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Q – The little woman and I are off on a land tour in Vietnam we booked with an online agency in the country. It will include two day cruises and four cities beginning in Ho Chi Minh City. We’re excited by my wife is a germophile and wants me to ask you the secrets of checking for bedbugs in hotel rooms. What do you do? We are not staying at the Four, or even the “Three” Seasons. I am sure your followers would appreciate this information as you’ve scared most of us away from hotels of questionable pedigree.

A – We didn’t quite understand how your wife’s “height” enters into your question. We recommend that you follow our Four-Step Bedbug Program:

1. Pick up the mattresses and look under them paying particular attention to the edges of the box springs.
2. Literally look under the box spring, a common area of infestation.
3. Look behind the headboard and try to remove it. Look carefully at the hole where the headboard was fitted. Inspect all edges of the headboard.A bed bug exterminator is a pest control professional who is has expertise in dealing with bed bugs. To do so, they must hold a structural exterminator license, be licensed with the ministry of environment and be insured. Unfortunately, there are many such agents that are not qualified to perform the job, they are not properly trained and they don’t have the experience necessary. The internet has created opportunities for such individuals to advertise their services and get clientele. They offer their services at a discount and work for people who do not really understand what is involved in pest control.To properly perform an exterminator job, one needs to know every single detail about the particular pest one is dealing with. Additionally, they need to know exactly what agent, pesticide or environmentally friendly alternative is required to deal with that particular pest. Click here to find best #1 Bed Bug Exterminator on Long Island! Nassau – Control Removal Treatments! The exterminator control agent also needs to be able to understand the environment the job is being performed in. The existence of children in a house can completely change the approach an agent would take. Also, pets and animals also have to be taken in consideration.Never put any of your clothes in the room’s dresser drawers.  Follow our previous advice about cleaning your luggage and keep your clothes in your luggage during your stay. Bring empty tall kitchen bags with ties for your dirty clothes.Bed bug extermination can be a truly complex process with lots of ins and outs. Unfortunately, there really is no “one stop solution” for every customer out there. In fact, there are no two situations that are the same. While some treatment options and plans will work in certain situation, they might not work in others. This is why we have professionally, qualified inspectors that can devise the perfect plan for your situation. Our inspectors will arrive at your home, evaluate the situation, and present you with your best options. A1 Bed Bug Exterminator | Bed Bug Treatment, Removal Inspection Specialists pest inspections company understands that when it comes to pest control and pest management in the Syracuse area, you have tons of different companies and options at your fingertips. Because hotel chains are among the heaviest travel media  advertisers, consumers are rarely given information about this serious and growing problem. It is perfectly appropriate to contact the hotels you have booked to inquire about how often bedding is changed or cleaned. We recommend to check the private luxury vacations Vietnam options. Pest inspections and bed bug inspections are by no means cheap. This is not to even mention the price of removal. As a working company, we understand just how hard it can be for the middle-class individual to muster up thousands of dollars for treatment. This is why we offer our customers a variety of affordable treatment options. We truly have a treatment plan that will fit into everyone’s budget. If not, we offer financing as well, so that you can finance the job. Whatever the situation is, we are always willing to work with our customers to ensure that they get the professional treatment and care that they need, Here you can find Excellent Bed Bug Removal & Extermination Services in Detroit, In Detroit, bed bugs are commonly found in motels. By spending an evening in an infested hotel, you’ll collect the bugs on your clothing and in your luggage. If these things aren’t wasted and dried thoroughly, they’ll enter your home, once you come back. Purchasing used furniture and clothing are often an exquisite thanks to get a bargain, but it comes with a couple of risks. These bugs can survive in clothing and furniture for a lengthy period of your time . If you buy clothing or furniture, which contains bed bugs and convey the things home, it’s almost certain that your home will become infested. Leaving clothing stashed around your home also can end in problems. Although this might not end in an infestation, it’ll give the bugs an area to cover. devour those old clothes and throw them within the wash, before the matter spirals out of control.
   Pests can have disastrous impact on the health of our family if not controlled as they can multiply very fast and cause maximum damage. Pests like cockroaches, rats, red and black ants, spiders, bed bugs, silver fish are some of the major ones which can invade our home and property. Effective pest control is the only solution to this menace of pests. Various gels and sprays are commercially available in the market which can be administered in the cracks and crevices where these pests dwell and multiply. These gels and sprays can be used without vacating the premises and it is totally trouble free and safe for the occupants. Various pest control agencies specialize in these products and services and they can render their services in quick time without any hassles.

   We can also use various methods to curb the influx of pests into our homes by maintaining proper hygiene in and around our homes, offices and surroundings. All cracks and leakages should be monitored and repaired on time to prevent any pests from entering and making their presence felt in our dwellings. Various medicinal herbs and plants help in reducing the entry of pests into our homes like basil, mint, onion, neem, lemon grass, ginger, butterfly bush, red cedar etc. Chemical treatment for ants and bugs has been found to be very effective in recent times. In this method, small holes are drilled into the wall and certain chemicals are filled into it. The holes are then sealed and any insect or bug venturing around that area is immediately killed. This treatment lasts for several years and nothing is visible on the surface of the walls.

