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    100 Travel Safety Tips
    100 Travel Safety Tips
    100 Travel Safety Tips
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    100 Travel Safety Tips

    By Alex MacGregor

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    A complete, authoritative travel safety guide created especially for independent travelers. Provides practical safety advice and useful tips for any destination. Includes pointers for planning your trip as well as on-the-ground travel safety tips.

    Everything you need to be a safe, prepared traveler!

    Mr. MacGregor is a seasoned traveler to over 50 countries, ranging from Hong Kong to Haiti and Canada to Kosovo. The tips included in this book have been gained from years of on-the-ground experience--including a boatload of dodgy situations! Use this guide to minimize your travel safety risk.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlex MacGregor
    Release dateNov 27, 2012
    ISBN9781301478323
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      100 Travel Safety Tips - Alex MacGregor

      100 Travel Safety Tips - The Worldwide Guide to Trouble-Free Travels

      By Alex MacGregor

      Published by Alex MacGregor at Smashwords

      Copyright 2012 Alex MacGregor

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This E-Book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This E-Book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      INTRODUCTION

      PLANNING YOUR TRIP

      Tip 1: Choose an Appropriate Destination

      Tip 2: Check the FCO’s Advice on your Destination

      Tip 3: Get Proper Luggage

      Tip 4: Travel Safety Packing List

      Tip 5: Choose a Proper Money Belt

      Tip 6: Minimize Banking and ATM Fees

      Tip 7: Don’t Get Nabbed by Airline Fees

      Tip 8: Get Travel Insurance

      Tip 9: Avoid Standing Out As a Tourist

      SAFETY TIPS FOR ANY COUNTRY

      Tip 10: Valuables Don’t Belong In Checked Luggage

      Tip 11: Use Appropriate Safeguards for Your Email Account

      Tip 12: Use Appropriate Safeguards for Your Bank Account

      Tip 13: Use Appropriate Safeguards for Your Digital Photos

      Tip 14: When Entering a Metered Taxi, Point Out the Destination On a Map

      Tip 15: Keep That Meter Running

      Tip 16: Be Smart With Your Luggage On the Train

      Tip 17: Valuables Belong In Your Hotel Room

      Tip 18: Don’t Leave Stuff Laying Around In Your Hotel Room

      Tip 19: Hide and Secure Your Valuables

      Tip 20: Create a Tamper-Evident System

      Tip 21: Advice for Handling Baggage in Hostels

      Tip 22: Never Place Valuables in the Cabin of a Parked Car

      Tip 23: Never Use Airport Exchange Bureaus

      Tip 24: Carry the Right Currency

      Tip 25: Never Donate to a Street Charity

      Tip 26: Giving to Panhandlers and Beggars

      Tip 27: Aggressive Panhandlers Are Often Drug Users

      Tip 28: Dealing With Differing Legal Systems

      Tip 29: Check ATMs for Skimmers

      Tip 30: Don’t Make Unnecessary Copies of Documents

      Tip 31: Take Road Safety Seriously

      Tip 32: Cross the Road Carefully

      Tip 33: Expect Cat Calls

      Tip 34: Learn a Bit About the Issue of Street Children

      Tip 35: (Eastern Europe) If You Suddenly Get a Bunch of Attention from Beautiful Women, You’re Probably Getting Scammed

      Tip 36: Leave Your Drug Habits at Home

      Tip 37: How Much Cash to Carry Around?

      Tip 38: Traveling in a Group? Document Management Advice

      PICKPOCKETS AND PERVERTS: ATTACKS YOU ARE AT RISK FOR THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

      Tip 39: Familiarize Yourself With Common Pickpocketing Plots & Schemes

      Tip 40: Choose the Right Bags to Prevent Pickpocketing

      Tip 41: Be Aware of Your Surroundings

      Tip 42: Step Out of The Way

      Tip 43: Don’t Be Predictable

      Tip 44: Use a Decoy Wallet

      Tip 45: Women: Party Responsibly

      Tip 46: Women: Going Home With a Local (Don’t Do It)

      Tip 47: Women: Keep a Close Eye On Your Cocktail

      Tip 48: Women: Be Vigilant About Grabbing

      TIPS FOR TRAVELING IN DEVELOPING AND HIGH-RISK COUNTRIES

      Tip 49: Going to a Developing Country? Learn The Basics for Negotiating a Taxi Fare

