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Travel Tips
December 15, 2009 03:55AM
By sameera
Registered: 14 years ago
Posts: 1
Hi Everyone,
As you are planning your trip or vacation there are many things that you are going to need to plan for and take care of before your trip starts. You will definitely want to have purchased some type of travel health insurance so that you are covered on your trip in the event of a medical emergency. Travel medical insurance is what is going to protect you if you are taken ill from a virus or from something that you eat. If you have an accident and are injured your travel health insurance will pay to have you taken to safety and for your stay in the hospital.

Most travel medical insurance will offer you several different policies. If your own personal health insurance already offers you some type of coverage when you are on vacation to out of the country you can think about skipping travel health insurance or you may want to purchase some travel medical insurance to supplement your personal health insurance. The most important thing to consider when buying travel health insurance is the length of time that you will be away. If you are going to be gone for a long period of time or will be traveling often you will want to buy an extended coverage policy. Different travel medical insurance policies will cover different types of medial issues. Some of this coverage may include:

* Medical and hospital expenses.
* Dental emergencies
* 24 hour medical emergency care
* Emergency evacuation
* Accidental death
* Lost luggage
* Trip cancellation

When you are purchasing your travel health insurance make sure that your discuss exactly what you are looking for with your travel agent.

Traveling can be as easy or as complicated as you make it. Here are some travel tips and international travel tips to help make your vacation or trip that much easier:

• Local currency. This is one of the most common travel tips that you will hear. Before leaving on your vacation change some of your money into the local currency of the country that you are visiting. This will be one less thing for you to worry about when you arrive at your destination.

• Secure your valuables. Always make sure that your money and traveler’s checks are in safe in your purse or in your hand luggage rather than in your suitcase. Suitcases get lost and stolen and you don’t want to arrive at your destination without and funds.

• Hotel safe. If the hotel in which you are staying has a safe be sure to take advantage of it and leave your money and valuables in the safe.

• Luggage. Never leave your luggage unattended in an airport or outside of the airport while you are waiting for your taxi. Always keep a close eye on your bags.

• Confirmations. After you arrive at your destination take some time to make sure that all your return flight are on time. Making sure that the times you have on your ticket are correct will save you lots of time in the event that there has been a scheduling change that you are unaware of.

When you are traveling a big concern is always what and how much to bring. Here are some travel packing tips for you to take into consideration:

• Pack lightly. This is probably one of the most important travel packing tips that you will get. The less you pack the better since you can always pick up those extras or that forgotten sweater at your travel destination.

• Books on language. If you are traveling to a foreign speaking country you may want to think about taking a long a book that has some common phrases in the language of the country that you are visiting.

• Color combination. If you pack all of your clothes in two matching colors you will able to mix and match all of the clothes that you have packed, creating a variety of outfit choices.

• Raincoat. If you are packing a raincoat find one that will double as a windbreaker so that you aren’t taking too many pieces of outer clothing.

• Jeans. Leave the jeans at home if you can since they weigh more and are harder to carry around. As well they take a longer time to dry if you have to wash some of your clothes and hang them to dry in your hotel room.

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Re: Travel Tips
March 17, 2011 10:48PM
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you are planning your trip or vacation there are many things that you are going to need to plan for and take care of before your trip starts. Here, you have given such a nice information on travel. Thanks a lot for sharing it.

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Re: Travel Tips
March 18, 2011 03:34AM
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It's always important to take care of your health, particularly when you're traveling. Our article will give you tips for keeping your travel experience as ...
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Re: Travel Tips
May 03, 2011 11:10AM
By hasinaa
Registered: 13 years ago
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Re: Travel Tips
September 18, 2011 12:52PM
By hasan29
Registered: 13 years ago
Posts: 4
Thanks for your informative post. I want to share about traveling tips with kids.As any family with small children will know, a family getaway can sometimes be less idyllic than it sounds. Children are very active by nature, which can result in a trip that’s more work than relaxation. But fear not. We have 7 great tips ready to help you make your family trip that much more relaxing for you, and for the kids.

1. Be Prepared:

Unpredictability goes hand in hand with parenthood, so make sure you go prepared. Always travel insured with kids, as you never know what could happen. If you’re traveling via plane, get a family friend to drop you and the kids off or go for a meet and greet service. This will make getting to the airport less frustrating on both you and the children.

2. Keep it simple:

Avoid cramming too many activities into one day. Traveling with kids requires flexibility and having an itinerary filled to the brim might not work too well. Instead, try and split the activities over more days, or only schedule a few important ones so you can spend some quality relaxation time together as a family.

3. Plan Together:

When planning your holiday make sure that you’ve taken each member of the family into consideration. Each of them have their individual likes, and trying to meet these will result in a better holiday for everyone. Don’t forget about yourself though. Make sure that you’ve seen to your own needs amidst the concern about the kids.

4. Think Ahead:

Make sure that all the travel essentials are taken care of. These include vaccinations, travel insurance, and all the important documents. Check that there are doctors in the area in which you are staying, especially if someone in the family suffers from an illness. Also try and keep passports with you at all times, just in case of any emergencies.

5. Accommodation:

for family living, and can work out very expensive for a small space. We suggest trying a guest-house or a lodge as they often offer more If your children are at the age where running around is a main priority, avoid hotel living altogether. Kids are by nature very busy and need more space than adults. Hotel rooms are often not built space for less.

6. Be Ahead of Schedule:

Kids can be a handful sometimes, so make sure you account for this to avoid running late. In order to catch all flights and bookings on time, make sure you are at least fifteen minutes ahead of schedule. Once again, family travel comes with a certain measure of unpredictability, so be sure you’re prepared for it.

