Saturday, September 12, 2009

International Travel Tips For a Wonderful Experience

Travelling is something which most of us look forward to. It is exciting but somehow can be quite taxing for some people if too many activities are squeezed into a short period of time. Travel is fun and exciting, but yet it can turn out to be a nightmare for someone newly travelling. Thus, it is very important for new travelers to seek good international travel tips from those with lots of travelling experiences.

Therefore it is crucial and indeed helpful if we can grab hold of useful International Travel Tips from multiple websites before the real travel.

Tabled below are some good international travel tips to be used as reference and guidelines:

i) If you are travelling to some developing countries, such as Vietnam, India, Cambodia, it would be good to get yourself some necessary vaccination or immunization at least 6 weeks before the travel. Some vaccine will take at least 6 weeks to reach its highest level of protection.

ii) Check out if there are any widely spread of diseases such as malaria, diarrhea in the country which you tend to travel to or any of its neighboring countries which you might want to avoid or be prepared for. Bring along some insect repellents if you are visiting some country side lakes or mountain resorts which might be disposed with mosquito or other types of insects.

iii) Check out the latest weather changes in your target destination. Call your travel agent and check if they are aware of any possible sign of Typhoon or earth-quake happening in these countries which might impact your travel later. It is always good to have backup plans ahead of time.

iv) Get necessary medical and dental checkup before your trip. Find out from your health insurance company if they will cover your claim if you visit a doctor in a foreign country if you are sick. Bring some regular medicine that you used to take with you, along with your prescription, best if you can bring along their original containers.

v) Eat and drink cautiously. Steam-hot, well cooked and bottled water from the hotel are usually safe to be consumed. Avoid street food, raw seafood and unpasteurized dairy products, and ice as they might not be safe for consumption.

vi) If you are concerned about your safety, check out the Embassy website and find out where is the embassy for your country in your travel destination if you really need to get help in emergency especially for your passport and medical assistance. Keep their address and contact handy all the time.

At the end of this article, I'd like to share cool websites with more tips on topics like international travel tips and how to use a lensatic compass. Visit for more information.

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