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04/27/08
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Posted by: ssjne
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Travel Tips ~ Travel Planning & Travel Packing Tips

Tips on packing for travel, travel clothes, money & more!

(Note For Dominican see holidays to Dominican Republic ; for China see China travel clothing)

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Over the past decade or more, I've done a lot of packing for travel. And the more I travel, the better I get at it! I know what clothes to pack, and why, I know what size suitcase and backpack I need, I know what medications to take with me, I know how to work with my itinerary so I pack the right clothes, and I know how to avoid many of the pitfalls, like running short of money on the road.
Now, I share my travel tips with other travellers, so they won't make the mistakes I did. Time spent on travel planning pays huge dividends. You'll have a lighter suitcase to carry up 5 flights of stairs when the elevator isn't working, you won't run out of money when the banks are closed, you'll have a flashlight handy when the lights go out, and you'll have a snack in your pack when your flight is delayed and your tummy's rumbling!
Sit back for 5-10 minutes, and read through my travel tips pages. Some tips you may already know; others may be new to you. And if you have a tip that's not mentioned here, please post a comment at the bottom of the page. Plan ahead, and enjoy your trip!
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See all Travel Tips pages here ~ Travel planning pays off!


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Here's how my travel tips pages started:

On a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, I needed some cash. No problem! Just find a bank machine and use the debit card. As long as your card works internationally, you can usually get cash in local currency. The first ATM machine I tried didn't work, nor did the second one, a few blocks away. Nor did a third.
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About this time, I realized I kept meeting the same people at these bank machines. Turns out, we were all in the same boat: No money, and no way to get any. So we headed into the bank, just before 3 pm closing, to learn that the international ATM Cirrus system was down for the day. We were invited to take cash advances on our credit cards, and patiently got into line.
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"No problem," said the bank person, "I just need to see your passport." Well, tourists out for a day on the town are encouraged to leave their passports in the hotel safe, and I had. "Without your passport, I can't help you," said the bank man. "So sorry."
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Luckily, I had just enough pesos to pay for the cab back to the hotel, where I could cash a travellers check, but this money-less incident taught me a lesson: Don't count on anything being as it should. Now I plan my trips, and carry money in a variety of forms. I find that the time spent on travel planning is well worth it, as it allows me to relax and enjoy the trip.
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