Going to travel always makes people preoccupied with lots of things to do before leaving. In urgent situations, you may miss some points. Here, we provide travel tips and suggestions to remember those essential points.

1. Learn and use common target phrases

Although English is the most useful and common language for travelling and there are always some people in your target country to help you with the English language, it would be somehow different and attractive to learn some common phrases of the local language. Trying to speak the same as the natives is a kind of pleasure for yourself and a feeling of a closer relationship with the natives. However, we do not mean to be a fluent second language learner and we do not recommend you to spend lots of hours and energy on learning that language; it simply means that you can just spend some hours each week before your trip and try to use some common phrases to be able to communicate with them. Such phrases could be “thank you”, I’m sorry”, “I need help” and some other phrases that you think are necessary to know during your trip.

As an example, we have an article containing some Omani words and sentences which might be useful

1. Try to find out about and respect the local culture

Awareness and having more information will never hurt anyone. Sometimes, travellers may face trouble due to making some unconscious mistakes that are offensive to the locals. In order to prevent these sorts of problems, it would be better to prepare a good history book and become aware of the rich history and culture of that country. This way you will experience a more enjoyable, safe trip and be sure that you can help other travellers and you will even have extra information than the natives.

 

2. Get travel insurance

One of the best-offered travel tips is to suggest you get travel insurance before leaving home. We cannot guarantee that accidents will not happen to us; they can happen everywhere: when you are on a luxury cruise, passing across the street, or during your flight. If you don’t have insurance, you should spend lots of money on emergency vehicles and hospital bills. Therefore, try not to put yourself at risk.

1. Take your kids with you

It can be considered a fact that traveling with children is hard and exhausting at times, especially when they are infants or toddlers. Preparing hygiene products, taking care of them all the time, helping them with doing personal things, etc. are among the difficulties of traveling with children.

Nevertheless, you should take into account that this would be a highly valuable opportunity for your children to become aware of cultural differences, learn how to cope with different strange situations, and be more educated, informed, and sensitive adults in their future lives.

Don’t forget that your children can make you laugh more and activate your curiosity “Mommy, what is that?”, “Daddy, why is that like this?”.

 

2. Don’t spend beyond your planned budget

Writing down a detailed plan for every specific part of your trip is more manageable and reminds you not to spend more than what you decided before. It doesn’t mean that you should not do the kind of activities you like or not visit places which you are interested in, but it means that you try to obey your planning to prevent forthcoming stresses. For sure, going back home with a mountain of debt makes you regretful and prevents future memorable experiences you could have during trips. As an example, you can spend less money on stay reservations and spend more on experiences. On the other hand, make a plan, be flexible, and don’t over plan.

To manage your budget and know the exact amount of money you need for different kinds of costs, we recommend to you our budget management tool.

1. Make your family and friends aware of your plan

We hope you always have your desired trip and be able to follow your plans. However, as you know, travelling is risky and doesn’t go on exactly the same way we planned. Even if you have no family or friends to be in contact with, it would be wise to inform your relatives about your plans, the exact place that you are, and write them your hotel address and phone number to contact and help you while facing unpredictable and emergency situations.

 

 

2. Don’t postpone reservations for cheap flights

It is a wise job to reserve your flight ticket as soon as you make up your mind about your travelling destination. When you decide to have a trip, especially those flying abroad, be smart and do not lose time searching for lower-price tickets and reserve them as soon as possible. There is another way like using a travel VPN and changing your IP address to a country with a lower income, then you will receive recommendations for flight reservations with lower prices.

 

 

 

3. Take extra credit cards and cash with you

Always being supported by two things is better than just one. According to the place you are travelling to, there may be some places like supermarkets that require cash, while you may need credit cards in other places to be able to buy or satisfy other needs. Thus, it is wise not to limit yourself to one of them in an unpredictable context. If possible, try to provide the U.S. dollar because it is the most common currency in most countries.

 

4. Better to hire local guides

Besides saving more money, hiring local guides has more merits than tour operators. In this case, you are directly paying the money to the intended person and supporting locals. They are more familiar with their environment and guide you better on how to face some problems. You can make more friends, become immersed in their culture, and learn some points about their language better than going through books.

 

5. Be comfortable and take suitable clothes

It is highly recommended to pick up your comfortable clothes, which don’t need ironing, comfortable shoes, more socks, and underwear. Try to take some pictures of your luggage not to lose them and have their exact characteristics when there are similar ones or when you need to describe them to the person who is in charge of finding your bags. As the last point, try to have some blister care with you so as not to suffer from blisters on your foot during walking tours.