Louise, an architecture student and one of my friend’s sisters, recently visited Barcelona, Spain with some of her batch mates for an educational tour. It’s inevitable that they ended up there, really, because Barcelona is noted for its great architectural richness. They of course checked in a Barcelona hotel with easy access to all major attractions of the city like the Ramblas, Plaza Catalunya and the Gothic quarter.

According to my friend, Angelica, the sister of Louise, they took several pictures during their trip especially during their stroll along the broad avenues and monumental fountains. Knowing how much I love beautiful places, Angelica promised to show me the pictures as soon as they’re printed. I’ve been planning to go there as well, but I’m in a cash shortage. So I was really ecstatic to find out that those financially challenged people can opt to avail of cheaper accommodation in Barcelona like university residences and youth hostels. Maybe I’ll give it a try…

My college friends and I are planning to do an out of town trip this coming April to celebrate the return of Angelica from New Jersey. Since I’m very thorough in organizing, they made me in charge of finding a good accommodation. Of course, my first stop was the internet.

I was surprised when I landed on HotelsCombined.com. It’s like a Hotel search engine that searches multiple hotel reservation websites simultaneously. HotelsCombined.com’s a timesaver, really, since it provides an instant comparison of hotel details such as rates, taxes and availability on one simple web page. With that information, you can find the lowest rate instantly.

Next time I’m tasked to find a cheap hotel reservation, I’ll definitely visit that site again.

One of the best things about traveling is getting to jot down all the experiences you had during your trip. Afterwards, or during bleak moments to cheer you up, you can always read it again and relive the not-so-long-ago exhilarating experience.

It doesn’t matter whether you use pens and classic diaries to take down notes, or type them in your blog, so long as it serves your purpose – for personal keepsake or for sharing it with others.

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