7. Bring Entertainment:

Because of luggage restrictions, kids can’t take a variety of toys along. Trust your parental instincts when it comes to choosing which books and toys go with. If their favorite toy keeps them occupied for hours at home, then it’s likely to do the same thing on a plane, or anywhere else.

Thanks to all.
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Re: Travel Tips
August 01, 2012 12:39PM
Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 6
WOW! that's wonderful travel tips. i really likes your travel tips, most of the peoples are likes your blog because its having the good knowledge. thanks sameera for sharing good informative with us.smileys with beer
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sameera Wrote:
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> Hi Everyone,
> As you are planning your trip or vacation there
> are many things that you are going to need to plan
> for and take care of before your trip starts. You
> will definitely want to have purchased some type
> of travel health insurance so that you are covered
> on your trip in the event of a medical emergency.
> Travel medical insurance is what is going to
> protect you if you are taken ill from a virus or
> from something that you eat. If you have an
> accident and are injured your travel health
> insurance will pay to have you taken to safety and
> for your stay in the hospital.
>
> Most travel medical insurance will offer you
> several different policies. If your own personal
> health insurance already offers you some type of
> coverage when you are on vacation to out of the
> country you can think about skipping travel health
> insurance or you may want to purchase some travel
> medical insurance to supplement your personal
> health insurance. The most important thing to
> consider when buying travel health insurance is
> the length of time that you will be away. If you
> are going to be gone for a long period of time or
> will be traveling often you will want to buy an
> extended coverage policy. Different travel medical
> insurance policies will cover different types of
> medial issues. Some of this coverage may include:
>
> * Medical and hospital expenses.
> * Dental emergencies
> * 24 hour medical emergency care
> * Emergency evacuation
> * Accidental death
> * Lost luggage
> * Trip cancellation
>
> When you are purchasing your travel health
> insurance make sure that your discuss exactly what
> you are looking for with your travel agent.
>
> Traveling can be as easy or as complicated as you
> make it. Here are some travel tips and
> international travel tips to help make your
> vacation or trip that much easier:
>
> • Local currency. This is one of the most common
> travel tips that you will hear. Before leaving on
> your vacation change some of your money into the
> local currency of the country that you are
> visiting. This will be one less thing for you to
> worry about when you arrive at your destination.
>
> • Secure your valuables. Always make sure that
> your money and traveler’s checks are in safe in
> your purse or in your hand luggage rather than in
> your suitcase. Suitcases get lost and stolen and
> you don’t want to arrive at your destination
> without and funds.
>
> • Hotel safe. If the hotel in which you are
> staying has a safe be sure to take advantage of it
> and leave your money and valuables in the safe.
>
> • Luggage. Never leave your luggage unattended
> in an airport or outside of the airport while you
> are waiting for your taxi. Always keep a close eye
> on your bags.
>
> • Confirmations. After you arrive at your
> destination take some time to make sure that all
> your return flight are on time. Making sure that
> the times you have on your ticket are correct will
> save you lots of time in the event that there has
> been a scheduling change that you are unaware of.
>
> When you are traveling a big concern is always
> what and how much to bring. Here are some travel
> packing tips for you to take into consideration:
>
> • Pack lightly. This is probably one of the most
> important travel packing tips that you will get.
> The less you pack the better since you can always
> pick up those extras or that forgotten sweater at
> your travel destination.
>
> • Books on language. If you are traveling to a
> foreign speaking country you may want to think
> about taking a long a book that has some common
> phrases in the language of the country that you
> are visiting.
>
> • Color combination. If you pack all of your
> clothes in two matching colors you will able to
> mix and match all of the clothes that you have
> packed, creating a variety of outfit choices.
>
> • Raincoat. If you are packing a raincoat find
> one that will double as a windbreaker so that you
> aren’t taking too many pieces of outer
> clothing.
>
> • Jeans. Leave the jeans at home if you can
> since they weigh more and are harder to carry
> around. As well they take a longer time to dry if
> you have to wash some of your clothes and hang
> them to dry in your hotel room.

Thanks,
Deepak Nangla
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Re: Travel Tips
August 21, 2012 03:55AM
By ielts
Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 1
Great tips its really informative for me next month I am going to abroad for business purpose and I want my trip will be successful & safe I have to ensure my travel insurance policies before I got to abroad. Thanks a lot for sharing with us such a nice post.

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Re: Travel Tips
October 05, 2012 03:57PM
By logy65
Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 3
Wow, these are some useful tips for traveller and vacationers. I like it and appreciate on this great work.
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Re: Travel Tips
October 25, 2012 07:41AM
Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 7
thanks for great information. i think one more thing you should be careful, especially when u r abroad. the passport, visa or anything that can be recognizable about ur identity is needed. u have to make sure to keep them safe or else, u maybe in trouble
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Re: Travel Tips
November 04, 2012 05:05AM
Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 2
I'd like to add up impt essentials to bring during a vacation.

Of course, pack lightly - the lighter you pack, the better and enjoyable vacation you'll have.

Impt things to bring are:

- Cash, ATM/Credit/Debit Cards
- Travel documents like passports, ID with photo, guidebook, itinerary, plane tickets, etc
- Sewing kit (just the small one that can fit your pocket)
- First aid kit with meds, paracetamols, vitamins
- Swiss knife
- A small pack of laundry detergent
- Communication gadget (mobile phone)
- Gadget to take and store photos (Camera, laptop, ipad)

I hope this helps!

Good luck! smiling smiley
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Re: Travel Tips
November 26, 2012 10:04AM
Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 11
Travelling is a great fun. There are so many precautions you have to care about. Like don't believe in individuals and always always keep your tickets with you, keeping a small purse for travel documents.
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