subject: A Best Guide To Traveling Alone [print this page] You need to get a city map from the leaflet holder's literature display so you won't get lost. You may have to dig deep to find the courage to go and travel alone.
Traveling is often exciting, fun and risky. But whether you're faced with excitement, tedium or danger, the presence of friends, family or colleagues acts as a buffer mechanism to help magnify your pleasures and insulate you from distress. However, if you are alone, you have no one to turn to.
If you are traveling on your own, you need a few tips to be able to have fun and managed not being fooled by the locals. Traveling on your own is not all about fun, it requires you responsibility too. You need to understand the sense of being independent. You are the captain of your own boat.
You need to be extra careful too. Being by yourself can attract thieves and other opportunists.
Be sure to have all your money and credit cards different wallets or money belt. Separate them so you will have access to funds if a wallet is lost or stolen. You also have to arrive at destinations during daytime. Always avoid sparsely populated back streets. If your instincts scream danger, run to a populous place or hail a respectable cab right away.
You have to expect that room rates are more expensive because they are priced on a twin bed basis. Here's a good tip, try to connect with some of the backpacker trails. They are not only are excursions and accommodation cheaper they attract independent travelers like yourself. Also, try to pick up a dictionary of the local language in some leaflet holders literature display so you can be able to converse well with the locals. Marsha has been writing articles about leaflet holders since 2003 however she also likes to write about display rack.