Don’t let this happen to you

With gas prices at record highs, the folks over at Auto Europe are running a timely promotion where they’ll give you $30 towards the cost of gas on your rental. In the grand scheme of a trip, $30 doesn’t seem much. But, at $10-$12/gallon (depending on the country and exchange rate), for a typical mid-sized European diesel rental car this is 90-130 miles’ worth of gas… which suddenly doesn’t seem so bad.

For more on car rental in Europe see this earlier article: Guide to renting a car in Europe

Auto Europe is at http://www.autoeurope.com/

Their travel blog is at http://blog.autoeurope.com/

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On a recent trip to Asia, I was browsing an electronics duty free store in Tokyo airport, chock full of the latest cameras. Not being able to read Japanese, the only recognizable characters in the displays were the numbers — the number of megapixels, for the most part.

And that made me think, because this figure has become so important to digital camera sales. More megapixels sounds like a great idea, because it means more resolution for your pictures — they’re clearer and can be made into larger prints – right? Well, not quite. It’s possible an older camera with fewer megapixels actually produces cleaner, more detailed pictures.

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