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Travel is unpredictable, and sometimes the worst does happen.
Send me your travel horror stories when something’s gone wrong…
For me I think it was being held at machine gun point by Mexican police as they went through my stuff looking for what they could take (luckily I only had about $11 dollars on me so they didn’t get too much!).
I had visions of me spending the rest of my days in a Mexican jail cell.
Reply with your horror stories to michael@mobalphone.com or leave a comment below
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3. The World’s Sexiest Beaches
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If the idea of a beach gets you hot under the collar too, you should check them out.
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1. The sneaky way to hide your passport
Since we often stay in places with no safe, we hid our passport in the bottom of a kleenex box – in plain sight!
Rebecca Rose
2. How to get a back-up copy of your passport
Always bring a color copy of your passport with you when traveling abroad. Keep it separate from your original passport so that if you lose one, you will always have the other.
The copy is easy to keep with your carry on things so you can use it as Wendy suggests…to fill out immigration forms for the country you are visiting. If you lose your original passport, some places will accept a color copy until you can get a replacement.
And having a copy of the original will ease the pain of getting a replacement because all the necessary information is on your copy.
Robin Smith
3. A safer way than email to store your passport copy
It’s probably not a good idea to send yourself an e-mail copy of these important numbers and documents. E-mail isn’t very secure… this information could easily be compromised and intercepted.
I always carry one of those little USB flash drives that can be password protected, and for an added layer of security the information can be encrypted. The idea is the same. Go to an internet café etc and pop in the USB flash drive.
By the way, I use one of the U3 USB flash drives that enables me to access my own browser with all my familiar bookmarks/favorites etc. It’s like signing on to my home computer and makes my use of time in an internet café far more efficient.
Thanks,
Bud Shuler
4. Why you need to be careful when you see “luggage sale”
Beware of luggage sales. Many luggage vendors are looking to unload heavy luggage as people are opting for much lighter luggage due to the new weight restrictions on almost all airlines.
Ask “how much does it weigh” before you lay out the cash.
Remember, US flights have a maximum weight for checked bags of 50 lbs. Anything over will cost you.
Shelly
5. Why you should check in as early as possible
Checkin on line if you can & choose a seat as close to the front of the plane as possible.
This means that you’ll be one of the first off at the other end. Once off the plane, walk fast to immigration.
Hopefully, you’ll get there near the front of the queue, saving ages of waiting time.
Al Scott
Here are Mobal World Phone customers’ suggestions of the 15 cheapest countries to travel in…
1. Argentina
“Argentina. Good restaurants and cheap prices!
Have fun”
MM
2. Cambodia
“My sisters and I just returned from Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Food, lodging, transportation, and wonderful Cambodian-made products were all inexpensive. The Cambodians use the U.S. dollar, so there’s the added benefit of not having to mentally convert to and from a foreign currency.”
Becky
3. China
“We just got back from China and found things really cheap there. Examples:
- An hour ride to the airport – $21
- A three-star hotel room with two bedrooms and a kitchenette – <$100
- Dinner for four at a good restaurant, including beer – $25-30
- A van, a driver and a private tour guide for all day for four of us – $140 in Beijing; $100 in other cities.
Also the bargaining on the streets for all sorts of items makes them really cheap. But you have to learn how. The exchange rate is really in the US favor right now. And there’s no tipping.
How nice”
“No question about it, CHINA.
Last November I visited Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou and all were really inexpensive. In addition to being a cheap place to travel you virtually do all your business with a credit card or American dollars.
No need to exchange for Chinese Yuan.”
4. Czech Republic
“On a trip to the Czech Republic we were pleased to see the “old Europe” prices still exist there.
Reasonable hotels (nice), cheap food (good), and public transportation.
Thanks!”
Bruce Baker
5. Egypt
“Egypt – friendly, fascinating and cheap.”
6. France
“We were in Paris last November and even though the exchange rate was 1:1.5 we were able to do it inexpensively by staying in a small boutique hotel and eating in local eateries especially on the left bank.”
7. Latin America
“Stick to the “unpopular” South and Central American Countries.
They always have a good exchange rate. You have to go native to get the real deals. The plane ticket to Turkey would be expensive from the U S. Spirit airlines has cheap flights to South, Central and Islands of the Caribbean.
You could backpack anywhere in the world and travel on a budget.”
8. Mexico
“So far Mexico seem to be the cheapest countries to travel to.”
9. Montenegro
“In Europe, Montenegro is VERY inexpensive. One example: my husband had a double espresso and I had a cappuccino (with the best foam I had during our three week trip, most of which was in Italy).
The drinks came with little individually wrapped biscuits and several kinds of sugar and sweeteners. It cost 1,80 euros. Amazing!”
Michelle Giger
10. Poland
“Hi—as of last Sept, Poland was the cheapest.
Such a relief to come from Spain (euro equals well over a dollar) to a place where the zloty was 3 to the dollar. A $48 zloty dinner in fact cost about $14.
A wonderful city to visit—Kracow.”
Virginia Kamke
“My husband and I spent a few very enjoyable days in Krakow, Poland during our two weeks in eastern Europe in October 2006.
We ate one lunch at a government subsidized “milk bar” -we each had a plate of pierogies, kielbasa soup and a coke “light” and it all came to about $6 US.
We also took a mini-bus out to the Auschwitz museum (about 1&1/2 hrs from Krakow) and it cost the equivalent of $7 US dollars each.”
11. Portugal
“Both the cheapest and friendliest = Portugal.
Most expensive = Paris, France, where the metro was twice the cost of that in Lisbon and Barcelona last month!!”
Jean Martinelli
“Just returned from Portugal. Although they use the Euro, prices for hotel and meals are very reasonable, and I will return to this country before the rush of American tourists.”
12. Slovenia
“We haven’t been out of the country since fall 06, and of course things have skyrocketed.
However, as I’ve been looking for possible places to go this fall, it comes back to my favorite, Slovenia. Hotels in Lju still very high, but lots of other reasonable alternatives, from apartments to B&Bs. Also, it’s easy to find reasonably priced food if you stick with the locals.
And you can drive from the beach (Piran) to the Mountains (Julian Alps) on a tank of gas! The friendliest, kindest, most down-to-earth folks, too. ”
Carol
13. South East Asia
“Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand remain reasonable travel bargains.
However, travel expenses are up about 20% over last year. Good hotel
rooms are still affordable, and the net work of discount airlines,
mainly AirAsia, are still a bargain.
Great food is still very inexpensive. Its my favorite place to travel anyway.”
Jerry Boughton,
Louisiana
14. Turkey
“The Turkish Lira is the weakest in the world. A clean room for about $2.00. Buffet lunch about the same. But not in Istanbul. Try Ismir or Pammukele.”
15. USA
“Riding my 21 speed on all the great biking trails of the US. Wonderful.”
Johanna Hocker
Do you have a suggestion of a cheap country to travel in? Leave a comment below…
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