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Things Travelers Need To Know

Our Travel Advice Sections
Healthy Travel  (Just a few tips to tune you up before your trip -and some to help while you are away.)
Lodging (Choosing places to stay)
Luggage and Packing  (Oh, all those new rules and restrictions)
Maps and Guidebooks  (We know you know how to use maps - but maybe a refresher would be good?)
Memories (You are taking a camera and...?)
Money Abroad (Currency exchange, ATM use, money abroad)
Passports, Visas, Customs  (You can't get there without them, so let's talk about official travel documents)
Safety and Security  (Good advice for avoiding trouble on the road)
Shopping (Simple in concept, but there are some twists when shopping abroad)
Strategies for Touring  (It sounds so easy, but we have some tactics that will make it more satisfying)
Transportation  (Advice on using cars, boats, trains and planes when traveling abroad)
Travel Planning Overview (Questions to ask and answer when planning your next vacation)
Travel Tips (Info on power converters, using telephones and other things that may not work like they do at home)
 

Our sections on Things Travelers Need to Know include the travel topics found to the left.

If you need help with figuring out how to plan a great vacation, start with our section titled Travel Planning OverviewIf you are thinking about international travel, consider reading our section on Passports and Visas.

If you are unsure where to find the Travel Planning information you need, use the search bar at the bottom of this page and enter the terms of interest. (If you are looking for information about a country, go to our Best Places To Visit Worldwide section, which starts with a list of the countries we cover).

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 Use a Money Belt for Security
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 Internet Cafe Use
 Passport Ins and Outs
 The Customs Service
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 Important Numbers to Take With
 Cross-Packing
 How to Plan a Trip
 Using Map Legends

We cover a lot more than what's shown above, so check the list on the left to see if we have an answer to what you want to know. 

If you need some general advice in a hurry, you might want to look through our category Travel Tips - it has a lot of great information.

   

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