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Top 5: RentMama’s best swimming spots

RentMama Car Rental — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 15:16:06 +0000

Take a dip and refresh yourself in a hot summer day in these wonderful swimming spots! To Sua Ocean Trench, Samoa To Sua Ocean Trench aka “Big hole” is approximately 30 meters deep amazing water pool in the village of Lotofaga, on the Upolu Island in Samoa. This natural wonder isn’t the only one on the island of Upolu – there are many waterfalls and coastal blowholes, which will take your breath away. This water pool with surrounding beautiful gardens may seem to many people like a small, idyllic paradise on our planet. A very steep ladder is installed for visitors and those who are not afraid to jump from the wooden platform in this hole and enjoy wonderful aquamarine waters. Those ones, who are not quite comfortable with jumping into the To Sua Ocean Trench, can relax and enjoy themselves with impressive scenery and if your hobby is nature photography, visiting To Sua Ocean Trench is a must! There is an entrance fee of 20 dollars. Bimmah Sinkhole, Oman Bimmah Sinkhole means “Meteor Fall Park” in Arabic, and this stunning sinkhole is located in Hawiyat Najm Park. Perfectly clear turquoise water will make you want to take a dip ...

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Top 5: Dangerous roads from all around the world!

RentMama Car Rental — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:42:39 +0000

Missing some adventurous experiences from your life? Or ready to take your love for extreme sports to the whole new level? Prepare yourself! This is going to be a bumpy ride! Stelvio Pass Road, Italy It is located near Sulden and Bormio. On the northern pass of the road there are 48 spectacular hairpin turns, which makes driving in this pass one of the most exciting and breathtaking experiences ever. Interesting! In 2008 Top Gear voted Stelvio Pass “Best driving road in the world”, which increased its popularity immediately. Original road was built in the first half of the 19th century, and at that time it connected Austrian province Lombardia with the rest of Austria. Stelvio Pass is the second highest paved mountain pass in the Alps and its length is 21.5 km. It isn’t as deadly as other dangerous roads, but nevertheless it attracts cyclists, backpackers, motorcyclists and many other adventure seekers every year. It is open from June to September. Transfăgărășan, Romania Road goes around Romania’s Carpathian Mountains for about 90 km and it includes tunnels and sharp hairpins. If you are planning road-tripping in Transfăgărășan, it will definitely be a challenge! Interesting! After naming Stelvio Pass ...

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Amazing budget friendly travelling tips and advice!

RentMama Car Rental — Tue, 26 May 2015 18:21:24 +0000

Budget traveling is getting hotter and hotter these days and it opens you a door for a whole new world! Transportation If you are planning to book a flight to your favorite or newly discovered vacation destination, don’t plan your trip and buy flight tickets in the last minute. It has been found that best flight ticket prices you can get by buying them 6-7 weeks in advance. Also, don’t settle with the first good deal you think you might get. Check flight prices often, on different websites and even try to change the airport you are flying to. It might be that traveling to the nearby airport is a lot cheaper. But again – don’t go buying the first great deal you can get. It might just be that ticket to other airport is less expensive, but the transportation all together might prove to be even more costly. So, the key to finding the best flight deals is searching, checking and comparing different prices, airports and local transportation. If you are planning to rent a car, you must know few tips about car hire. You can read them here – http://rentmama.com/car-rental/blog/5-tips-on-renting-a-car/ and here – http://rentmama.com/car-rental/blog/how-to-avoid-hidden-costs-when-renting-a-car/. In UK, France, Germany ...

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Dive into the life: Top 5 diving spots around the world

RentMama Car Rental — Tue, 19 May 2015 11:56:49 +0000

Is there a better feeling than just diving into the crystal clear water and exploring underwater world? I don’t think so. Check out these amazing diving spots from all around the world! Great Blue Hole, Belize Fun fact: Shaping of Great Blue Hole started more than 153000 years ago! Belize is becoming more and more popular nowadays, especially because of Great Blue Hole, which truly is great! Barrier reef here is the second largest in the world, and it is luring more and more adventure seekers from all around the world. Sea life is quite diverse too- from tiny and colorful fish to larger sea animals, like sharks and manatees. There is even a chance you might spot funny looking (but rather dangerous) hammerhead shark. 500 rare animal and plant species can be located only in Great Blue Hole. When to go? Late spring, when water is really warm and hotel prices are dropping. The Great Barrier Reef, Australia Fun fact: You can actually see The Great Barrier Reef from the space! Also, its biodiversity has been compared to Amazon Rainforest’s diverse nature. With the area of 345,000 km2 it holds not only thousands of nature’s wonders, but maybe even ...

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Surviving Portugal

RentMama Car Rental — Wed, 13 May 2015 11:56:15 +0000

Plan to visit Portugal, but you have absolutely no idea what to expect? Where to park, how to tip and what to expect from Portuguese cuisine? Check out these easy-to-remember, but very useful tips regarding traveling in Portugal! Driving Driving in Portugal basically doesn’t differ from driving in other Western European countries. Stay on the right-hand side of the road and get behind the wheels only if you are 18 or older. Also you should have the following documentation at all times: driving license, of course, vehicle roadworthiness certificate (if your car is older than 4 years), road tax and insurance. Must-haves in your car are reflective safety vest and reflective warning triangle. You should definitely wear seat belts both in the front and back seats. If you are driving with children younger than 12, they can’t sit in the front seat, unless their height is more than 1.5 m. Also they should sit in special child car seats. Of course, you can’t drive with your headphones on and mobile phone can be used only with hands-free system. Speed limit in residential areas are 50km/h, 90 km/h in open roads and 120 km/h – in freeways (motorways). Most Portuguese roads ...

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