There are some desperate places and people, even in your home town, but these are a minority. In fact, you’re more likely to get into trouble at home than traveling if you follow these common sense tips on your trips.
You know how you keep all your bank
cards in your wallet/purse when you’re at home? But don’t do this while you’re traveling. Keep at
least one in a different place, don’t keep
all cards one person. If you lose all your cards on the road
it is very difficult to get replacements, and being without money
Try to have two copies of your passport,
so that you can leave one at home with a friend or family member and keep the
other one in your suitcase, in case if
you lost your passport then take the
copy to your consulate so they can trace the number, cancel the original
passport and issue you a new one.
Get travel insurance this is mainly for health costs if you get ill or injured while abroad. Hospital costs can quickly get into the tens of thousands of dollars, even for a minor injury. Insurance is worth it. So we recommend these .
Carry
your camera and other things in a bag from a local supermarket. Nobody thinks
that this bag contains valuables.
When
you are in a subway, carry a local newspaper. This will make you a. local.
When traveling, everyone should often empty pocket for small change.
A
use full guide, you can have by asking a postcard selling boy, and let him be
your guide for a day. Pay him twice of what he is saying he makes by selling
postcards. These boys know there neighborhood and can show you things the official guides don’t show.
