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Travelling to South Africa with children?
Parents take note! If you are travelling with kids under the age of 18 years old to South Africa you will be asked to present their Birth Certificate at the airport prior to boarding. A valid [...]
Travel Tip #17 – Pack a Travel First Aid Kit
Pack a Travellers First Aid Kit Pack a first aid kit containing something for headaches, colds, heartburn, allergies, diarrhoea, muscle cramps, coughs, and plasters. My best Swiss Army knife travel medicine is Activated Charcoal pills [...]
How to Eat Street Food Safely While Travelling?
Some travellers prefer to sit down in a restaurant for a bite to eat rather than mix with the locals on the street. There’s nothing wrong with wanting a little air-conditioning, but you would be [...]
Travel Tip #16 – Pack moisturising face wipes
Pack face moisturising wipes for flights Ever wonder why you’re so dehydrated when you get off of a long flight? The humidity in aircraft cabins is only around 20%, which is less than in the Sahara [...]
Travel Tip #15 – Private browsing when making bookings
Switch to private browsing whenever you Book Flights or Tours. Airlines and travel companies often record your visits to their websites by installing cookies on your browser. This is to push visitors into a purchase [...]
Travel Tip #14 – Beware of Free Public WiFi
Beware of Free Public WiFi Avoid logging into bank accounts or accounts that require a password login while using an open network, free public WiFi (such as airports or coffee shops). It's better to wait for [...]
Travel Tip #13 – Use Google Translate to read
Google Translate can read written text Use the camera feature on Google Translate App for translating food menus, signs, posters, and anything else you need to read. You simply press the camera icon, aim your [...]
Travel Tip #12 – Eat Street Food
Eat street food! If you skip the street food, you miss out on local culture. Don’t be afraid, the locals detest food poisoning as much as tourists. If you’re nervous, look for places where kids are eating. [...]
Travel Tip #11 – Hotel Room upgrades
Don’t be afraid to ask for a Hotel Room upgrade. You have nothing to lose. Wearing the biggest smile you own, all you have to do is ask: "I heard you were the person I [...]
Travel Tip #10 – Make sure your phone is unlocked
Make sure your phone is unlocked or dual sim With an unlocked phone, you’ll be able to buy local SIM cards and access cheap data as you travel. Cheap data means getting to use Google [...]
Travel Tip #9 – Use a VPN
Use a VPN If you are looking to stay in contact with friends and family, you’ll be connecting to a whole range of unsecured Wi-Fi networks. You need to use a VPN (a virtual private [...]
Travel Tip #8 – Let your bank know you are travelling
Let your bank know you are travelling Most banks require that you activate your card for overseas travel, by letting us know your travel dates before you leave. Notifying your bank in advance means they won't [...]
Travel Tip #7 – Write down your accommodation address
Write down the address of your accommodation Print out your accommodation name, address and phone number before you pack! This has saved me many a time when I've run down my phone or tablet battery [...]
Travel Tip #6 – Learn the local language
Learn a little of the local language. You’ll gain more respect from the locals if you can at least say hello, please, sorry, and thank you in their language. Remember you are a visitor, fat wallet [...]
Travel Tip #5 – Send your travel documents to a cloud
Send your travel documents to a cloud. Instead of carrying around spare passport photos and documents put a copy of all travel documents including travel itineraries, airline tickets, passports and international drivers licences in an [...]