Traveling abroad can be a lot of fun, but you have to make sure that you practice common sense in order to avoid becoming a victim of crime. The following are ten tips to keep in mind while wandering around, taking in the sights in a new place. Have tips or an experience you’d like to share? We’d love to hear about it in the comments section!
10 Quick Tips for Safety While Traveling

Don’t use short cuts, narrow alley ways or poorly lit streets.
Do not travel alone, especially at night- even if you think it’s safe.
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Summer is finally upon us, and thus this is the time of year when you’ll see more people dusting off the old RV in preparation for family vacations across the country or to wherever the vacations may be this year.
Designers are constantly hard at work, coming up with the latest and greatest innovations to help spruce up old things, and this time the magic wand has been waved at mobile homes of the past in order to come up with a fresh take on what the mobile homes and RVs of the future will look like.

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With a starting MSRP of around $15k, the Mitsubishi Lancer is a sporty alternative to most other smaller, compact cars. The Lancer is estimated to get somewhere between 24 mpg for city driving and around 33 mpg for highway driving, which is comparable to other cars of its class and size.
There are currently four different models of the Lancer available:

DE: $15,000+
ES: $16,500+
GTS: $19,500+
Ralliart: $27,000+

All around reviews of the 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer agree that it is one of the sportiest options among smaller vehicles. However, it remains at the bottom of the ranks due to its cheap interior and engine issues. Read the Rest…

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Introducing the Meta Watch, a watch developed by Fossil. When you are shopping around for the best car shipping rates to have your vehicle shipped cross country so that you can travel, time is everything…but the Meta Watch does waaaay more than tell the time.

The Meta Watch comes in an analog/digital with a traditional dial plus two small OLED displays; while the other version is digital with a larger memory-in-pixel LCD. Both versions feature Bluetooth for communication along with a vibration motor, three-axis accelerometer, and an ambient light sensor. AND, as if that wasn’t enough, the hardware is paired with Read the Rest…

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In the following video, Joe Wiesenfelder of Cars.com takes us on a guided tour of the 2011 Nissan Leaf, one of the ‘greenest’ vehicles on the market today.
Like most “green” cars, the Nissan Leaf has a bit of a geeky vibe going on. Design-wise, the vehicle is made with aerodynamics in mind. The car features a fairly large lift gate and excellent acceleration and handling with top speeds reaching around 90 mph. There isn’t that much road noise; however, there is a fair amount of noise that comes in through the windows and doors.
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Remember those flimsy bike locks made of cheap plastic wrapped around the sort of wire that was super easy to cut with a pair of wire cutters? Well, now there is finally a bike lock out there, made for those who are serious about securing their bicycles.
The Senza system is a bike locking concept that makes it easier than ever to grab your bike and go. Comprised of a central piece that remains in place on the bicycle frame, the two handles lock together, offering more space and versatility than most other bicycle locks out there today.
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