Travel Tips and Safety Tips for Women

 

 

Women’s Safety Tips for Car Rentals  - Airplanes & Airports

• use covered luggage tags and put your office address on the tag or a relative’s address
• be careful regarding your valuables on overnight flights or when you use the bathroom
• stay close to your valuables when entering airport security poles
• talk to women and female flight attendants on the plane about the area you are visiting
• use the toilet next to the wall and put items in the corner
• use public transportation to a city center rather than an unmarked taxi
• don’t stop if someone tries to get your attention or if your car is bumped – get to a lighted and busy area
• be aware of rental car problems like flat tires within the first 24 hours – these cars are checked before leaving the lot – so this could mean sabotage
• rent a phone or bring your own
• bring a compass so you know your driving directions
• keep all items away from view in your car – including maps and guidebooks

 

 

 Women’s Safety Tips for Rooms 

• lodge a rubber door stop under hotel door for extra security – there are also alarm devices you can purchase for your hotel room door
• never open your hotel room door – if they say they are staff then phone and verify who they are and why they are there
• always have your bags taken to the room and have porter check the room before you enter when possible – if not possible then check it yourself before you relax
• make sure the phone in your hotel room is working properly
• use the ‘Do not Disturb’ sign if you wish people to think your room is occupied
• do not use the sign for calling for Maid Cleaning – call housekeeping if necessary
• put expensive clothing on hangars under other clothing
• lock up all valuables in the safe and larger items in your suitcase (e.g. laptops)
• ask the concierge to book your restaurants and advising ‘please take care of this woman, she is coming alone and will need a taxi home’.

 

 

 Women’s Street Smarts

• study a map ahead of time
• dress down and try not to look like a tourist – nothing new & flashy – no label designer clothing
• no jewelry – nothing – even fake jewelry  - except a modest wedding ring
• wear a money belt – looped into your belt loops
• carry one credit card and photocopies of important documents with you
• keep valuables away from the street side
• use zip lock bags to divide money for small purchases and for larger ones
• become familiar with foreign currency before  you have to use it
• do not talk to people on the street if they ask for directions, change etc. (if you are a tourist why are they asking you)
• if  you must ask for directions then imply you are meeting your husband at that destination
• remove ID tags if you have been at a meeting
• bring a flashlight

 

 

 Women’s Packing Tips

• for makeup - you can use a cheap pencil case with a clear plastic front so you can then see what is inside and it can pack flat
• carry a black permanent marker for touch ups to black shoes
• choosing a wardrobe of basics will help you deal with space limitations - select clothes that will coordinate around one or two colors.  
• for international travel, it is advisable to take along an electrical adapter kit for your hair dryer, shaver or travel iron - most European countries run on 220 volts rather than 110
• natural materials acquire and retain creases much more readily than synthetic ones
• the way in which the clothing is folded for packing is important - creases come from applied pressure to hard folds - so your goal is to reduce the number of hard folds
• the common practice of individually folding items and piling them atop one another is the worst thing you can do
• roll clothing rather than folding it - reduce the number of hard folds
• bundle wrapping technique - involves the careful wrapping of clothes around a central core object - avoiding hard folds that result in creases
• central core object could be an organizer pouch filled with soft items (socks, swimsuit, undergarments, etc.) to form a sort of cushion around which the clothing will be wrapped
• clothing is wrapped in a specific order - so that the larger and more tailored garments will end up on the outside of the bundle, with less easily wrinkled pieces closer to the core
• try this system - start with your jacket, followed by skirts, dresses; then long-sleeved shirts; then short-sleeved shirts; then slacks; then sweaters, knits; then shorts

 

 

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