You’re older and theoretically wiser. So when you travel, your paying attention to safety, but you don’t want to be limited in your adventures.
Here are our top 10 tips to stay safe on the road while being adventurous.
- Stay Connected. Your cellphone with data is your most powerful safety too, so you don’t get lost, can get help etc. Learn Read our page on Cellphones to see how affordable it is to stay connected – and not just on wifi. Data is your friend.
- Have a spare credit card.
- Have the right shoes.
- Do’t drink the water. See here for our advise on food on the road.
- Avoid uncooked stuff in many places
- Leave the expensive jewelry at home. See Elaine’s packing tips here.
- Take enough meds, prescription or otherwise.
- Use the hotel safe
- Check in with your loved ones.
- Take gadgets: headlamps, magnifying glasses, hiking poles or whatever you need to see, hear and operate in a foreign environment.
