Friday, October 26, 2012

Safety Travel Tips During Holidays

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By Molly Dilks


The world is not as dangerous and unsafe as most people tend to believe. Even though there are some desperate places and people, these are always found in all cities and they are the minority. In fact, you will be exposed to more trouble at home than during a trip if you strictly observe the following travel tips.

Traveling usually involve a lot of planning. In order to be successful in these, you need to start early. Know the routes that you will take, the actual departure time, your boarding terminals, connecting flight number for those who will be connecting and so forth. Some of this information can be obtained from your itinerary. This is why you need to get your route plan early enough.

You should start by packing all the things that you will need while on the trip. Here things like medications and medical supplies are always very important. Those drugs that you use on a regular basis should be amongst the first things you need to pack. These may be hard to come by in new destination should you run out of stock.

You must also ensure that you have medical cover before leaving for the journey. The cost of medical assistance in a new place can be very high if you do not have a medical cover. Should you be injured or fall sick during the trip, you will be forced to foot very huge medical bills. To be on the safe side, make sure you have a medical health insurance from a recognized health insurance company or even bank before leaving your country.

Communication is also very vital during such trips. You should have emergency numbers you can contact in case of anything. Amongst these should be contact details of your close family members back at home as well as the contact details of the person waiting for you on arrival if any.

Do not put all your money in the wallet. Normally this is the safest means of saving your money when at home. However, this may not be the case during travel. Put some of your cards in a separate pocket just in case you loose your wallet to thieves. It is also advisable not to carry a lot of cash in your pocket. Just carry what is really necessary and the rest can be kept in bank account where you can access it in your destination.

You need to be very careful with people you interact with. It is going to be difficult for you to find your way in this new place if you do not trust the locals that you come by. However, there is a limit to how much you can trust these people when it comes to your safety. For instance, you should not accept food offers from people that you hardly know well.

These are just some of the travel tips that you may find useful during trips. Your luggage must also be attended to even if you are busy. If you can, please avoid traveling with lots of luggage. Just carry necessary items that will not give you hard time transporting from one point to the next.




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