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A Little Preparation ... - I find that a combination of several common tips goes a long way toward preventing flying problems, or at least making them more tolerable. I go with one carry-on, make sure it's a little smaller than the minimum size, bring my own food and drink onto the plane, bring at least one good book if not two, eat in the airport before the flight, and get to the airport a little early. I've never had to check a bag, and I've never had missing or damaged luggage. I've never been bored during flight delays. I've never been hungry or thirsty on flights. A little preparation goes a long way.
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Bring Your Own Headphones - Bring your own headphones for listening to movies and music, they work the same as the ones they sell on the plane for a ridiculous 'entertainment fee'.
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Get More Leg Room on the Plane - Being an everyday kinda guy ... I can't really afford to fly first class on my trips overseas -but do a bit of research and while cheking in ask for the WINDOW SEAT NEAR EMERGENCY EXIT ... You will get enormous leg room.
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Beware of Cheap Excursions - Although you may find the shore excursions cheaper through local sources compared to the cruise lines excursions desks, you may end up stranded - or at the least taken advantage of. The cruise lines check out the companies they contract with, and you are much safer using one recommended by the cruise line or a company your travel agent is familiar with.
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Travel Tips: Safety Considerations
A Little Common Sense Goes a Long Way - Money belts are cheap idea, and I recommend you invest in one. However they're so common these days that anyone looking to steal from you knows where you keep your valuables. That is - unless you get a real money belt - not the canvas ones that you strap round your waist, but the real ones which look exactly like your common or garden belt, but have a carefully concealed zip on the inner side.
Keep your cash, travellers checks, etc. in different places on your person when you go out - and whether on the move or stationed somewhere, NEVER keep all your cash in one place. Put some down a sock, some in that little inside pocket of your jeans, etc. Those fanny packs are cool, but I'd never keep anything valuable in them, as it's too easy for someone to grab and run.
Asia Hotels and Travel Guide
18-Dec-2003 Asia Hotels and Travel Guide ID1644
Be There with Bells On - Place Christmas type bells on your carry on, and when someone tries to move it, you will hear. Always, when standing around or sitting drinking coffee, keep your foot through the strap. If someone drops something, or something happens, look at your backpack. This may be a diversion to steal your backpack.
18-Dec-2003 Traveling the World ID896
Buy Rental Car Insurance! - Rental car companies are passing on the risk of damage to stolen vehicles on to the customers in addendums to the normal rental car agreements we have become accustomed to in the US.
6-Jun-2004 James Knowlton ID1649
Clothing With Secret Pockets - Tilley Endurables specializes in clothing for travelers. There are secret pockets in many pieces of the clothing. Secret pockets have foiled many pickpockets. The clothing is also designed to be washed in your hotel room sink or in a creek, hung to dry and worn the next day (without wrinkles)!
US Mail Order - Tilley Endurables
22-Oct-2001 US Mail Order - Tilley Endurables ID367
Don't Advertise Your Home Address - Luggage tags should not have your home address on them. Instead fill in with your business address.
1-Jan-2000 Lois Slabe ID905
Don't Look Like a Tourist - Do not stop on the street to consult a map or ask for directions. This immediately identifies you as a tourist. Step into a busy business to look at maps or check directions.
8-Jun-2001 Mike Fox ID242
Don't Put All Your Money In One Place - When you shop, split your spending money up and put it in several different packets. Always put some in a pocket that is inside a jacket or next to your skin. This way, if you are pick-pocketed, you will always have money.
13-Jan-2002 George Shultz ID427
Doorstopper - When staying in hotels, be sure to bring your own rubber doorstopper. Lodge the doorstopper from the inside, for added security.
1-Jan-2000 Julie Yee ID887
Fanny Pack Essentials - As much as I dislike them, fanny packs appear to be a safe and secure place to store valuable items when travelling if you have the sense to wear the bag so that the pouch is in front of your stomach and NOT behind you. But I have noticed that many of the travel fanny packs sold in travel shops and at airports are very small and are also very expensive. Having taken up mountain biking last year, I am aware that mountain bike/cycle shops often sell a large variety of different sized fanny packs for a fraction of the price of travel shops. I now use a California mountain bike made fanny pack which is large enough to carry my wallet, mobile phone, camera, and passport - plus it has both zippers and then straps covering the zippers - well worth investing in if you are a frequent traveller.
1-Jan-2000 Janet Czekaj ID886
Fanny Packs and Backpacks - Yes or No? - No matter what others tell you, DO NOT wear fanny packs, belt bags, or anything of the sort! If you are travelling out of country, locals will usually be able to spot you for a tourist; such bags are a dead giveaway. A quick snip of that belt and your bag is gone. Especially be aware on subways and public buses. Backpacks are also a bad idea - many a thief has gotten away with slitting a hole in the bottom of a backpack belonging to an unsuspecting tourist; the smaller contents of your bag could spill out and you'd never know. This has happened to people I've travelled with. Be aware of your surroundings!
1-Jan-2000 Ashley Acton ID893
First Floor Rooms Are Not the Most Secure - When checking into a hotel, request a room that is not on the first floor (if possible). Also, while rooms that have sliding doors leading into a pool area are nice, they also increase your risk of being broken into.
21-Apr-2001 Carrie Hopkins ID71
Fool a Mugger - When out sightseeing or walking after dark, keep a wad of $1 bills wrapped in a $10 bill. If confronted by a person seeking to rob you, pull it out slowly and quickly throw it far away from you. Run in the opposite direction that you throw the money. Hopefully, if the robber sees that $10, he'll think it's a lot more money than it is and he will go after it. You can run to safety, and you won't be out a huge amount of money.
1-Jan-2000 Kristen Wells ID895
Got a Needle and Thread? - When travelling abroad with a large group of people, keeping track of airline tickets and passports can be rather difficult. A good tip for group leaders is to sew a pocket into a tanktop, place important documents inside, and pin shut. Not only are all the items together and accounted for, they are safe from thieves.
1-Jan-2000 Rachel Thompson ID907
Have a Plan - Before your trip starts discuss the problems associated with getting separated in a strange city. Tell ALL of the people in your group that if you get lost or separated from each other to return to the last place you were together. As an alternate meeting place, tell them to return to the car or pick up point for your transportation, every hour on the hour. (This points out how important it is to plan a place and time to meet and ALWAYS park in a well-lit and safe area).
Talk to your children about where you are going and the different types of transportation you will be on. Talk with all group members about safety and security, and discuss any special problems anticipated in the regions you will be in.
Teach your kids to memorize your home phone number and that of at least one other relative at home (including area code).
8-Jun-2001 Mike Fox ID246
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Hiding Place for Bills - One great way to take your 100 dollar bills (besides the money belt) is: the inside part of the jeans where the belt is supposed to be has a little chamber. With a knife cut an opening and now you can roll your bills up and put them inside. I found it's not very comfortable when tryng to use your bills, but sure is a safe place. I have been mugged twice traveling in Asia and I still have my money!
22-Apr-2001 Eitan Podgaetz ID147
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