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TRAVEL TIPS
• Travel lightly—what you pack, you carry!
• Limit the amount of valuables you take overseas.
Ask the question, "Can I live without this?" Sentimental
or favorite items should be left at home.
• Clean out your wallet of non-essentials. Only take
necessary identification or credit cards with you. Keep
a record of credit card numbers with the telephone number
of the credit card company separate from the actual credit
cards. Also, keep traveler's check receipts separate from
the actual checks. The companies will need to be notified
immediately if the cards or checks are stolen.
• Men should carry their wallet in a front pocket to
hinder pickpockets.
• Many bags look alike, so each piece of your luggage
should have a highly visible tag or sticker on it that separates
it from similar bags at a glance.
• Do not leave bags unattended. Hold all bags tightly
in a crowd. There are people who make a living, seeking
to steal other people's personal belongings.
• If you have a layover in an airport and want to sleep,
put your bags under your head or place your arm or leg through
the handles. This makes it more difficult for it to be stolen.
• Remember your manners while you are traveling. Be
considerate of and courteous to those around you. Americans
have a bad international reputation of being loud and obnoxious.
When traveling with a group, this is an easy reputation
to perpetuate because excitement levels are usually high.
Try not to live up to this reputation.
• Make a copy of your passport and put it in your luggage.
If your luggage is lost, it will make identifying your luggage
easier. If your passport is lost, you will have a copy of
it until it is replaced.
• Give important travel information to family members.
• Bring any and all medications you must have. Use
the original bottles. If there is a sizable amount of medications
needed, it might be advisable to have a doctor's letter
with you, explaining that you have legitimate medical needs.
• Take several $1 bills for small incidentals as you
travel.
PACKING TIPS
• Travel lightly—what you pack, you carry!
• Take only the clothing and items you need. Wearing
the same clothes during your trip is a small price to pay
for the freedom you gain by packing lightly. Remember as
you enter another culture, you are in the spotlight. Now
isn't the time to make an international fashion statement.
• It is a good idea to pack a change of clothes and
basic toiletry items in your carry-on bag in case your luggage
is delayed.
• You may want to pack any liquid items in sealed bags.
Luggage shifts and is under pressure. Bottles, even sealed
tightly, can still leak.
• Try to borrow rather than buy clothing if possible.
Do not go into debt for the trip. If you are asked to wear
items you do not own, check with a few friends.
• If you buy new shoes, break them in before the trip.
You will be a much happier team player if you do.
• A small basic medical first aid kit is helpful for
stomach upsets, small cuts and headaches.
• Many times your clothing will have to be left behind
in order for you to make room for souvenirs. Many items
are not available overseas. With that in mind, you may want
to pack only those things you are willing to leave.
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