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Ten Tips Before You Travel
. Read up about your your passport you can quickly get
destination. You can do the necessary information.
this from a guide book or
using the internet. It's worth 4. Keep details of all your
reading up about the place you credit and debit cards together
are due to stay, even if you're with their contact phone numbers
going there on business. You can (if you are going abroad, make
find out about leisure activities sure that you can actually dial
while you're there, a list of the number from abroad as some
'must do' or 'must see' items. If phone numbers only work in your
you are travelling outside home country).
America or Europe, it is also
worth checking out any local 5. If at all possible, take more
customs so that you make sure you than one credit card on your
don't accidentally offend anyone trip. Credit card companies are
in your destination country. getting increasingly worried
about fraud and if they see an
2. If you are travelling abroad, unusual pattern of purchases on
check whether or not the country your card they may 'stop' it just
you are visiting needs you to get to be on the safe side. If you
a travel visa before you can expect to be making an unusual
enter the country. pattern of purchases it may be
worth calling your credit card
3. Take two photocopies of the company so that they are aware of
page of your passport that has the situation.
your photo and other personal
details. Leave one copy with a 6. Don't leave your luggage
trusted person at home and carry unattended. If you are flying,
the other one separately from don't make jokes with the
your passport so that if you lose check-in staff about drugs, bombs
or any other security issue. They find it handy to type up a list
have to take all such comments on their computer and use this as
seriously, which could delay your an extra memory aid.
flight or even prevent you from
travelling. 9. If you use any prescription
medicines that you must take,
7. Some US states and some bring two sets and pack them in
countries have strict rules about different locations in case one
carrying fruit and vegetables in. bag gets lost. Also bring a copy
Make sure that you are aware of of your written prescriptions,
these rules - even a seemingly including those for glasses and
innocent apple or banana in your contact lenses.
lunch box could break these
rules! 10. Bring a small carry-on bag
with an extra set of clothes. If
8. Double check your packing! the worst should happen and your
Whilst you'll almost certainly be bag is lost, you will have a
able to buy replacement items change of clothes until your bag
such as toothpaste or a finally arrives. If you must take
toothbrush, it's not the best daily medication, bring a two-day
thing to be doing when you arrive supply with you in the carry-on
at your destination. Some people bag.
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