   Pest control department also specializes in giving personalized service to the individuals depending on their requirements, type of pest, damage caused, and structural condition of the home or office. They have a team of experts who can come to our place and access the situation and advise methods by which they can eradicate these pests without wasting much of our precious time and money. They also take into account the health hazards that can be caused especially to children during the course of pest control services and the means and methods by which it can be prevented by proper guidance and precautions. Most of the pest control services use natural methods and pesticides which are tested and certified and hence they don’t have any dangerous effects on the user and are also environment friendly. To stop Bed bug problem, Bed Bug Exterminator | BBEC in charlottesville is the best option. Contact here for #1 Bed Bug Exterminator in Petersburg VA | Control-Removal-Treatments!

When you see really low nightly room rates on the various hotel sites, ask yourself where they are cutting back. Housekeeping and security are two of the most frequent answers. And the one unstated but obvious observation is that the lower rate hotels tend to attract those with the highest likelihood of poor hygiene. Because of poor hygiene and housekeeping bed bugs or other insects are produce, For this BBEN | Top Pest Control & Bed Bug Removal are useful. If you have dealt with bed bugs in the past, you probably already know what a hassle and headache they can be. Bed bug extermination takes precision, time, and knowledge. Unfortunately, bed bugs are making a huge comeback in the Syracuse area, and getting in touch with a pest management company will be your only solution to completely eliminating the problem.

We apologize for sounding negative and scaring folks away from cheap hotels. The fact is that the top-tier hotels cannot comment on these issues and we think our readers need to hear it.  

Q – We are seriously considering taking a ten-day drive somewhere in Sweden, perhaps renting a car in Stockholm and using services of car detailers so you can keep this car in top notch. Our idea is to get out and try to find the most beautiful examples of quaint, lovely small towns, the best Swedish cuisine, including a variety of seafood, and a sense of beautiful scenery in a rural setting. I guess we want it all – no tourists, rural, with great restaurants, lots of interesting and diverse stops. We will likely plan this ourselves unless you recommend using an agent. We don;t expect your team to plan the itinerary. Instead, what we are requesting is just a direction to head that might give us the best chance of finding our Swedish nirvana and if you need to rent a car there are services as used cars ottawa to be able to travel to different places. Thanks for all the excellent information. 

A –  We don’t think you need an agent for this trip. You will likely enjoy planning it yourself and, since you will be hopeful of getting lost, there isn’t much you can screw up in terms of itinerary planning. 

We think you should do the west coast of Sweden, beginning your drive in Gothenburg and heading due north. This route will take you to the part of the country we think you are seeking. And our congratulations for a really good idea. We like your focus. By the way, don’t miss Grebbestad. Our Swedish friends say it is the oyster capital of Scandinavia.

Q – My husband and I have been frustrated by the planning for a trip to Poland. We don’t know exactly how to plan such a trip and we don’t know how to design a trip in terms of number of nights in Warsaw versus Krakow. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. We will want to visit Auschwitz outside the city, Figuring just six nights, how should we plans this between the two cities. Thanks so much. We’re in our early seventies and of Polish descent. This is a trip we have to take.

A –  Warsaw was destroyed during the war so most of what you see is rebuilt. True, the old town is rather charming but you are going to discover that Warsaw is really a busy business and shopping center for the country. We would suggest that you arrive in Warsaw, spend two nights and then move on to Krakow for four nights. Krakow is the only major Polish city not destroyed during the War. You will see beautiful original architecture and village life out int he direction of the Tatra Mountains. Auschwitz is best seen as a day trip from Krakow. This trip should be planned by a professional travel consultant, someone you can talk to about your goals for the trip and your personal preferences. Poland is a relatively good value so we would suggest privately-planned touring. Look for a travel firm that is associated with one of the top three consortium groups and ask if they have representative offices within the country. Let us know if you have problems finding the right person and we will refer you to someone in your city.

Q – We are Platinum Amex travelers who have been on more than twenty overseas trips. Now, recently retired, we are trying to work through our list of places we would like to visit off most of the major tourist routes. Right now we are thinking about the Baltics or the former Russian Republics. We’re wondering if there is one destination we should be concentrating on in view of our appreciation for authentic villages, customs, and very, very good food. Sorry to use the term but, like apparently 90% of your followers, we are foodies. Oh, we share your high regard for Bourdain.

A –  The really cool travelers are heading off to Georgia. It has everything you are seeking and lays claim to being the birthplace of wine – worth a pilgrimage just for that. The scenery is drop dead gorgeous, the locals are thrilled when Americans show up, and prices are embarrassingly low. Spend at least three nights in Tbilisi and then head out to the country. Be sure to save time for the mountains with cunningly crafted villages perched atop them with sweeping vistas. One of our staff refers to it as Switzerland at a third of the cost and a quarter of the tourists, and that’s why is a great country to visit, you can also rent a car on either side of Geneva Airport. Compare prices here at https://www.carhiregeneva-airport.co.uk/car-hire-geneva-airport-swiss-side/ for the Swiss side. The French side of Geneva Airport is a little cheaper generally for car hire.

