How to be Travel Savvy & Travel Happy

What can you do to ensure travelling to new places is a positive experience? What happens when things unexpectedly go wrong and what happens next when they do? In this episode, Irene reflects on a negative travelling experience and offers tips and advice that can be followed by everyone to ensure happy travelling. Irene takes us through a personal travel experience that went wrong and discusses what happened after and the steps she had to get through to get her things back. Irene offers tips to ensure that any traveller can use to protect themselves when away. KEY TAKEAWAYS Savvy Travellers Checklist: Most people think they are ‘savvy’ about travelling, but most are not. Be prepared when embarking on any travel. Preparation and research can be done by anyone and helps greatly when visiting other countries Make sure you have a list of contact numbers such as the local police Find out about the popular scams being carried out in the place you are visiting Have an emergency plan and make sure people know what it is. Always arrange to check in with people at home. Lock up your valuables and find a ‘secret place’ like a lipstick container to store emergency cash. Remember to find out what the local people wear and dress in the same way so that you don’t draw attention to yourself as a tourist. Implementing these tips will help ensure that any traveller is a happy traveller. BEST MOMENTS “Always do a lot of research, to get the most out of the area” “Everyone thinks they are savvy- maybe you’re not as savvy as you think you are” “The world is a beautiful place, these people just go to work on other people” “These things do happen it’s better to be savvy about it” VALUABLE RESOURCESEvernoteWhatsApp ABOUT THE HOST Irene Santineer is a working mum of an entrepreneurial child and shares a passion with her husband to see him succeed. She’s the creator and host of the raising Successful Kids Podcast which aims to help parents, educators and mentors effectively guide children towards success. CONTACT METHOD Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Irene-Santineer-1827282224265825/ Twitter https://twitter.com/irenetwin1