More Travel Tips

I recently found this video of travel tips on YouTube by Graham Hughes, a well known world traveler. Hughes holds the world record for the most countries visited in on year using ground transport: 133. I found the video informative and have added my own observations below.



My additional pointers:

1. Don't carry a laptop.  They are too big and heavy. We travel with carry-on baggage only. An iPod and redily available Wifi will serve you just as well. If you must use a computer, Internet cafes are often available for a small fee. Use the cloud for applications..
2. We've found that he insurance on our Visa card to be great when we had an accident in a car we had rented on that card.
3. We are big proponents of using debit cards and ATM machines.
4. For cheap bag storage we've used airports. We left our bags a Seatac while staying at a nearby motel.  Occasionally you can drop your bags off at your hotel prior to check-in.
5. Drink bottled water when in doubt. Street food is good but you must be sure it is well cooked.