Travel tips

TEN GENERAL TIPS for TRAVELLERS

TEN GENERAL TIPS  for  TRAVELLERS

Pre-Trip Tips 1. Documents – Have a photocopy of your passport photo page along to carry on the streets (other than official uses at airports, keep your passport in a safe place, such as a safe in your hotel room, or in your locked backpack/luggage). Ensure relevant visas have been obtained, or can be obtained upon entry into each country you plan to visit. Stash an extra copy of your flight documentation (especially if you do not have e-tickets). Have a contact list with emergency numbers: insurance policies, doctor, next of kin, credit cards. 2. Vacs and Meds –...

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TEN TIPS FOR TRAVELLING FOR THE SAME COST AS BEING A COUCH POTATO

TEN TIPS FOR TRAVELLING FOR THE SAME COST AS              	                  BEING A COUCH POTATO

Figure out what you spend while at home, then look at these costs and figure out what you can do to eliminate as many as possible. 1) If you have no mortgage, PASS GO. If you have a mortgage – and if you choose to travel for 6 months, for a year, or more – do a HOUSE EXCHANGE, HOUSE-SIT in the country you plan to visit. Or put your belongings in storage and RENT your home to a responsible single professional or couple. If you rent – SUB-LET. DOWNSIZE from your large individual home to a condominium, and...

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