19Sep

Technology Travel And Backpacking Goes Hand In Hand (luxury cruise liners)

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By MIKE SELVON

  When you plan for your backpackers travels what is the first thing that would demand your attention? This would be your personal safety. While backpacking vacations are highly popular these days, in order to enjoy it to the max you would need to be ready for all those problems that could crop up along the way.

This in turn would require that you have the best possible backpacking equipment so you could be prepared for the worst scenario without overloading your backpack. This is where technology travel comes in, since the best is usually the latest gadgets, which would give not only value for money, but also ensure that you are well equipped to handle any unforeseen trouble during your trip.

It does not matter whether you are traveling on foot or you are vacationing at any one of the posh luxury hotels at your destination. In order to enjoy your vacation, you should always feel safe and be safe. When you are backpacking you need to pay a little extra attention to this aspect since you would find yourself many times away from immediate help.

Preparedness means you should take along some of the technological gadgets available. Use technology to enhance the pleasure of your holiday. Make a list of things that you would absolutely need, keeping in mind the worst scenario possible wherever you go. Though it is always advised to travel light, ensure that your backpack has all that you would ever need in case of any emergency.

Plan well so you do not miss out on any vital gadget, because as it usually happens, the thing you have forgotten is the item you need the most. Use technology travel in this context to its full meaning and make use of all the latest gadgets on the market, which are easy to carry and virtually tamper proof.

Your backpack should include, among others things, a ready-to-use survival kit, medicine supplies, water purifier, insect repellant, whistle, torchlight, solar charger, cellphone, and so on. There are many things than can make your vacation better.

Many people would not associate technology travel with backpacking. However, this is one of the best places where this is applicable since backpacking travels could expose you to many dangers where you would have no one to help but yourself and your hi-tech gadgets.

Ensure that you are well equipped to handle any type of emergency and buy all that it required for the area you are planning to cover. While a backpacking vacation can be an amazing experience, it is also very demanding and unpredictable. Be sure you are ready when trouble strikes so you could continue to have fun in spite of it.

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Indian Travel: 20 Safety Tips
By rohan arora

  In today’s world, holidaying and travel to any city is fraught with safety risks and perils and indianholiday.com believes Safety is your foremost concern while traveling anywhere. Travelers often fall prey to perpetrators as they generally don’t take proper measures before embarking on a journey. Whether it is your health safety during holidays or safety of your money and home behind, you need to take some steps to avoid undesirable eventualities. India is a large country and there are all sorts of people here. While you’ll find some people quite supportive and helping the others may not be so good. You may encounter robbers, thieves, rapists, touts and all sorts of wrong people who could be eying on your money. But don’t worry. By keeping in mind some tips, you can keep these people at bay. Here some top safety tips by the safety experts during travel to India.

1.Don’t write your home address and telephone number on the luggage. Instead keep your address inside. Don’t wear name tags in public. If on business trip, remove your tag while you leaving conference room or hotel.

2.Stay with your luggage until it is checked.

3.Keep your passport, credit cards, driving license and other important documents in separate hand bag. Deposit it in the hotel’s safe as soon as you get one.

4.Keep a small flashlight handy, you never know when you’ll suddenly find yourself in the dark.

5.Don’t wear jewelry and other items that project affluence.

6.Travel with one or two credit cards only, if possible. Keep sufficient credit in your account. Also keep the help numbers to call in case of theft of credit cards.

7.Don’t accept anything edible from strangers.

8.Don’t eat anything from roadside vendors. Drink only bottled water. Check the seal and date of packaging.

9.Keep your prescription medicines with you.

10.At hotel, staying at ground level may give you easier exit in case there is a fire, but you are increased risk of easier accessibility of those who have criminal intentions. Staying at first or second floor near staircase or lift will be more safe.

11.Check your room carefully for any installed bugs. Check the door, peephole from inside and outside. Also check smoke alarm and test it by pushing test button if it beeps.

12.Always use stairs if a fire smoke is detected.

13.Don’t hire unmarked taxi cabs. Sit behind the driver so that you can see him bur he cannot see you from the rear glass. Pay the driver only after reaching your destination and while you are still siting in the car.

14.Beware of staged road accidents. They might be meant to just catch you off-card.

15.Let your friends or hotel reception know where you are moving out. Keep their numbers to call in case of any eventuality.

16.If traveling with kids, bring recent photographs of each kid in case you become separated from them.

17.Don’t discuss your travel plans or any other personal information in public. Beware of eavesdroppers.

18.Cover yourself under travel insurance and health insurance.

19.Make sure that you carry first aid supplies with you.

20.Research and check about local weather. Decide the clothes accordingly.

Rohan Arora is a travel writer based in India. I did my masters in travel and tourism from Delhi University. To know more about India travel contact us

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