Travel Safety Tip #2

Do you remember when you were kids at amusement parks or other busy areas and your parents would pick a meeting spot in case you got lost or separated? I don't think you are ever too old for this idea and I like to use it when I'm traveling with someone and using public transportation. The trains in foreign countries are busy and confusing, and unless you have an international cell phone it is very easy to lose one another!! I always set the meeting point at the final destination. That way if someone doesn't make it on the train you both will eventually end up at the place you were trying to get to!

Travel Safety Tip #1

Be safe while in your hotel, especially if you are traveling alone. If the hotel clerk reads your room number out loud and others have heard, ask for a different room. Also, don’t answer your door to a stranger. If they claim to be hotel staff, be sure to call down to the front desk and ask if they have sent someone up. Although this may be a little neurotic, I also check closets, the shower and behind curtains to make sure no one is hiding in my room before I lock the door. For extra safety, sometimes I’ll bring a travel door alarm or doorstop if I know the hotel rooms aren’t very secure.