5 rules of safe travel
Travels / / December 19, 2019
Rule 1. Always check the information
Major reservation carefully check ads, but do not forget about the human factor.
Do not buy too cheap offers. When planning your trip, be sure to pre-contact the owners of the apartment. Also ask friends or throw a cry in Facebook, if someone chosen hostel sign, hotel or kauchsorfer. Forewarned is forearmed!
Rule 2. Do not lose money and documents out of sight
Put the cash and credit cards in a small bag (better undershirt) and always keep it with you until you get to the point.
No matter how friendly or neighbor looked in the compartment or seat on the plane, do not ask him posterech things while you are away on business.
After arriving at the hotel or apartment Put valuables in a safe, if available, or close the suitcase on the combination lock.
Rule 3. Use copies of documents
Regardless of the degree of fun in the journey you have to go home. Without a passport will make it problematic.
To protect themselves from the loss of documents and the machinations of pickpockets, before going scan treasured red book and upload the image to your phone. Did the same with insurance, rights and other important documents. Electronic copies of duplicate paper printouts in case stopped by the police, and the phone is discharged.
Rule 4. Use gadgets carefully
Seasoned travelers would recommend taking a trip exclusively the old push-button phones. The Council is very controversial. Smartphone for the traveler - the navigator, the cashier and the guide in one.
But expensive smartphones like a red rag to thieves. It is worth to get your favorite gadget and demonstrate their wealth, you will be immediately recorded in the list of must-steal. Therefore, keep the device stronger when taking pictures or looking for Wi-Fi, and always turn equipment deep into the backpack.
Rule 5. Do not carry cash
Especially large bills. Before the trip, buy some foreign currency in small denominations, and the rest put on the card. So you save space in your wallet, and do not attract the attention of pickpockets, paying for purchases.
If you are not traveling alone, consider the distribution of common tools within the group, in the event of theft, left without money.
What to do if you are robbed
Here, the main rule - do not panic! Do not you first, not you last. C'est la vie.
Write a statement to the police and think about how you will get home or to continue the trip.
Get help online money transfer service. They allow you to get cash money sent from Russia, through the network of points of issue.
You just go to the nearest cafe, hotel, shop or library, catch the free Wi-Fi, tell friends, in which the city is located, call the necessary amount of translation and throw them link to the website Western Union.
On the same site you will find the location nearest you, so as not to wander around the city quickly and choose a place where you can get the money. To do this will need to present a passport and the Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN), which tells you the sender.