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ARRIVING IN A NEW CITY
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Arrival can be the hardest part of a trip. It’s late, you’re jet lagged or road-weary, and everything is new and strange. You need an affordable place to sleep, something to eat and drink, and probably a way to get around. Whether it’s the first stop on a trip or the fifth city in as many days, every traveller feels a little overwhelmed stepping onto a new street in a new city. The sense of excitement and potential for discovery ends up in the shadow of practical matters. It’s enough to make you wish you were back in your home town. But having a good checklist of arrival essentials lets you head out into the unknown free to focus on the real adventure.
CALLING COUNTRY CODES
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Following is a quick and convenient guide to telephone dial codes for individual countries.
For those who are interested, a far more detailed treatment of these codes, their history and employment can be found in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_calling_codes).
FLYING TIPS
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Avoid booking flight segments close together unless you know your airports well. Major airlines consider a connection as tight as 35 minutes to be a valid connection, and sometimes it is entirely reasonable; itineraries that don’t involve either clearing Customs, or exiting security between flights and then having to re-enter the secure zone, generally don’t require much transit time. However, you can get unpleasant surprises at unfamiliar airports. For example, your arrival and departure gates could be at opposite ends of the building, or even in separate terminals. If you’re traveling through an airport you don’t know well and travel time is not critical, consider allowing at least an hour and a half to make each connection, particularly if it involves clearing Customs (in which case two hours is safer). If you are not delayed, you can use this slack time to eat at the airport, where the food is likely better than what you may (or may not!) get in the air.
Another reason for leaving some extra time is that airlines are responsible for broken connections only when the flights are booked on the same ticket. When one airline’s delay makes you late to flight with the next one, it’s your sole responsibility, and in most cases no refund will be provided from either party.
Many of the on-line travel arrangers show statistics on how often a given flight arrives on time. Use this information to help you decide whether to risk problems with tight connections, etc. A good, but by no means iron-clad, rule is that the last flight of the day into a given destination will be delayed more often than earlier flights, as the airlines use that flight to “sweep” travelers whose inbound connecting flights run late. Of course, the statistics alone won’t tell you whether your particular flight is likely to be delayed, but it’s still useful data.
See also Travel topics for articles on discount airlines.
FOOD POISONING
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Food poisoning and its main symptom diarrhea is undoubtedly the most common traveller’s illness. In many ways it’s unavoidable: no matter how fanatical you are about food preparation, any dishes are still liberally sprinkled with millions of airborne bacteria. At home, due to this constant exposure, odds are very high that you’re already immune to them; you’re far more likely to run into problems in places where the bacteriological fauna are new to you, and hence Delhi Belly, the Pharaoh’s Curse, Montezuma’s Revenge and their many friends.
INTERNATIONAL POWER REQUIREMENTS
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Electrical systems differ around the world. Some use 50 hertz; some 60. Some use 110-120 volts; others 220-240. Some are on all the time, barring an ice storm or earthquake; some run a few hours a day. The plugs are different. The traveler, if he is bringing electrical appliances, must be prepared to adapt.
INTERNET ACCESS
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Internet cafes and Hotel Computers
Internet cafes and Public Hotel Computers are spreading quickly to even the most remote regions of the world, often driven by local demand for ‘net access. Probably the cheapest and easiest option. Most will be running Windows, but the version varies, often they are still running windows 98 (eg in Morocco) which will make uploading pictures from a camera nigh on impossible. Other services that are usually missing: IMAP clients for reading mail, microphones and internet-phone software.
MONEY MATTERS
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Automatic teller machines
Automatic teller machines (ATMs) are, overall, probably the most convenient way of obtaining cash worldwide. All you need do is memorize your Personal Identification Number (PIN) code and carry around your ATM card. The biggest disadvantage of using ATM’s is the fees involved. In addition to the fees that your bank charges you for the withdrawal, they will probably charge you an additional “Network Fee” for using the Cirrus, or Plus networks, and the bank that owns the ATM often charges *“convenience fees”* for using their ATM. The *“White Label”* ATM’s (ATM’s not associated with a bank, usually located in convenience stores and hotels) often charge even higher convenience fees. These fees are almost always fixed amounts, so it is usually better to do fewer withdrawals that are large amounts rather than a number of small withdrawals. Your bank also usually charges a higher currency exchange than you could get elsewhere. If you withdraw small amounts it is not uncommon to pay as much as 5-10% in fees.
PICKPOCKETS
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Pickpockets are a hazard in nearly any tourist destination. After all, tourists – by definition – have disposable income, and are likely to be carrying some money and/or valuables.
TROPICAL DISEASES
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There are a number of Tropical diseases that present a health risk to travellers that are not present in their own countries. This article is meant as a travellers introduction to the more common aspects of the subject.
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