Whole Earth Guide

Let us be your guide to the world. As we expand into new countries, we'll give you all the information that you need to know before you go and show you all the highlights of each country and region. Along the way we'll reveal places that you can stay with the service levels you thought had long since gone.

Our selection in Holiday Planning : How should you take your holiday money? Cash?

I find that very few people give any thought to how they should take their money when they go on holiday beyond saying they’d like $200 or whatever to the travel agent and thereby getting ripped off. So, to help you decide, here’s a little guide:

The first thing to do is to check what currency is...more

A selection from around the world...

WHAT THE CITY IS LIKE: Honolulu is a melting-pot city with the highest rate of inter-marriage in the country and dozens of ethnic groups represented including significant Filipino, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, and Caucasian populations as will as diverse denominations from East and West....more

Montpellier isn't a touristy city as such and usually considered more as a jumping off point for other places.

As is typical with towns in the area there's a delightful medieval quarter. The Place de Comedie pictured is the main square in the town and where you'll find numerous restaurants along ...more

Antwerp is the real urban deal, a refreshingly down-to-earth yet vivacious cosmopolitan habitat blessed with magnificent architecture, fashionable shop fronts, beer-washed pubs, dazzling monuments, jazzed-up clubs, inspired artworks and restaurant tables piled with plates of superb Belgian and multi...more

Given the international reputation of Swiss banks, it has always been popular to have a Swiss account. However, with the increasing administrative burdens placed upon them by anti-terrorist legislation many Swiss banks have pulled out of this market, notably SwissPost which was one of the most popul...more

Bruges (Flemish Brugge), the old capital of Flanders and an arch bishopric since 1559, is located on the little river Reie. Despite the addition of new buildings and the loss of its old town walls (all but four towers having been demolished since the mid 19th C. to make way for traffic), Bruges with...more

This is one aspect of French life that is really simple. This is France, so everything is in French.

Well, almost. You didn’t expect it to be so simple as that, did you?

There are various regional languages in France from Breton in Brittany to Catalan in Catalonia. For the most part, these ...more

Prepaid cards seem to be breeding like rabbits around the world and every single one is different from the others in terms of charges, features and general useability.

Rather than trawl through all the cards that would pay me to recommend them to you as the majority of card comparison sites do, I...more

Don't worry if we don't currently cover the country you're looking for as we're expanding our coverage in the months to come. If you'd like to contribute to this guide, just click here. Contributions should be around 300-400 words with a photo.

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