Monday, April 29, 2013

Best time to fly to Europe

Europe’s Four Airfare Seasons Govern Price

When planning your trip to Europe, it’s crucial that you know the various seasons for European air travel because seasons govern price, and are the key to finding the cheapest airfare available.

Summer: Most Expensive Time to Fly to Europe

Summer is peak season in Europe; this is when many families are free to travel, and the crowds in the Champs-Elysees and at Buckingham Palace bear this out. The airlines know this is when people want to travel, and airfare is at its priciest.
  • Summer Season: Start varies from late May/first week of June – Ends late August (typically, last week of the month)
Saving Tip: If you must take your trip when the kids are out of school, see if their schedule allows you to travel just before the season begins, or at its conclusion (if, for example, your children don’t have to return to school until after Labor Day).

Winter: Cheapest Time to Fly to Europe

The least attractive time to fly is winter, of course and mainly because of the weather; however, it’s the most attractive time to fly in terms of price. For winter sports lovers, remember that Europe has some of the best skiing in the world – and we can show you how to get cheap flights to ski holidays in Europe.
Bonus: you won’t worry about fainting from the heat outside the Vatican in August, and the Louvre won’t be overrun by fellow tourists (one exception to the “smaller crowds” generalization: Christmas and New Year’s).
  • Winter Season: Starts mid/late October – Ends mid/late March
Saving Tip: Travel in October or March to avoid the worst of the weather and still get the deals; FareCompare’s Flexible Calendar search will keep you within the money saving season.

Spring and Fall: Moderate Airfare Prices to Europe

Spring and fall are both excellent times to travel thanks to nice weather, fewer crowds and good airfare prices. For many, this is the ideal time to travel to Europe.
  • Spring Season: Starts mid/late March – Ends mid/late June
  • Fall Season: Starts mid/late August – Ends mid/late October
Saving Tip: Autumn is typically a little cheaper than springtime, but don’t forget – many families have available time for traveling during Spring Break.

taked from : http://www.farecompare.com/travel-advice/best-time-to-fly-to-europe-know-the-seasons-and-save/

About Iran and Guatemala




In 1953 CIA operative Kermit Roosevelt ran Operation Ajax which used Iranian agents they trained and paid to bomb various targets both civilian and infrastructure in order to destabilize the government of the elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh because he nationalized the Iranian oil fields to the dismay of British private oil interests.



In 1954 the CIA set Operation PBSUCCESS into action in an effort to remove then president  Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán. He had the audacity to begin to implement an FDR styled New Deal type program in Guatamala and the powers that be saw that as setting a bad example in our backyard. The result was a brutal civil war which lasted nearly 40 years with CIA and State Department collusion in the death squads that ran rampant in the country. An estimated 400,000 died during that time frame. All of that to keep the evil of the New Deal from spreading across Latin America.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

SunScreen Song

a song that I discovered today... great message.


sunscreen song

Michel Peraza

Michel Peraza. un musico cubano que tiene años en Guatemala y que de alguna manera se ha mantenido fuera del foco comercial, pero que sin duda me llama la atencion.


Michel Acustico

sending a letter to yourself aged 16, pretty interesting site.

If you could send a letter to yourself aged 16, what would you write in it?

Here a nice site that displays a series of famous people

DEARME.ORG

Susan Boyle and Britains Got Talent video

Susan Boyle and Britains Got Talent video made me see that there is much more to see that is just the surface. I am happy I found this video, great one.

Susan Boyle


Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Great entry on

5 reasons why time is more important than money.

1. We only have a limited time on this planet so make it count

There are various theories that with the advances in science and medicine many of us will live past the age of 200, and possibly a lot longer than that. Age reversal, stem cell technology and the curing of various diseases are just some of the ways this will be possible, but so far all of this is still in the development stage.
We can’t expect to solely rely on the idea that we will always be here. Most of us see death as a taboo subject and we naively believe that we will be around forever, but we should be living our lives as if there is a time limit.
That timer is counting down and we have no idea when it reaches zero, so why are we wasting most of our time doing the things we don’t want?

2. When you look back on your life, you never wish for a bigger bank balance

Think of your life like a book that is being written and will be published when your time is up. I’m fairly sure that you can’t fill up a book with your bank balance so what else is there?
Each chapter of this book should be focused on a different aspect of your life and to enable this to happen, your life should be as varied and eventful as possible. Spending countless hours every week for years on end working yourself into the ground will not make a very good book, not unless you are making a difference with your job and/or money.
When people look back on their lives they never wish they could have spent more time in the office so take note of this now and do something about it.

3. There is no point having money if you have no time to spend it

There are many people out there who just love to hoard money away in the hope that one day they will eventually have enough to retire. These hoarders actually have a scarcity mind-set and are afraid of losing their hard earned cash. The truth is, no amount of money will ever be enough for them and they see their increasing bank balance as a barometer of their success.
It would be unfair to call these people ‘tight’ as a refusal to spend money can also be attributed to a lack of hobbies or social life. It’s certainly easier to spend 70 hours a week in the office if you feel like you have nothing fun to do outside of work.
The solution to this is quite obvious. The more we have going on in our private lives, the less time we will allow work to take from us.

4. Those who have time want money, and those who have money want time

You know the funny thing is that most people want what they can’t have and this is usually true across both ends of the time/money spectrum. Those who are unemployed or have low incomes will strive for more hours or a better paid job while those who are on six figure salaries often moan that they have no time to spend with their friends and family.

http://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-reasons-why-time