World Travel Tips

Miscellaneous Tips

Buy one good travel guide book of the area that you are traveling to. The Rick Steve's and Frommer Guides are very good.
Take one good area map and city maps of the larger cities. Most book stores carry these maps. Also, some travel guides have very good city maps in them
Carry a note pad and keep a daily diary on events, expense, reminders, etc. Also, a note pad will be necessary to communicate with the natives.
A small foreign language dictionary may be necessary for long trips (more than 3 weeks) but is usually not necessary for short stays. They can be somewhat cumbersome to carry around.
Carry an address book containing important phone numbers.
Foreign language translating computers and gps navigation devices can be helpful on a non-guided trips.
A small supply of calling cards.
Phone calls to call home from the lobby.
Never make long distance calls from your room.
Pack a small pocket camera in addition to your larger camera.