Here are my top 12 travel tips before leaving home.
1. Do not take unnecessary clothing or sportswear, if you are planning a beach
holiday, you will not require walking boots or waterproofs.
2. Do not pack beach towels, most hotels can supply beach towels, do ask?
3. Hair dryers are available in most hotel rooms, do not pack a hair dryer.
4. Do not pack shampoos, sun creams, deodorant sprays, face make-up kits,
give your face make-up a holiday, and you will be pleasantly surprised.
5. Do not pack fruit, food, supplements, or water, unless you are going on a
desert safari in central Sudan, use local shops for essentials!
6. Take an appropriate electrical wall plug adaptor for your phone.
7. Use a multi-currency credit/debit card and avoid money changers.
8. Shop around for best travel insurance deals, long before you travel.
9. Visit your dentist before you travel.
10. Arrange all compulsory vaccinations before you travel overseas.
11. Ensure your passport is valid long enough to cover your overseas trip.
12. If travel visas are necessary to enter a country, apply for visas before you
travel, otherwise getting entry visas at airports is expensive and time-
consuming, check with your travel company.
By Wilde O'Conor
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