Q – A little help would be appreciated. We’re New Yorkers in our 30’s and we want to head for Mexico for a week of sun and seafood – though maybe not in that order. We’re probably a bit more price conscious than some of your followers so any information about current  food pricing would be appreciated. We like four-star hotels but we always have dinner at five-star restaurants. But seriously – just seafood. neither one of us eats meat. 

A – OK – but let’s start with a definition: A Foodie is someone who can appreciate dining on meat that is unusually rare. If you don’t eat meat we’re not sure you can qualify as a foodie. That’s like saying you’re a jockey who won;t go near a horse – oh by the way, foodies sometimes eat horse. So where to go? Mazatlan is a tremendous bargain these days and is also considered the seafood capital of Mexico. It is located in Sinaloa, the region of Mexico that raises the majority of Mexico’s best produce and some of its very best drug cartels. The shrimp in Mazatlan are huge – so there’s that for a start. Dining at a five-star restaurant these days will cost at least 50% less than a similar meal at home.

Q –  I am enjoying what you have to say here. Fun reading on a Kindle at the beach house.  Next month, it looks like my finance and I can get away for a few days in Paris. I am in fashion merchandising and always scouting out new trends, places to stay, and eat in Paris and elsewhere. Is there a hotel you can recommend that is small, hip, and somewhat eclectic. Keep it up guys -nice stuff. 

A – Does that mean that you will not be using Marriott points? We think you might like Les Bains in the now rising Les Halles District where the new Forum de Halles is slowly approaching completion. It will replace the famed former  food market. Des Bains was the place where market workers at the original Les Halles would clean up a bit and down drinks before heading home. The decor includes outdoor showers and an indoor pool from the building’s days as a bathhouse. The first place we would had to eat, and of course there are dozens in the area, is the new Chapeaux, a casual and classic French brasserie as interpreted by three-starred chef Alain Ducasse. 

Q – We have friends who want us to join them on a tour to Japan with Tauck Tours. Part of the trip involves a cruise on a ship called the Austral, which I’ve never heard of. The whole thing lasts two weeks and it cost about $12,000 per person which is almost $1,000 per day. We’re thinking of going this fall and wonder if you think we should pull the trigger?

A – Tauck’s 14-Day “Land of the Rising Sun” land and tour program is brilliantly conceived and a creative way to gain immersion in the Japanese culture and way of life. In fact, this program is in contention for our “Trip of The Year” Award. The mix of seven days aboard the the spectacular French-crewed L’Austral yacht is icing on the Japanese cake. But here’s the bad news – this program is so unique that it has quickly become one of the toughest to book tours in existence. We recommend you forget about 2017 and concentrate, instead, on getting on one of the two departures of this tour in 2018. As to the pricing, quality sightseeing, and top-drawer hotels with all meals at $2,000 per couple per day is really not expensive when compared to land-only costs in Japan. Sorry for our enthusiasm – this is an extraordinary program with availability far below demand.

Q –  I am extremely interesting in flying United to London in the new Polaris Business Class Seats. Believe it or not, the reservations person I spoke to couldn’t tell me which of the flights this May will have the new seats.  Are the new seats worth it – I seem to hear they are wonderful. 

A – The Polaris seats have some improved posture and support features but it is less the seat than the concept that every Business Class passenger gets an aisle seat and a lie-flat bed with the new seats. There is also a rather nice soft goods product that United has designed using bedding and duvets designed by Saks Fifth Avenue. But we seriously doubt the seats will be installed this May on your intended flights. This is a process that will be worked on one plane at a time and the complete rehab of United’s Business Class will likely span two years. You will, however, get to sit in United’s old-fashioned angle-bed seat while hugging a few pillows from Saks. As the bible says, “hard goods take much longer than soft goods to install.”

Q –  Wonder if traveltruth can help us – we’re leaving to see our son at his school in Valencia, Spain in four weeks. We don’t know a word of Spanish – well, maybe just a word. Is there any place you can recommend that offers useful Spanish for travelers at little or no cost? 

A –  We like duolingo.com for quick learning language instruction online. There is no charge. You set your own pace. Hope this is helpful.

Q – My friends are booking a nice cruise that includes a stop in Cuba. But they tell me I will have to complete a personal affidavit to get approved by the Cuban government to go on this trip.

A – The Cuban government is in a state of confusion in terms of handling the large numbers of Americans who wish to visit their country as it opens up. The required affidavit is a simple one page document. We would certainly advise you to fill it out – although we are not really enouraging travel to Cuba as a cruise day-tripper. The Cuban culture, food, and nightlife is worth at least a week of your time. We are recommending touring Cuba – not stopping by via cruise ship for a few hours.