Safety Tips
Safety Tips
Safety tips
There’s a lot we can say about safety and what you should avoid while traveling. It true
the world is a dangerous place and not all town/country are safe.
Of course to stay safe you can avoid everything, stay inside after dark, don’t drink
etc. I did that the first time when I backpacked. I was safe but I also miss a lot of
experience by doing that.
First, don’t go alone the best way to stay safe is to travel in group. (before
traveling
with someone make sure your on the same page regarding safety and the procedure to adopt
when someone don’t feel safe. For us, if one of us didn’t felt safe we agreed to leave.
)
Second when accepting help from stranger always have a backup plan/ or just an
easy way
out.
Third in taxi, grab, tuk-tuk and strangers cars, always use a map application on
your
phone (even without a SIM card, you phone has a GPS chip that will allow you to have
your actual position) to follow where you are going. That way if the driver is not going
in the right direction (and driving you somewhere else) you will know. If he is no going
in the right direction don't let him get to his destination. It’s more likely there will
be reinforcement at the arrival. (so well, fight/argue in the car)
Fourth, trust yourself and listen to yourself. You know when a situation isn’t
right. If
you start walking in a street and feel like you don’t belong there leave. Our instincts
are often true.
Fifth, If you travel in a country that has a lot of arm robbery, always have a
buch of
1$ bill strapped together with a $20 on top… If you get robbed through that on the
floor. It may help you escape. (That one is only in emergency and to take with a
caution)