Rental car insurance
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Renting a Car in California: Insurance, Tolls and Hidden Fees I Wish I Knew About
Read More: Renting a Car in California: Insurance, Tolls and Hidden Fees I Wish I Knew AboutDriving California’s Pacific Coast Highway had been on my bucket list since I was a teenager watching American movies in Manila. When I finally did it, I booked a convertible (of course), picked it up at LAX and headed north with the roof down and my hair absolutely everywhere. It was every bit as dreamy as I had imagined. What I had not imagined was the rental counter experience. By the time the agent had finished listing the insurance options, toll packages, fuel plans and upgrade offers, my “great deal” had nearly doubled. So here is everything I have learned about…
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Renting a Car in Iceland: What I Learned Driving the Ring Road
Read More: Renting a Car in Iceland: What I Learned Driving the Ring RoadI nearly talked myself out of driving in Iceland. I had read too many forum horror stories about sandstorms stripping paint off cars, wind ripping doors off their hinges and tourists getting stuck in rivers. I am not a confident driver on a good day, so the idea of a 1,300-kilometer loop around a country famous for sideways rain made my stomach flip. But everyone I trusted said the same thing: the only way to really see Iceland is with your own wheels. So I booked a small SUV, bought more insurance than I probably needed, and spent ten days driving…