Holidays / Vacation Common myths Check Safety tips

With the leaves just around the corner, the high season of travel will also be on the way. For those of you who are already on vacation and for those who plan one, here are some common myths that can be true once.

You should not travel to any country with a travel warning. Before canceling your vacation, you have planned due to a travel warning; You should ask if the warning is right for you. Travel warnings are temporary and relate to very specific areas and have different levels of threat. A short visit to the Travel Tips page on the website of the Office of Consular Affairs will tell you everything you need to know. Meeting the locals is better if you tend to trust them when it comes to tourist advice, ask yourself when was the last time you visited a hotel in your city. Many locals do not know which hotels are recommended or where you can find cheap attractions. In fact, if a local resident helps you, he may be in the tourism industry and is looking to make money with you, making his advice questionable. It is better to ask other travelers or conduct a search online. The only thing that locals ask for is the place where the best restaurants are located.

Keep your money in a private purse, no matter what sophisticated and hidden portfolios you hide in your clothes, it is likely that anyone who wants to steal your money will succeed in doing so. You can walk with a purse in your pocket as long as you are attentive to your surroundings, but you must keep your passports and most of your money in the hotel safe, and only take the amount you think you will need that day. , Possibly a credit card or a shipping card.
If you arrive early, you will not stay in the queue, and while traveling in crowded places, you must understand that you will always have to queue. The secret to omitting these lines is in the hours of little activity, such as at the end of the day or at noon when the sun is hot when the queues are a little shorter. The free market is cheaper, so many people choose to buy items such as alcohol or perfume in the free market because they are cheaper prices. I mean, how do you explain the huge lines in the duty-free stores? In fact, apart from some items in electronics, cigarettes, and alcohol, the tax-free prices are the same and, sometimes, more expensive than the prices of these items at home. It is also useful to check the prices of alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, and electronics in the countries to which you are traveling.

Before buying a plane ticket cheaper than that, many believe that buying plane tickets months before the scheduled leave guarantees fewer costs, but that has not happened for years, prices generally go up and down in periods of hard work and before special events. Last minute offers can be much cheaper than tickets purchased months before. Sleeping on the plane avoids prolonged disturbances in flight, flight delays are a disturbance caused by time zones, and unless you travel at night in the country from which you fly, sleeping on the plane will not prevent jet lag. There are not many options, but allow the body to balance its biological clock and understand time alone. The air in the plane is "recycled" and transmits bacteria and diseases, and the air in the plane is extremely dry, but it does not transmit diseases, although it may seem that a closed box keeps all the bacteria inside. The airlines invest large sums and energy in pumping air out of the aircraft, filtering and heating the ventilation inside the aircraft. A little air is already "recycled" but passes through a special system that kills bacteria. Do not eat at the street stalls, many tourists prefer to sit in a restaurant instead of eating at a street stall. If you choose to go to a restaurant because of the atmosphere (or air conditioning), it is good, but if you are afraid of food poisoning, it is better to eat outside the stalls. Unlike a restaurant that has no idea what is going on inside the kitchen, on the street you can see exactly how your food is handled, how the dishes are cleaned and if the seller is wearing gloves.