7 Things To Think About While Traveling - General Advice

This is my list of The Seven Traveling Commandments:

Always travel as light as possible!

Don't bring shit you won't need in the first place. Have a good reason for everything you bring, a very good reason.

Exchange in advance!

Preferably, exchange your money before you go to the next country and monetary zone. The risk of getting ripped off is smaller and you'll have the money right from the start.

Preferably, find a place to sleep before you leave.

I probably won't need to explain this further. However, sometimes it's just not possible.

Get a map before you leave.

I can't recall all the times I've searched the streets for kiosks that sell maps. Get it in advance. If you can't find one for sale, go to an Internet café and print it out.

Never carry a lot of cash.

I hope this too won't need to be explained. Another piece of advice is to hide a small sum of money somewhere in your packing, maybe in your shoes or in your belt. This way you can still get home despite losing all your stuff or being robbed.

Never blindly trust anyone who'll profit from you.

You can still listen to them. Just don't trust them blindly. They might have good intentions, but they also want to make profit out of you. I'm not saying that you should be paranoid, just precautious.

Show respect.

I just had to include this one. Show respect to everyone, and you will be respected too.

It might be common sense, but people seem to forget it very often.