In every trip you can experience a lot of fun, but there is always a chance that it can turn out into a disaster especially if you ended up being robbed or being mugged and losing your important belongings. And worse, be stranded in a foreign country due to wrong planning and lack of back up plans. Some few things that you can do to make sure that you will enjoy your trip and utilize all the sacrifices you made for the trip and of course to have a safer travel.
The most important thing to consider first is to get all of your large spending money expenses in traveler’s checks. It maybe sound inconvenient and old but if just in case you lost your traveler’s checks you could retrieve your money back and you can go on with your vacation without worries. It is not probably the safest but you may consider bringing your credit card if possible. You may also try to call your credit card provider to inform them your location for further safety of your finances. A reliable credit card service will make some precautions on your credit card transactions while you are thousands of miles away and more cautious on the transactions on your destination. Just like any standard thing, be sure to bring just ample cash as possible but always make some emergency cash just in case you needed it. It is also very important to do some research before deploying yourself and your companions to a foreign place especially about the standard expenses and their currency conversions. It is always better to pay less or just enough for the things that you incurred in the foreign land.
It is the same story on every international flight as indeed happened last time when the charter flight dubai to Mumbai did charge much more than expected.
Some hotels are high standard, five star rated but don’t leave important things in your room while you are going out even for just a walk. This may sound too paranoid like every mom that always let us bring our raincoats just in case it rains. But even if this old rule sound too cliché but you can never be too sure about just anything nowadays. When traveling, the last thing you want to lose is your passport. It will be a huge mess if ever you lose your passport in a foreign land. And worse if ever someone got your passport and use it for illegal purposes. No doubt that this could destroy your vacation and would obviously hold all your leisure plans while you try to fix things up. It is better be safe than sorry, so safe keep all your valuables with you and also make sure that you know where your kept all your important things including your passport at all times.
Traveling should be an enjoyable experience for everyone but we should also take precaution on things. If you have time before starting your first day of trip on the foreign country, try to visit the local embassy of your citizenship and try to find out if there are any information about your destination country that you should know especially the precautions. Generally your country’s embassy may be able to provide you with tips on what the best spots to see and also precautions to be aware of in the areas you’re visiting.
There should always be fun in your trips and of course traveling is supposed to be a lot of fun. But even you’re enjoying it is still a must to be responsible and be safe while you are out of your home country. I will repeat this: be sure to know where your valuables and other important things and always take the time to learn enough about the country you are visiting before deploying so that you would just pay the right amount for the things that you will incur. One more thing is be neutral and don’t do anything that may be offensive to the law of the country you are visiting. It is logical and wise to to understand that some things that are normal or “ok” to your home country may not be the same as in other countries, so stay careful, safe and enjoy.