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FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT COSTS Travel cost, Stay cost, Food cost, Sight Seeing cost Shopping cost and others (Work out the cost per person).
If you book in advance you may get discount,try to avoid last minute booking.
Travel to cheap country since everything will cost less.
Go to a country where the currency is weaker than your country.
Try to take a package holiday,travel with friends or family rather than alone.
Book the cheapest hotel for stay.
Carry less baggage.
Avoid taxis and prefer to travel by bus/train.
Carry your passport, other travel documents and your money separately. You don’t lose them all together. Place a photocopy of your passport in each and every checked-in bag that you give at the airport. It will help in case you lose your luggage. Keep extra photocopies of the relevant pages of your passport.
If you order mineral water in a restaurant, make sure the bottle is unsealed at the table
Never travel without mosquito repellents and other essential medicines.
It is a good idea to carry locks for your bags and suitcases.
Try to keep your clothes flat and avoid carrying too many fragile goods that will be left at the mercy of careless luggage handlers.
Label your entire luggage and even try to carry an extra set of labels with you.
Carry an extra set of lock and keys, just in case.
It’s not a good idea to travel with too much cash.
Travellers’ cheques are the best
Don’t use new shoes, however comfortable they may seem.
Try not to store liquids in a bottle in any of your hand bags.
If you must, seal the mouth with white hospital tape.Pack empty plastic ziplock bags to separate soiled clothes from the rest, especially if you’re travelling to a rainy destination.
Ensure that your luggage is waterproof.
Confirm, reconfirm, confirm once again. (Your plane tickets)
If travelling in the monsoon, carry a raincoat and umbrella.
Make a list of all your personal medicines that you are carrying with you.
Carry the list with you wherever you go
Carry your own water bottle. This should be within arm’s length at all times. It’ll save you the problem of drinking unsafe water whenever you are thirsty
Many women travellers prefer to carry a high pitched whistle that would scare away stalkers.
Women who are travelling alone should not admit they are travelling alone. When asking for directions, ask shopkeepers, not pedestrians.
Check with at least two persons or more.Make a list of all the things you forgot while travelling and use the list before your next trip.A list of things you ought to pack. Yes, it’s a long list. Yes, we know you have to take clothes as well. But all you have to do is choose not to take one of them and you’ll find it’s the one you need.
Passport
International driver’s license (if you intend driving around)
Medications (pack syringes and blood-type card as well)
Photographs of yourself (for permits, licenses etc.)
Sunglasses
High factor sun screen and lip balmTorch
Mediaction to take abroad
Sun tan lotion
Antiseptic Cream
Band Aid/ Bandages
AntacidMild Laxative
Anti diarrhoe tablets
Aspirin or paracetamol
Try to take adequate medical insurance
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