05th April 2008
We've all heard the horror stories of people trying to claim on their motor insurance, only to have their claim refused due to a technicality, or some detail that has been forgotten. The higher your claim, the harder the insurer will work to find some rea...
03rd April 2008
If you have an accident in your car, it's reasonable to expect your insurer to pay out for damages. And if the car is a write-off (meaning it would cost more to repair than the car is worth – if repairable at all), then your insurer is expected to pay y...
02nd April 2008
There's nothing quite like a holiday in a tent or caravan. You don't have to worry about room service, check-in times or hiding things away from nosey maids; you're self-contained, free to eat when and where you like, and aren't (usually) bothered by fell...
02nd April 2008
Portugal lies between Spain and the Atlantic Ocean. While small in land mass, the country is growing in terms of popularity since joining the EU in 1986, and is now a much-loved holiday destination for the British. The Algarve region has probably the best...
02nd April 2008
For some, the ideal holiday is a luxury hotel on a foreign coast. Others choose to sail the seven seas – or at least one of them – on a cruise liner. Still others prefer to stay in their home country and sample the delights to be found on their own do...
26th March 2008
Every year fashion changes. Sometimes a style from years back gets re-vamped with a modern twist – remember puffball skirts? – or a popular style gets updated. It can be difficult keeping up with what's hot and what's not, which is where blogs come in...
04th March 2008
A phone using the Symbian operating system is able to integrate several software applications at once, such as word processors, internet browser and email. The first phone on the Symbian OS was the Nokia 9210. It was launched in 2000 and was a fairly ordi...
04th March 2008
A gap year is defined as a 12 month period between school and higher education, which is usually spent working, travelling, or a combination of the two. A gap year will provide an opportunity for developing valuable skills, both socially and personally.
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04th March 2008
Approximately a third of holidaymakers place themselves and their belongings at unnecessary risk while on holiday. This "It can't happen to me" attitude means that thousands of British tourists travel without insurance or an awareness of basic safety guid...
29th February 2008
Technology is getting so far advanced now, that manufacturers have been able to begin design on a mobile phone which folds, turns into a bracelet and even changes colour completely. Sounds like the stuff of Sci-Fi, right?
Although it probably won't be ...
29th February 2008
A few years ago, the craze was for the iPod and the MP3 player, portable digital devices which replaced the portable CD player. At around the same time, mobile phone manufacturers must have started thinking "There's a new market here"…thus the birth of ...
26th February 2008
Nobody likes to think they may be too ill to work and pay bills, or leave a family behind, struggling financially after a death. Yet it's a fact of life that things like this happen whether we're prepared for them or not. While you can't cover all conting...
26th February 2008
It's easy to forget something as mundane as insurance in the excitement of planning a trip, but travel insurance is something no self-respecting holidaymaker should be without. If you book a package deal, the travel agent will invariably try to sell you i...
26th February 2008
There are two types of home insurance which owners should have for ultimate peace of mind. They are available as separate policies but it's often cheaper to get two-in-one policies which will cover everything. Having said that, you still need to be vigila...
13th February 2008
Urban legends exist about almost every aspect of life from weddings to kitchen appliances to household pets. Each country has its own urban legends and on the face of it, most sound plausible. Myths that exist purely as entertainment or to send a moral me...
