Travel Insurance 24

Now that the clocks have changed and our evenings are lighter once more, many of us will be thinking of an Easter get away. And if it’s the sun you’re after then Spain has to be high on the list. After this week’s blog about the FEVE railway, we thought we’d continue on our journey off the beaten track. So we’re heading for the hills above the Costa del Sol, where you’ll find plenty of places to enjoy an authentic Spanish experience.

The Costa del Sol is still a massively popular destination. North Africa is only twenty miles away and the weather is hot and glorious for most of the year. Local infra

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Trying to compare caravan insurance quotes isn’t always easy. Here are a few tips that may help:

• costs – yes, the price (premium) of your caravan insurance is important but try to keep it in perspective against what the policy is offering, as a lowest-cost policy may not, in reality, offer you the cover you need;
• contents – different caravan insurance quotes may offer a very different approach to contents cover, for example, some may offer market-valuation replacement whereas others may provide full new-for-old protection;
• externals – policies may or may not cover things such as awnings and satellite dishes;
• sites – policies may have very different views as to what facilities your site must offer before they may consider your caravan to be under cover on it (e.g. permanent

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The north coast by train.

For many travellers, the key to a good trip is to really get immersed in the local culture. When it comes to the north of Spain, one of the best ways to do that is to travel the coast along the FEVE, the narrow-gauge railway system that connects the towns and cities of what is unquestionably one of Europe’s most beautiful coastlines. It’s a backpacker’s delight. But you don’t have to miss out on the luxuries if you don’t want to. This May will see the launch of a new season of services aboard El Transcantábrico, one of the world’s most luxurious trains.

So, are you ready for the trip of a lifetime?

There’s a lot to love about the FEVE railway. Hugging much o

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Car seat guidelines have been updated for the first time since 2002 and many parents are less than thrilled with the new strict guidelines.  According to Keith McCord of the Deseret News, “Parents (are) confused, upset over new car seat guidelines.”  Car insurance companies have a vested interest in these new guidelines because if they really do keep kids safer in crashes, that could lower the medical bills being paid out after car accidents.  The guidelines are a joint effort between the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  They are based more on height and weight now and less on age.

It is now recommended that children’s car seats remain rear-facing until at least the age of 2, an increase from the age of 1.  They pair this age 2 guideline with a weight of 35 pounds.  Many parents argue that their smaller children did not weigh that much until well over age 3 and say that their legs were way too long to be in a rear-facing car seat.  Insurers like Infinity auto insurance could then have to worry about broken legs in an accident, according to some parents.  But a manager at the Primary Children’s Medical Center says that there is no record of a child breaking their legs because they were rear-facing.  She also points out that a study in 2007 showed that children are five times safer when they are rear-facing than when they are forward-facing.

The other guideline ruffling some feathers is the recommendation that children remain in booster seats until they are at least 80 pounds, 4 foot 9 inches, and between 8 and 12 years old.  It is said that that is when they will best fit into regular seatbelts.  While many parents are up in arms about these new guidelines, they are meant with their children’s safety in mind and they are not law.  Each child grows differently and could be lighter or heavier than others their size.  It is best to go to an inspection station if you have any question about the safety of your children.