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dvhaley

@dvhaley

Entrepreneur, traveler. What you'll find here: Travel, airfare deals, cars and MTB.

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dvhaley
@dvhaley Oct 10, 2017, 10:26 AM UTC

DV Asks: Does Money Need a Holiday?

Yesterday money took a holiday for many people. Isn't that a bit odd? Columbus Day is celebrated (more or less) in many countries in the Americas as well as Italy. Cristoforo Colombo was an Italian a…

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dvhaley
@dvhaley Oct 9, 2017, 11:30 AM UTC

DV Experiences: The Car Lottery (Again)

Previously I posted about how I was fortunate enough to score a BMW 320d for a 30 day rental period in Denmark (I had booked a small VW Polo type car class but received a no-cost upgrade). Later I ha…

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dvhaley
@dvhaley Sep 30, 2017, 10:12 PM UTC

DV Reports On: The Electric Cars of Norway

Wherever I travel one of my favorite things to do is make note of which are the regional cars of choice. I don't allocate time for this specific activity or use an actual notebook of course. It's eas…

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dvhaley
@dvhaley Sep 15, 2017, 8:22 AM UTC

I'm About to Play the Rental Car Lottery Again - What Will I Get?

It's time to return the enjoyable BMW 320d hire car from Sixt which I featured previously. My rental period for the BMW is up so I'll be dropping it off at the return location shortly and picking up.…

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dvhaley
@dvhaley Sep 14, 2017, 4:17 PM UTC

Audi's New Self-Driving A8: Exciting or Just Meh?

As an enthusiastic Audi A8 owner and driver I was excited to see the latest generation of the A8 introduced at the 2017 auto show in Frankfurt. The items of greatest interest in a new model are typic…

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dvhaley
@dvhaley Sep 11, 2017, 6:35 PM UTC

Driving a 2016 Volkswagen Jetta TSI Budget Hire Car Was a Pleasant Surprise

Let me be clear: Driving the car was a nice surprise. But that had nothing to do with Budget as a car hire company. More on that as we go... Image credit: Edmunds.com I recently needed to rent a car…

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dvhaley
@dvhaley Sep 5, 2017, 3:02 PM UTC

America Is a Great Place to Drive: These 3 Things Would Make It Better

The United States is a great place to drive. Put together it’s vast and varied terrain, extensive road network and exciting selection of cars and you have a top-notch driving destination for the enth…

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dvhaley
@dvhaley Sep 4, 2017, 11:17 AM UTC

VW Has an Upscale Passat: Have You Seen It Yet?

Volkswagens in the US aren’t typically an aspirational car. Maybe they aren’t aspirational cars anywhere but regardless there are some significant differences between the US market VW Passat and the…

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dvhaley
@dvhaley Aug 30, 2017, 5:23 AM UTC

Business Class Error Fare from $162 USD - Colombo, Sri Lanka to Europe - Dates in Sep 2017 to Feb 2018

UPDATE: Now expired. These deals are always gone fast but I'll be on the look out for more to share. Time Sensitive Airfare Deal: If you need or want to travel from Colombo, Sri Lanka or the region t…

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dvhaley
@dvhaley Aug 28, 2017, 7:07 PM UTC

Super Cheap Airfare to Europe for Sep-Oct-Nov 2017! $69 One Way Flights from Many US Cities

Image courtesy of WOWair.com I always enjoy passing on news of a good flight deal when I see one and with airfares prices like this it's hard to see how the idea that travel is always expensive persi…

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