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		<title>16 Safety Tips</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many things to consider when traveling, if you&#8217;re a budget traveler or not. You obviously do not have the money for your trip in lieu of lost or stolen. You also want to keep you and other passengers to safety. Here are some tips to follow to make your trip enjoyable and safe [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.middbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/traveltips.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-366" title="traveltips" src="http://www.middbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/traveltips-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a>There are many things to consider when traveling, if you&#8217;re a budget traveler or not. You obviously do not have the money for your trip in lieu of lost or stolen. You also want to keep you and other passengers to safety.</p>
<p>Here are some tips to follow to make your trip enjoyable and safe in a foreign country.</p>
<p>1. Have a valid passport and necessary visas for your trip. Make two copies of your passport. Keep one in a separate part of your luggage travel and other out with someone at home.</p>
<p>2. Be aware of travel warnings for the country you visit. More information on the safety and security conditions at your destination.</p>
<p>3. Travel Insurance Insurance!</p>
<p>4. Make sure you have been immunized against any infectious disease that leads to the area you are traveling.</p>
<p>5. To ensure that you can be contacted in an emergency, make a copy of your itinerary and leave with someone at home.<span id="more-365"></span></p>
<p>6. Travel light and do not place valuables would not lose. Leave your jewelry at home, but take a couple of glasses if you can not live without them.</p>
<p>7. Remember that you are a foreigner when traveling. You are a guest in their country and must respect its laws, and to some extent, their customs. For example, if you are a woman traveling in an Islamic state, be considerate of your dress.</p>
<p>8. Try not to put too much attention to you when you travel. Do not go looking like a tourist with a camera eye-catching and expensive clothes. Try to blend into the background.</p>
<p>9. They travel in groups whenever possible and in areas well known. There will be times when you want to leave the tourist route, make sure you always have a travel companion with you.</p>
<p>10. Carry only small amounts of cash with you. Your credit card and traveler&#8217;s checks to pay for most things.</p>
<p>11. Beware of pickpockets! Use the money belt and keep your purse / wallet in front of your body. Report the loss or theft immediately to local authorities.</p>
<p>12. Do not leave your luggage unattended. Besides stealing or making elements, could also become an unsuspecting drug courier.</p>
<p>13. When you travel with a partner half his bundle of clothes in his luggage, and vice versa. This way if one of you lose your luggage, you always have the clothes.</p>
<p>14. Lock your luggage and all of the label.</p>
<p>15. Lock your hotel room. Save money and valuables with you, not left unattended in your room.</p>
<p>16. When using public transport is aware of a possible theft. If you travel at night, secure your luggage and sleep over it if possible. It is not uncommon that tourists are drugged while on trains and buses do not accept donations of food or drink from strangers in public transport.  If at any time you feel in danger, whether in the street or at home, get out. Follow your instincts. Safe at home when traveling to be aware of the dangers and obey the laws of the country you visit.</p>
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