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posted :: Monday, May 15, 2006 @ 07:36 PT in Library
- Always bring two pieces of photo ID to the airport (a passport and a
driver's license, for example) just in case of heightened security measures.
- Use your debit card (with the VISA logo) in foreign ATMs to get cash. You
will be charged an access fee ($1 or $2) but no cash advance fee (as you
would with a credit card). Plus you'll get the best exchange rate for that
day. Make sure your PIN is four digits, as the machines in some countries
won't accept longer ones.
- Always check to see if your hotel has a curfew. Also make sure that you
can leave when you need. I was stuck in a hotel in Milan that had a
1am curfew but also wouldn't let me leave before 7am. I needed to catch a
4:30am bus to make my plane, so I instead had to leave for the airport the
previous night.
- Volunteer at the check-in desk to give up your seat on the plane in case
of overbooking. Then wait to board the plane until the agent announces that
volunteers aren't needed or you get lucky and get a voucher for free travel.
- In some countries, on some airlines, you might need to call in and
reconfirm your reservation before your return flight. In Peru, we called in 72
hours, 48 hours, and 24 hours in advance to be safe.
- Get to the airport early! Two hours for international flights; one hour
for domestic.
- Bring bottled water and a snack on the plane. More and more airlines are
offering less and less food, and the airplane's recycled air really dries
you out. But if forget your snack, be sweet to the stewardess. She may give
you extra peanuts.
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