      Tip 50: Negotiated Taxis: Watch Out For the Double-Up

      Tip 51: If a Taxi Driver Tells You He Has No Change, He Is Lying

      Tip 52: Don’t Fall Victim to the Taxi Broker

      Tip 53: Carjackings: A Reason to Avoid Driving in Dangerous Countries At Night

      Tip 54: How to Check Your Bag On a Bus

      Tip 55: Guarding Your Bags On Sketchy Buses

      Tip 56: Know Border Crossing Procedures

      Tip 57: Know About Any No-Mans-Land Issues in Advance

      Tip 58: Be Aware of The Regulatory Can of Worms Driving Your Own Vehicle Can Open

      Tip 59: Avoid Border-Related Hassle on Direct Buses

      Tip 60: When Street Moneychangers Are Necessary

      Tip 61: Using Street Moneychangers: Know What the Exchange Rate Should Be

      Tip 62: Negotiating a Deal With a Moneychanger

      Tip 63: Show Touts a Bit of Sympathy

      Tip 64: Don’t Let a Tout Choose Your Hotel Room

      Tip 65: How to Avoid the Hotel Broker

      Tip 66: Don’t Buy Under Pressure

      Tip 67: Buying a Tourist Trinket on the Street? Negotiate, Negotiate, Negotiate

      Tip 68: Never Name Your Own Price

      Tip 69: Guides On the Street Are Largely a Waste of Time

      Tip 70: Brick and Mortar Guides Are the Way to Go

      Tip 71: Always Use a Certified Guide

      Tip 72: Watch Out for Street Dogs

      Tip 73: Don’t Drink the Water, and Other Assorted Food-Safety Tips

      Tip 74: Don’t Count on the Police in Dangerous and Unstable Countries

      Tip 75: In Dangerous and Unstable Countries, Never Take Pictures of Police and Military

      Tip 76: Malaria Medicine Is Not a One Size Fits All Choice: Get the Right One for You

      Tip 77: Get Travel Vaccines the Inexpensive Way

      Tip 78: Learn the Passport Requirements

      ROBBERY IN DEVELOPING AND HIGH RISK COUNTRIES

      Tip 79: In Cities, Don’t Share Cabs

      Tip 80: Prevent Taxi Robbery By Calling a Cab

      Tip 81: Learn the Local Government’s Method for Preventing Taxi Robbery

      Tip 82: Beware Eager Cabbies

      Tip 83: To Find a Safe Taxi, Choose the Car, Not the Driver

      Tip 84: Showcase Your Awareness of the Taxi’s Registration

      Tip 85: In Dangerous Countries, Be Aware of Smash & Grab Robberies

      Tip 86: Ask Around About Robbery Risk

      Tip 87: Beware of Streets That Clear Out After Dark

      Tip 88: Getting Hassled by Someone? Turn the Situation to Your Advantage

      Tip 89: Manage Your Belongings Carefully

      Tip 90: Walk in a Group to Minimize Robbery Potential

      Tip 91: Robbers Are Going to Target You Whether They See Your Valuables or Not

      Tip 92: Never Resist a Mugger

      Tip 93: Hiding Valuables

      Tip 94: Slip Out the Memory Card in a Sketchy Situation

      Tip 95: Beware the Fringes of Crowds

      Tip 96: Guidelines for Walking at Night

      Tip 97: Watch Out for Quick Sunsets in the Tropics

      Tip 98: Beware the Recent Phenomenon of Seclusion Robbery

      IF YOU’RE A VICTIM OF CRIME

      Tip 99: Call the Police

      Tip 100: Contact the Consulate

      INTRODUCTION

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      Life is full of calculated risks. Driving to work, boarding an airplane—everything we do comes with a small dose of uncertainty. Not only is this true of our day-to-day lives, when we determine that some risks are acceptable in the course earning a living; the same idea carries over into pursuits of pleasure, too. Taking a dip in a swimming pool, riding a horse, hiking, skiing—all of these leisure activities have an element of risk. Normally, we determine that the benefits these activities will bring to our lives outweigh the associated risks. For other activities—skydiving, bungee jumping, river rafting, and rock climbing—some people conclude that the benefit isn’t worth the risk, and decide to avoid them.

      You might think of travel as the ultimate manifestation of this principle. Although short in duration for most people, travel is a special part of life. Undoubtedly, the memories you make and the things you learn will follow for the rest of your life, perhaps far more than the memories and experiences from a short period of your day-to-day life

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