Practicing What I Preach
Posted on May 22, 2008
I am headed off to Greece for a nice long holiday so no more post on here after Thursday until I get back. As I prepared for this trip I looked at my packing bed, you know the one in the spare bedroom where all of your trip stuff lands before it goes in the suitcase, and noticed how many of my past and present ‘Travel Tips’ lay scattered about. So in the spirit of a good blog post I thought I would give you my Top 10 Practicing What I Preach travel tips.
Number One – Pack a Power Strip: Use it in airports and hotel rooms
Number Two – Go to www.VoltageValet.com: Find out what type of adaptor or converter you need
Number Three – http://mobile.flightstats.com: Keep up with what’s going on up in the wild blue yonder
Number Four – http://mobile.delta.com: Check into your flight from your phone – OR if the above site alerts you to a problem – change your plans on the fly and be a step ahead of those poor souls that will show up at the airport unaware (most airlines have this service i.e. http://mobile.southwest.com)
Number Five – Check Your ATM Card: Make sure it works, that there is cash in the bank and most importantly, make sure that your pin is not too long – some countries have limits on characters you can use
Number Six – International Cell Phone: Make sure you can stay in touch if you need to, check with your provider to see if your phone is capable and if you need any temporary data plans for your Internet data use – If you don’t have an International capable phone MedjetAssist has special discounts on International and Satellite phone rentals for Plus members
Number Seven – Moleskine City Notebook: My favorite travel guide not only helps you get around but allows you to organize your thoughts pre trip, record your finds during the trip and keep forever your memories post trip
Number Eight – Medjet Luggage Tags: If you’re a Medjet member make sure your luggage tags are on your bags so in the event they get lost there is a number someone can call when they are found – If your not a Medjet member then I have an 11th tip for you, STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND JOIN MEDJET RIGHT NOW – its worth the investment I promise
Number Nine – www.Carbonfund.org: Be a green traveler and offset your trip’s jet emissions by donating online to this great cause, for around $15 you can offset most any trip to Europe and just a few bucks will offset a domestic trip
Number Ten – Online Medical Storage: Make sure your medical information is somewhere handy so if you become sick or injured the docs know how to treat you – MedjetAssist Plus members get free online medical storage and a handy flash drive so that they can take their records with them…
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