How to Plan for a Perfect Holiday

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Set a budget. Before chalking out a plan for the holiday, the most important thing is to set a budget. It helps you to plan and enjoy the trip within your limits. Always estimate a little more than what you might need.

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Plan ahead. The first thing you need to do is to be sure of what you need from this trip. Do you want to experience the local culture or just have fun on those sandy beaches? Do you wanna mingle with the locals or fade away from busy people and the world? Strategize your trip according to your needs and likes.

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Read up before you go. Prepare yourself before plunging into an unknown holiday destination. Buy a good guidebook and read up on the culture, history, local attractions of the destination. You can read the local publications on-line or surf the net for more information. The more you know, the better you can enjoy or appreciate the place and their traditions.

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Pack light and right. Pack only the essential things. Avoid carrying unnecessary things around. A heavy luggage may sometimes dampen your holiday spirit. Carry clothes that are comfortable and right for the season. As much as possible try to stuff everything you need in a single carry-on bag.

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Always reserve your stay. It's always better to book your stay if possible because all you need is a good night's sleep after an exciting day.

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Have Realistic Expectations: Unreasonable expectations can lead to unwanted stress, so enjoy the holiday by managing what you can with the time you have. Embrace each moment, whether good or bad.

Best Smartphones in 2011

New Smartphones 2011: Altek Leo

Altek Leo is an upcoming Smartphone that would run on Android OS 2.1 (Éclair).
The most interesting thing it is located on its back panel, the camera.
It has 14MP camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Like Regular Digital Cameras) and Xenon Flash.

Other Features and Technical Specs of Altek Leo Smartphone:-

• Shoots HQ videos at 720p resolution, 30 fps
• Sunny 9 Digital Image Processor for sharp, crystal clear final product
• 3.2″ large capacitive touchscreen, supports multi-touch too
• Dedicated photo editing and video editing software comes bundled with this Smartphone

If I am not majorly mistaken, Altek Leo is a New Smartphone for anyone who is interested in HQ photography but doesn’t want to carry an additional digital camera with him.

New Smartphones 2011: Motorola Atrix 4G

If you think that 4G phones are not functional then you are mistaken because in United States 4G communication technology is live that can provide broadband speed up to 20 Mbps.
Motorola Atrix is a New Smartphone that has a lot of other features like dual-core Processor other than just the 4G tag.

Other Features and Technical Specs of Motorola Atrix 4G Smartphone:-

• 4″ capacitive touchscreen, 540×960 pixel resolution with 16.7 million color display
• Runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo)
• Operates on Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset
• 16 GB internal memory with microSD expansion slot
• Support Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G connectivity
• 5 MP Camera with autofocus and LED flash
• 1080p MP4/H.263/H.264.WMV/Xvid/DivX @ 30 fps video playback

New Smartphones 2011: Samsung Galaxy S2

Samsung Galaxy S2 was given a lot of attention by media because it was rumored to have a 2GHz processor but now almost every new Smartphone has the 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core Processor so it is even.
My expectations from Samsung Galaxy S2 are mighty, this upcoming smart phone and would be released probably within second quarter of 2011. It might be announced at the upcoming MWC 2011.

Other Features and Technical Specs of Samsung Galaxy S2 Smartphone:-

• Powerful dual-core processor i.e. 1.2 GHz Samsung Orion Processor
• Ultra Sharp 4.3″ Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen with support for multi-touch
• Next-Gen Bluetooth 3.0
• NFC technology for easy payments
• 1GB that lets you multitask
• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating System
• 8MP back camera + LED Flash + 1080p video recording + 1.3 MP front facing camera

New Smartphones 2011: Motorola Milestone 2

Motorola Milestone is till date the most popular Android Smartphone ever made and that is the reason why Motorola Milestone 2, the sequel is coming out.
I have used Motorola Milestone in my palm and I have one word for it, actually technically there too, it is ‘Bloody Brilliant’. It has the perfect combination of hardware and software and the slide-out QWERTY just makes it easier for Business People to get attracted towards this Smartphones, anyways.

Other Features and Technical Specs of Motorola Milestone 2 Smartphone:-

• 3.7″ TFT capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors and 480 x 854 pixels resolution
• Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
• 8GB internal memory + 8GB memory card (microSD included) + upgradeable to 32GB
• 5MP camea with dual-LED flash and autofocus
• 720p video recording at 30fps
• Operates on Android OS 2.2 (Froyo) on 1 GHz Cortex-A8 processor, PowerVR SGX530 GPU, TI OMAP3630 chipset
• supports Adobe Flash 10.1 with Quick Office document Editor (You need it! right?)
• SoundHound Music Recognition Software comes inbuilt

New Smartphones 2011: Motorola Droid Pro

Motorola Droid has made some changes it their design. The previous versions of Droid were full touch Smartphones whereas this one has a QWERTY keypad too. I have found a perfect Smartphone for my brother now, he craves QWERTY + Motorola + Android OS.
Motorola Droid is a signature name for Android, I mean you might say that Android is very popular, it needs no recognition now and i would agree with you but in Google Android’s primitive days, Motorola’s fine products made a name for Android.

Other Features and Technical Specs of Motorola Droid Pro Smartphone:-

• 3.1″ capacitive touchscreen with 16 Million colors
• Multi-touch support with a full QWERTY keyboard
• 8GB internal memory + 8GB memory card (microSD included) + upgradeable to 32GB
• Supports Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity
• 5MP camera with autofocus and dual-LED flash
• Supports video recording at 720×480 pixels at 26-30 fps
• Runs on Android OS 2.2 (Froyo)
• 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, PowerVR SGX530 GPU, TI OMAP3620-1000 chipset massive processor too
• Lacks DivX and Xvid video playback but support WMV so it is kind of fine