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By reading this, you’re clearly excited about planning and making your travel adventures come true (and better).
At Take your Jacket travel & culture website, you will find relevant information organised in a way that’s clear and concise.
There are central pillar pages for certain destinations and countries where you will find relevant information and related blog posts.
Did you know…
The human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than text – this is why many of the pages and blog posts use colourful icons to replace and depict information instead of cluttering text.
Below are the icons used and definitions of their meaning most are pretty self-explanatory).
This is all designed to make your reading (and browsing ) experience faster and better.
If you have any feedback or improvement suggestions, please let us know using the contact form.
Quick travel
Main blog post icons
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A handy tip to help you during your travels. |
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An interesting “Did you know…” fact about a topic. |
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A warning/important thing to note and remember. |
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A summary or checklist of important things mentioned in the blog post or article. |
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A true travel story or anecdote. |
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Top event or important date. |
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Recommended spot to take photos. |
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Suggestion to save your money by not doing an overrated activity. |
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Recommended place to shop for nice local products. |
Traveller advice icons
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General travel or specific solo traveller advice from a traveller. |
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General travel advice from a female traveller (not necessarily travelling solo). |
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Specific solo female travel advice from a solo female traveller. |
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General or specific travel advice from a couple travelling together. |
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General or specific travel advice from a gay couple travelling together. |
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General or specific travel advice from a lesbian couple travelling together. |
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General or specific group travel advice from friends or a group of people travelling together. |
Food icons
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Recommended place to eat. |
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Recommended place to have a drink. |
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Recommended burger place. |
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Recommended place for a beer. |
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Recommended cafe for a coffee or to relax. |
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Recommended place for delicious ice cream. |
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External link to a menu. |
Utility icons
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External link to location on Google maps. |
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Latitude and longitude coordinates of location. |
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External website link. |
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Download link for Android devices. |
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Download link for Apple iOS devices. |
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Currently available on smartphone as well, or app only. |
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Private vehicle transport option (or is available). |
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Taxi vehicle transport option (or is available). |
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Bus transport option (or is available). |
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Train transport option (or is available). |
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Air transport option (or is available). |
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Metro/Subway transport option (or is available). |
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Ferry transport option (or is available). |
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Transport option (or is available). |
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General Information resource. |
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Summer. |
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Autumn. |
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Winter. |
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Spring. |
Photo icons
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External link. |
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External map location link. |
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External Instagram link. |
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External Facebook link. |
Pillar page icons
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Country’s flag
Language(s) spoken
Country’s capital
Population size
Currency used
Main payment used
Is tipping required?
Tap water safe to drink?
Electrical plugs used
Driving side
Time zone(s)
Country calling code
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