speedracer01

@speedracer01 (15)

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The worlds most dangerous destinations

speedracer01 @speedracer01 (15) 29 Jul 08

Whilst sat in the pub last night I mentioned to friends that I’d love to visit South Africa in 2010, to watch the football World Cup – even if England do not qualify. I was told by one friend that I was mad to think about visiting...

danger

travel

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All inclusive holiday experiences

speedracer01 @speedracer01 (15) 29 Jul 08

I received an email today from a consumer who has just returned back from what sounds like a nightmare time in Mexico, on an all inclusive holiday. This isn’t the first time that I have read bad experiences with all inclusive...

experience

travel

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Travel companies tempt consumers to get in debt

speedracer01 @speedracer01 (15) 29 Jul 08

I’m writing a post about travel sites, and whilst researching I found myself getting frustrated at the number of travel websites who are advertising loans, and credit cards. The country has enough debt ridden consumers without...

debt

travel company

Seven Reasons why I love Travelling

speedracer01 @speedracer01 (15) 29 Jul 08

I’m addicted to travelling, I’d love to visit more travel destinations than I do, in fact if I could afford it, and had enough leave at work I would travel some where different ever month. I’ve decided that I want to visit four...

attractions

love

travel

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Ten things that annoy me about booking holidays online

speedracer01 @speedracer01 (15) 29 Jul 08

Trivial to some, highly annoying to others, these are the ten things that annoy me about booking online – maybe a few travel companies and airlines reading this blog can explain the reasoning behind some of these annoyances. Ten...

online booking

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IE or FireFox

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

Which one is better according to you, Internet Explorer or Firefox. I found Firefox better than IE. What is your opinion? and Why?

firefox

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speedracer01 I am using firefox as i like its features and its speed of exploring...i prefer firefox for surfing ...internet explorer is not so good..genuine it provides a lot of problems to users...i mean the surfing speed is very slow and it hangs once a day...these...

4 Jun 08

The Seven Deadly Sins of a Relationship

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” - Emily Kimbrough While I can’t claim to be the world’s foremost expert on relationships, I do know that my wife and I have a very...

deadly sins

relationship

seven deadly sins

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speedracer01 I am not married yet, and recently broke up with my GF. But you have some great points that I should remember for the future. Specially stubburness, I am a very stubborn individual; that’s something that i have to work on.

4 Jun 08

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25 Ways to Help a Fellow Human Being Today

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” - Dalai Lama Too often the trend in our society is for people to be separated from either other, to be cut off from the great...

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speedracer01 Great post buddy. Keep writing

4 Jun 08

How to execute your To-Do List

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

Have you gotten good at organizing your tasks in a to-do list, but have trouble actually executing them? You’re not alone. Getting things on your to-do list actually done is difficult because it’s really a collection of habits...

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speedracer01 First of all thanks for the great post. The “… I get distracted and never finish” part of the article caught my attention probably because it’s one of my weakest points. The distraction is more on a Project level, in the GTD sense of the word. Starting off...

4 Jun 08

How to Accept Criticism with Grace and Appreciation

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

how to take criticism with grace and appreciation. Stop Your First Reaction If your first reaction is to lash back at the person giving the criticism, or to become defensive, take a minute before reacting at all. Take a deep...

appreciation

criticism

grace

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speedracer01 his is a great reminder that we can only control ourselves, not others. So, while someone may give us harsh negative feedback, we still have the ability to be graceful in our response. A hard thing to do, but like you said, the more mature, “better” way to...

4 Jun 08

10 Benefits of Rising Early, and How to Do It

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” - Ben Franklin, famously “Put no trust in the benefits to accrue from early rising, as set forth by the infatuated Franklin …” - Mark Twain Recently,...

rising early

rush hour

rush hour 3

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speedracer01 I’ve been getting up at least a couple of hours before I have to go to work or go out for anything else - like travel - for years. It started out as a meditation routine, but I eventually stopped the morning meditation and kept the getting up early. I just...

4 Jun 08

Top 42 Exercise Hacks

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

These hacks will make you healthier, slimmer, and yes, sexier. Rrrowrr! Just to note, I’m not a certified trainer. I’m just sharing stuff that’s worked for me. Also, some of this stuff is contradictory. That’s because you’re...

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speedracer01 For online groups and other groups check out http://www.meetup.com. They have hiking, camping, walking, biking, kayaking, running and all sorts of other groups available based on your location. (I think it’s mostly in the U.S. though).

4 Jun 08

8 Frugal Tips for Legal Matters

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

“The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency, and qualifies all his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape.” - Ralph Waldo...

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speedracer01 In starting a new small business I used an online legal service to file legal papers and to set up the LLC that my company would be opporating under. It was very helpful and a lot cheeper!

4 Jun 08

The Six Key Steps to Healthy Finances in Your Relationship

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

if you’ve ever been in a relationship for very long, especially if you were married or living together, I can almost guarantee that you’ve had a money fight. One of the biggest causes of problems in relationships is differences...

finance

quicken

relationship

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speedracer01 Well, My girlfriend and I have not reach the state whereby we will quarrel over money issues. However, I somehow feel that I can relate to your post in the future, mainly because we have thought of living together. My parents quarrel over money so much that...

4 Jun 08

Huge Fire At Universal Studios

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

A fire broke out on the Universal Studios backlot which at the time of this post is still blazing. Reports vary but anywhere between 100 & 300 firefighters were called to the scene to battle the fire, which has caused extensive...

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speedracer01 "URGENT! Universal Studios Backlot Fire: NYC Streetscape & King Kong Destroyed; Video Vault Damaged But Film Vault Safe." This just reminds me of the 1990 fire. This is bad... very bad. Which King Kong has been damaged?

4 Jun 08