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Travel Skills.

Monday 13th, just one week before the Christmas holidays, all the students have the same propose:
HAVE A GOOD TIME!
So, for those who are going to spend their Christmas away from home, Jason has given good hints of how to do it.

Travel guides
Something that you should have done before choosing where to go, first check all the options that you have as a tourist, such as accommodation, tourist attractions… so on. All this and more information can be found in any travel guide; here Jason advised to check in “Lonely Planet”.
Also, the choice of your travel guide will influence your holidays, so choose carefully.

The top ten Of what to check for Christmas

1. Information of your VISA:
Doesn’t matter how different the application could vary from country to country, there are some things that you should do. Revise if the country where you are heading imposes Visa to you. Check the requirements and the duration of the VISA. Make you sure that you have time enough to apply for it. At any doubt, apply for it in home.

2. Accommodation:
You can Stay in a five star hotel if you want, but remember that you need to think about how much money do you want to spend, because also you need to think in food and amusement. So please look for the place which can cover your necessities, remember that the youth hostels are ideal for tourist who want to spend no more than a couple of days in that town, city or whatever.

3. Airport Transfer:
Before arriving to any destination, make you sure that you know how to move from where have arrive to the nearest town, city… check the info about TAXI, buses or any other transport services; check the fees and how convenient are they for you.

4. Activities
What are holidays about?
If you haven’t prepared until now what are you going to do, better check your travel guide, you con find lots of places to visit, dishes to discover and more. Remember that it is the most important part of your Holidays. (This should be number one, but Jason explained it in that order, sorry)

Now lets get down in business…

5.Money:
It is the root of Evil, but you still need it, so first check the exchange rate, one page very useful is oanda.com.
Other tips are:
a) Change your currency for US dollar, Euro or pound before leaving.
b) Do not carry big bank notes. Do it with little ones, eg lots of one US dollar notes.
c) Do not change money in the streets.
d) Do not take money from the ATM’s with Credit Card.
e) Use traveller’s checks as much as you can. BUT:
---- Keep an accurate record of any Purchase that you do.
---- Keep receipts.
f) Use credit card only in reliable places.

6.Weather:
Check it to have an idea of what clothes do you need. Check in www.yahoo.com/forecast

7.Time: Also can be checked in www.timeticker.com

8.Electric Devices:
Make sure you bring Electric leads and Adapters for your sockets.

9.Drink clean water:
You can buy an electric jug in order to boil some water.

10. Dictionary:
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AND THE GENERAL ADVISES.
TRAVELL LIGHT
AND
KEEP POSITIVE ATTITUDE!!!!