Saturday, February 6, 2010

Top 10 Travel Tips For surviving a developing country

1)Trust your instincts. What works for someone else may not work for you.
2)take rubber bands and ziplock bags
3)immediately clean and disinfect the smallest scratch. What is nothing in the U.S. can kill you elsewhere.
4)drink more water than you need. Stress consumes water as well as heat and exertion 5)learning a little local language shows respect and earn great dividends
6)When packing roll and rubber band everything. Ziplock anything that even a drop of water can ruin.
7)Get into the zone when traveling and relax while staying constantly alert. Don’t be naïve. You have a cash value on the street . Always remember that. Stay in a crowd, don’t get drunk and keep your valuables in site.
8) Keep backups of everything including cash in several location like backpack, pockets and hotel.
9) Always show respect but don’t suck up. An appearance of weakness can hurt you while bargaining or target you as a potential victim.
10) Keep medicine, soap and small toiletries with your medkit. You’ll be surprised how often you get cut, scratched or have a queasy stomach. Facilities can be very dicey so be prepared

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