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Drazen 路 2014-01-10 03:07:00 路 #26
I actually enjoyed the pub crawls. I found that guys there had absolutely no game and couldn't handle their alcohol. The girls were young and naive. Like taking candy from a baby.
I'm not a hostel guy, I do hotels or apartment rentals as I like my privacy, but the pub crawls get people from the hostel.
Horus 路 2014-01-10 03:46:00 路 #27
(01-10-2014 02:03 AM)Tail Gunner Wrote: For example, buying cut fruit in baggies from street vendors in Latin America is often the surest way to become ill.
Good point - if it's washed using tap water in areas that tap water shouldn't be consumed, you could easily become ill.
As for cooked street food, I've only got sick from this a couple of times. The times I have got really sick was when got unlucky at tourist restaurants which the locals don't eat at and which don't survive on repeat business - it doesn't matter to them if you get sick from expired meat or food that's been lying around all day because they don't expect to see you back any time soon.
Don't know if it was posted already.
Make sure to notify your bank ahead of time that you're traveling abroad, otherwise they'll freeze your account and you won't be able to access your money through ATM or credit card.
El_gato 路 2014-01-12 20:50:00 路 #29
Always have a corkscrew and a bottle of wine back at your room and in your backpack. You will understand why ....
That is a good point. I would go so far as to say that you do not
want to keep your passport with you. I typically leave my passport locked safely at the hotel and just carry a copy of my passport.
As an American, I will obtain and carry the U.S. Passport
Card on my next extended trip overseas along with a copy of my regular passport.
http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_car..._3926.htmlI always make this mistake, bring enough warm clothing.
Some additional random thoughts.
1) Some people have a throw away stack - i.e. old cards and a little cash. In the event you are being mugged, throw the stack on the ground and run. I have never done this. But if you are going to questionable areas this might help. I have been saving those fake Amex cards they send when they send you an application, lol.
2) Keep your valuables in the front pocket.
3) An automatic response that some people do is when they get bumped they touch where their wallet is to make sure it is there. Thieves use that technique to identify where to focus.
4) Smile
5) If you are sitting by someone on a flight/bus etc and you for some reason don't like them (come on we have all done it), start a conversation with them, if possible. Much harder to dislike someone once you know a little about them.