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Pay your bills and take care of your pets.
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Check in early to avoid the last minute rush.
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Whenever possible, arrange to be met at your destination.
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Carry a mobile phone and make sure the battery is charged.
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Take enough prescription medicine to get you there and back.
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Take a self-defense class in your hometown before travelling alone
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Pack food and water for the long ride. Eat before you hit the road.
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Carry the essentials; flashlight, first aid kit, umbrella and jumper cables.
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Don’t publicize your travel plans — limit knowledge to those who need to know.
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Give house keys to close friends and have them watch your house while you’re gone.
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Take only the credit cards and personal identification that you will actually need
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Remove anything with your name and address from your car before you park at the airport.
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Bring a good book and headphones…this gives the impression that your pre occupied and makes the time go by.
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Forward your phone to a friend so that someone will seem to be home. Have someone regularly check your messages.
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Leave a copy of your itinerary with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
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Make sure someone near your residence knows where to contact you in emergencies or is authorized to make critical decisions regarding your residence.
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For foreign travel, some airports charge hefty “take off” charges payable only in local currency and only when you are preparing to leave the country. Be prepared!
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Make a copy of your credit cards, traveler check numbers, and the telephone numbers needed to report a theft. Keep the copy in a location separate from the documents.
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Toothpaste can be expensive overseas. Before travelling, buy a long lasting toothbrush, and then just use the complimentary toothpaste from aeroplanes and some hostels.
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Before you go overseas make a quick and easy index card with clear and simple translations and phrases, this saves a lot of time when needing to reply or ask something.
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Always travel with a ball of tough string. It can be used for all sorts of things: clothes lines, backpack repairs and tying your shoes to the outside of your backpack.
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When buying train/bus tickets, always make the effort to write down the destination, ticket type and date of travel in the native language before approaching the ticket counters.
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There’s substantially less risk to your money if you spread it across 2 credit cards, traveler’s checks and a little bit of cash. If one stops working or is stolen, cancel it and go on living.
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ATM cards work in most western European countries, but not in many eastern European countries. If you attempt to use the card in a country that does not accept it, the machine will not give it back.
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