Travel Dos and Donts??

When  you're out on travel, you have to stay alert in order to play safe in some places that you might not be familiar with! Do take a look at the following tips! :) Good luck! 

Do

1. Remain what you are – friendly, courteous, polite and dignified
2. Travel in small groups – three to five persons with both genders present.
3. Bring a book to read when using public transportation – you will not be the only person reading and it is an easy way to fit in.
4. Make a photo copy of your passport and credit card numbers and keep them separate from your passport and credit cards – give a copy to your family.
5. Bring your prescription drugs with you in their original containers – don’t pack them in your check in luggage. Also bring additional contacts/glasses or your corrective lens prescription with you.
6. If you require medicine containing habit-forming substances carry a doctor’s certificate attesting to this fact.
7. Notify a foreign contact of any medical issues including food allergies.
8. Carry some identification – a tag, bracelet, or card – if you have a medical condition that might require emergency care.
9. Understand completely what your health insurance covers and does not cover while you are traveling. Chances are that you will have to pay for services and get reimbursed when you return home unless you have purchased HTH Worldwide Insurance Services, and obtain treatment from an HTH approved physician.
10. Dial_________________ for fire, police, and medical emergencies.

Don't

1. Do not wear any clothing with the “Fighting Irish” logo or “Fighting Irish” in print.
2. Do not become the “ugly American stereotype” – loud and or boorish
3. * Here are some positive and negative stereotypes associated with Americans:
   Outgoing and friendly
   Informal
   Loud, rude, boorish
   Immature
   Hard working
   Extravagant
   Sure they have all the answers
   Disrespectful of authority
   Wealthy
   Generous Pick out those characteristics that you would like to be remembered by, and avoid the others.
4. Avoid attracting attention to you – that is, avoid traveling alone or in a large group of a dozen or more.
5. Do not expect eye contact on the streets in certain countries – indeed, in some locations this may result in “unexpected or unwanted” invitations.
6. Do not stand and/or plan to gather on the steps of your residence.
7. Never, ever leave your residence unlocked.
8. Do not draw attention to yourself when you are returning to your residence late at night.
9. Do not pack your essential documents or medicines in checked baggage – luggage gets lost.
10. Never carry large amounts of cash.