On Location Tips
How To Keep Yourself Safe In A Foreign Country - Part Two
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Following on from Lea’s first post about Keeping Your Stuff Safe, there are a few things you can do to keep yourself safe whilst out and about.
It’s easy to become another crime statistic to be filed in a report by a jaded police officer who’s seen it all before; uninformed tourist wanders into [...]
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Following on from Lea’s first post about Keeping Your Stuff Safe, there are a few things you can do to keep yourself safe whilst out and about.
It’s easy to become another crime statistic to be filed in a report by a jaded police officer who’s seen it all before; uninformed tourist wanders into a dangerous part of town by mistake, gets mugged and has their backpack, wallet and passport stolen.
However, I do believe that nowadays most LIPs, travellers or working nomads have heard of enough horror stories in the media to ensure that they take at least some precautions when they visit an unfamiliar place.
That said, I find that there are three elements that can lead you into trouble. The first two are distraction and surprise. The third is a lack of local knowledge.
Whilst you can tick all the necessary travel safety boxes and still be unlucky enough to get mugged or assaulted there are certain things you can do to reduce that risk significantly… Read the rest of this entry
LIP Links for 13.02.08
Flip-Flop Purse
These are quite a clever solution to keeping some cash and cards safe…especially when you go to the beach.
World Taxi Meter - International Taxi Fare Calculator
A very useful site for checking out cab fares to your required destination in Barcelona, Boston, London, Madrid, New York, Paris, Prague, Rome & San Francisco.
Earth Hour
Are you taking [...]
These are quite a clever solution to keeping some cash and cards safe…especially when you go to the beach.
World Taxi Meter - International Taxi Fare Calculator
A very useful site for checking out cab fares to your required destination in Barcelona, Boston, London, Madrid, New York, Paris, Prague, Rome & San Francisco.
Are you taking part? This is your chance to show you care about the well being of Planet Earth…by doing nothing but switching off your lights. Check it out and take part.
Keeping Your Stuff Safe: Security Tips for Location Independent Professionals Who Travel
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There is one travel experience I will never forget…and it involves being robbed of $200 by a group of 10 year old girls on the streets of Nice, France.
It’s one of those things I’ll never forget for 3 reasons:
At the time, I considered myself a fairly experienced tourist having flown to far flung [...]
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There is one travel experience I will never forget…and it involves being robbed of $200 by a group of 10 year old girls on the streets of Nice, France.
It’s one of those things I’ll never forget for 3 reasons:
- At the time, I considered myself a fairly experienced tourist having flown to far flung places since the age of five.
- The sneaky & crafty way in which they did it still astounds me - but knowing their trick has saved me (and some friends) on more than once occasion from succumbing to the same fate.
- The fact that I was robbed by 10 year old children is still just a tad embarrassing.
Having survived cities such as New York, London, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Bangkok, Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh and Sydney, and a fair few other places such as Belize City, Mexico, Guatemala, Budapest, and Prague (back when it was far less touristy), I’ve learned how to keep myself relatively *safe* but you can never be too careful.
There are just certain things you do and certain things you don’t do as a foreigner in a foreign land trying to keep you and your belongings secure…
Could Spain Be Your Next Location Independent Destination?
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Editor’s note: Apologies for the missing post yesterday - the internet went down in our town so we were cut off from the world. Well almost! This is a guest post by Chris Pinchen.
The days when Spain was a cheap destination are long gone, however it is still a great LIP destination [...]
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Editor’s note: Apologies for the missing post yesterday - the internet went down in our town so we were cut off from the world. Well almost! This is a guest post by Chris Pinchen.
The days when Spain was a cheap destination are long gone, however it is still a great LIP destination if you want to experience a whole different lifestyle …“Spain is different” was the tourist board slogan 30 years ago and it is still true today. The Spain of all the stereotypes - of flamenco, and bullfights and sangria does exist but it’s not the reality in most of the country.
Indeed Spain as a homogenous country is a misnomer. Here the people are Andaluz, Asturian or Manchegan first. Many Basques and Catalans don’t consider themselves Spanish at all and speak their own languages primarily. But that’s why it can be such a fascinating place to visit - this land of culinary, cultural and geographical contrasts…
