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The award winning travel add-ons provider Essential Travel provides valuable travel tips for that very first time on the road.

Girls finding their way through an ancient place 7 Tips for The First time Traveller

Girls finding their way through an ancient palace.

Written by Essential Travel

Embarking on your first trip to another country is undoubtedly on of the most exciting things you’ll ever do. So, to make sure that you get to enjoy every minute of it, we’ve found some tips that will help you make your trip so much smoother.

1.Pack Light

You never need as much as you think. In fact, the general rule is to take exactly half of that. To achieve this, pack out everything that you want to take along on your bed. Go through it and get rid of anything you can absolutely do without. Whatever else remains should be halved and packed. That’s your luggage.

2.Travel Insured

From luggage getting lost, to your camera getting stolen, it always helps to travel insured. And it doesn’t have to cost you much to do so. Simply snoop around online for a cheap travel insurance provider that provides you with great cover at low premiums. Apart from just medical coverage, also make sure your policy covers legal expenses, baggage and passport, personal liability and cancellation and curtailment.

3.Make an Itinerary

There is nothing worse than feeling lost in a foreign place. An itinerary will help you plan your trip down to the last detail and provide you with a clear idea of what to do and the places you should visit. The key to a good itinerary however, is to make sure you don’t over-fill it with activities. Trying to squeeze in as much as possible into a short time will just lead to frustration.

4.Double Up Your Documents

Make sure you always leave photocopies of your passport, visas and flight ticket with a family member or friend. That way, should you lose the original, you can ask them to send it to you. We also suggest leaving a copy of your itinerary with them, so that they always know where you are.

5.Use Public Transport

This is not only the best way to get around in foreign city, it’s also the cheapest. Of course you should always check schedules to ensure you know where you’re going. However, if you’re planning on hiring a car, we suggest booking it online before you go. This is cheaper and when done with a reputable car hire site, you’re assured a car when you arrive.

6.Know the Language (a bit)

Knowing some French before going to France will make your travels so much easier. This allows to get around by yourself much easier and will help should your map fail you with directions. If you don’t know the language, get a pocket translator and make sure that you know useful phrases off by heart.

7.Take More Money

Seasoned travellers will tell you to always take more than you budgeted for. This will act as insurance should something go wrong or when you just see something can’t leave without. We suggest never carrying more cash than you need for a day. Also, make sure to inform your credit card company that you will be leaving the country and to expect purchases made in a foreign country.

These travel tips were brought to you by Essential Travel, the award winning travel add-ons provider.

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