What is the best travel advice you have ever been given?

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  • Carlton-Browne
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    [quote quote=757232]When in a high risk city, always carry a wallet full of out of date credit cards. If you get attacked, hand it over.

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    I used to carry a mugger’s wallet (and, mercifully, never got to use it) but nowadays I have a feeling that even out of date cards could be used to assist identity theft. Probably better to use some dummy cards or perhaps use somebody else’s.


    MartynSinclair
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    esselle – on the basis that the “thank you” button has now disappeared… back to the +1…


    Poshgirl58
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    [quote quote=757397]When in a high risk city, always carry a wallet full of out of date credit cards. If you get attacked, hand it over.[/quote]

    A good idea. When I started a discussion thread about travel security on a site for 50-something leisure travellers, this was one of the suggestions. Another was to carry a Jif lemon to ward off an attacker; squirting it in their eyes is really going to sting! Apparently it’s now also available in lime…..


    TiredOldHack2
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    [quote quote=757232]When in a high risk city, always carry a wallet full of out of date credit cards. If you get attacked, hand it over.

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    I do this. It’s also stuffed with near-valueless foreign banknotes for added authenticity. Not had to hand it over yet, but….


    TiredOldHack2
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    Quite a list, actually (reasons in brackets)

    Leave for the airport early (Pretty obvious, but it goes beyond road and public transport delays: it can be quite productive if they’ve over-sold the flight and are working out who to upgrade).

    Always carry a basic change of clothing in your hand luggage (one day you’ll really need it).

    Take a small bottle of Tabasco sauce to enliven dull airline food (Can’t remember where this one came from, but trust me, it’s a gem).

    Never, ever, ever pack valuables in the hold baggage (Ever seen the number of illicitly opened case coming off the carousel? And it won’t be insured, either).

    Take all the numbers of your credit/debit cards and put them somewhere secure in cyberspace, along with the numbers to call if they’re stolen or lost (Obvious, really).

    Always take one credit card and stash it away from your others (This is your emergency one).

    Take a phrasebook of the country you’re travelling to (Invaluable, especially if things go pear-shaped, and if they don’t, trying to speak someone else’s language shows willing).


    IanFromHKG
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    GivingupBA: “Take double the money and half the clothes” (thanks, Mum. Best ever travel advice).

    Brilliant!!

    However, I suspect the Memsahib would only take the first part of that advice on board (pardon the pun) – never the second half!!

    My best advice – always re-check the visa rules. They might have changed since you last went…


    Charles-P
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    i) Never check luggage in, only travel with cabin bags

    ii) Never trust a taxi driver who is unshaven (from my Grandmother). Both times I have been conned by taxi drivers they were unshaven.

    iii) Never eat anywhere that has photos of the food in the window.

    iv) Tip heavily on day one in a hotel. They will remember for the rest of your stay.


    openfly
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    Never go to West Africa…..


    alainboy56
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    @ahmed
    Fully agree with you — dress smart – I hasten to add not necessarily a suit, as a good pair of fashionable jeans and a jacket (Italian style) can work wonders – always works for me, and as for being nice to those that serve you in lounges. on-board and in restaurants is a must in all walks of life – notice I didn’t add Immigration Desks in UK (elsewhere yes), as invariable they are not there to serve you, but only to hold you up and bother you with inane questions,


    LuganoPirate
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    A lot of good advice here. The first bit of travel advice I received from my mother was not to drink the water! Funnily since then (I was 13) I never have, drinking only bottled water.


    AllOverTheGaff
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    [quote quote=757183]Empty your pockets before using a hole-in-the-ground toilet.

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    LOL!

    That’s brilliant.

    Rgds
    AOTG.


    MartynSinclair
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    The best travel advice I have ever been given

    ……….ex-Europe tickets….


    stevescoots
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    [quote quote=758087]The best travel advice I have ever been given

    ……….ex-Europe tickets….

    [/quote] same for me!, and it was you that gave the advice! 🙂


    canucklad
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    Best piece of advice…..
    Apologies for lack of name recognition,because your advice is excellent. And I’ll add, hopefully the full benefits will never ever be realized.

    Wallet,phone and most importantly passport in my pockets during take off and landing.

    Recent advice from my CX mate was also good. Make sure you use the toilet a good while before landing. The seat belt sign goes on earlier now,because there is more seats in the business class cabins, pilots needing to go to the loo before landing are now finding it more difficult. Solution, manage by restraint .
    After all you don’t want your aircraft being piloted by someone dying for a piss. : )


    LuganoPirate
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    stevescoots +1 ?

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