Boracay: Gigantes Islands, Iloilo

Gifts for the Traveling Mom With mother’s day on the horizon, it can be a bit of chore trying to think of the perfect gift for your travel-savvy mom. Fortunately, online lists can make gift picking easier, faster, and much simpler. Whether she’s a seasoned globetrotter or a tourist fresh off the ground, your mom will definitely appreciate fantastic travel-related gifts on the biggest day of maternal appreciation.
Recommended read: 10 Mother's Day…

Travel Tips: Ways to Record Travels

We all experience amazing and memorable events in our lives that can mean a great deal to us later on in our lives. Whether it’s a trip to a country you’ve been meaning to cross off your list for some time or an important summit in one of the world’s superpowers. But as we age, it can become harder and harder to get a clear grasp on these amazing memories without actively recording them for the future. We give you a few methods and tips on how to effectively preserve the events of your trip for both yourself and hopefully your future generations.

Photographs
With both print and digital forms of photography thriving to this day, there are quite a few ways you can preserve your memories in time-stopping pictures. Keeping an album may seem pretty old-school but they can be one of the most effective ways to keep printed photograph safe and in one place (just ask your parents who may have a couple of them lying around.) Try investing in printed photo books which compile digital photos into a…

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