The Globetrotter's Guide Essential Skills for Budget Travel,9780889951723

The Globetrotter's Guide Essential Skills for Budget Travel

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Edition: Illus.
ISBN13: 9780889951723
ISBN10: 0889951721
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-09-10
Publisher(s): Red Deer Press
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Summary

Created with the overland budget traveler in mind, this ultimate travel companion is brimming with hundreds of tips and insights to make travel more enjoyable and worry-free. Compiled from years of research and the travel experience of its authors, The Globetrotter's Guide is an easy-to-read compendium that guides travelers through every stage of their trip, from conception to safe return.

Author Biography

Wayne Smits is a self-confessed wanderer whose interest in travel put him on the road at an early age. He has traveled all over the world, most commonly in Latin America, and he ran a successful import-export company for several years. Today, when he's not writing or traveling, he lectures on travel safety and security for such organizations as the International Youth Hostel Association.
Caryl E. Dolinko, having traveled on her own to more than sixty countries in the last fifteen years, teaches travel courses in Vancouver and is a frequent radio talk show guest. Caryl is also an avid travel photographer whose photos have been shown in cafe's and galleries, and have been purchased by businesses and publications across Canada.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Planning
15(10)
Why Independent Overland Travel?
15(2)
Where?
17(1)
With Whom?
17(3)
With a Friend
18(1)
With an Intimate Partner
19(1)
On Your Own
19(1)
How Much?
20(5)
Destination and Length of Stay
21(1)
Economy versus Luxury Travel
21(1)
Souvenirs and Presents
22(1)
Sight-Seeing
23(2)
Preparations
25(34)
Travel Agents
25(3)
Eurail Passes
28(1)
Documents and Money
28(15)
Passports
28(2)
Personal Identification
30(1)
Visas
31(3)
Traveler's Checks, Cash and Credit Cards
34(5)
Money Transfers
39(2)
Vaccination Cards
41(1)
Other Medical Concerns
42(1)
Dental Concerns
43(1)
Document Security
43(4)
Passport Waist Pouch
44(1)
Passport Shoulder Pouch
44(1)
Passport Belt Pouch
45(1)
Compartments Sewn Inside Clothing
45(1)
Duplicate Home File
46(1)
Baggage
47(3)
Backpack
47(2)
Shoulder Bag
49(1)
Packing
50(9)
Packing Suggestions
51(1)
Clothing
51(1)
Toiletries and Towels
52(1)
Medical Kit
53(1)
General Items
54(5)
Physical Health
59(22)
Preventative Health Measures
59(3)
Climate and Health
62(1)
Prickly Heat
62(1)
Sunburn
62(1)
Heat Exhaustion
62(1)
Heatstroke
63(1)
Hygiene and Health
63(5)
Traveler's Diarrhea
63(2)
Dysentery
65(1)
Hepatitis
66(1)
Bilharzia
67(1)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
68(1)
Malaria
68(5)
Chloroquine
69(1)
Mefloquine
70(1)
Fansidar
71(1)
Doxycycline
72(1)
Cuts, Bites and Stings
73(3)
Cuts and Scratches
73(1)
Bites and Stings
73(2)
Bedbugs and Lice
75(1)
Scorpions
75(1)
Mosquitoes
75(1)
First Aid
76(3)
Blisters
76(1)
Breaks and Sprains
77(1)
Burns
77(1)
Chapped Lips
77(1)
Itching
78(1)
Toothaches
78(1)
Hospitals
79(2)
Mental Health
81(18)
Culture Shock
81(1)
Attitude
82(3)
Travel Arrogance
83(1)
Eco-Friendly Travel
84(1)
Cultural Etiquette
85(9)
Beggars
94(2)
Burnout
96(3)
Women Traveling Alone
99(10)
Women in a Man's World
101(1)
Meeting Men
101(3)
Rape
104(1)
Gynecological Problems
105(3)
Final Words
108(1)
Getting There
109(6)
Preparing to Fly
109(1)
Booking Your Seat
110(2)
Checking In
112(1)
After Checking In
112(1)
Stranded in the Airport
113(1)
On the Plane
113(2)
Arrival
115(8)
Customs and Immigration
115(4)
Land Border Crossings
116(3)
Governments, Officials and Clerks
119(1)
Baggage Claim
120(1)
Departing the Airport
121(1)
Jet Lag
122(1)
Settling In
123(14)
Choosing a Hotel
123(8)
Hotel Safety and Security
126(1)
In the Event of Fire
127(1)
Hotel Bathrooms
128(3)
Hostels and Other Accomodation
131(3)
Washing Clothes
134(2)
Checking Out
136(1)
On the Town
137(28)
Going Out
137(1)
Food and Restaurants
138(4)
Nutrition
142(1)
Sight-Seeing
142(2)
Photography
144(4)
Care of Cameras and Film
145(1)
Getting the Best Results
145(2)
Camera Security
147(1)
Photography Etiquette
148(1)
Shopping
149(7)
Bargaining
151(5)
Managing Money
156(4)
Changing Money
158(1)
Black Markets
159(1)
Communication
160(4)
Calling Home
160(2)
Sending Mail
162(1)
Receiving Mail
162(2)
Shipping Purchases Home
164(1)
Overland Transportation
165(14)
The Long Haul: Buses and Boats, Trains and Trucks
165(5)
Local Transportation
170(5)
Hitchhiking
175(4)
Trouble on the Over-land Route
179(30)
Scams, Cons and Rip-Offs
181(14)
Confidence Scams
181(3)
Card Game Scam
184(1)
Traveler's Checks Sold and Reported Stolen
184(1)
Squeeze Play
185(1)
The Sneeze
185(1)
Money Drop
185(1)
Thieving Children
185(1)
Monkeys
186(1)
Phony Police or Officials
186(1)
Weighed Luggage
186(1)
Hotel Staff Theft
187(1)
Phony Brand Name Products
187(1)
Hobson's Choice
188(1)
Black Market Money Changers
188(1)
Calculator Short-Change
188(1)
Drug and Rob
188(1)
Dishonest Travel Agents
189(1)
Lotto Winner
189(1)
Shell Game and Three-Card Monty
189(1)
Hold My Baby
190(1)
Bait and Switch
190(1)
Pickpocket Warning
191(1)
Clumsy Tourist
191(4)
Illegal Drugs
195(1)
Busted
196(2)
Incarceration: Legal Contacts
197(1)
Bribery
198(5)
Soft Bribes
199(1)
Hard Bribes
200(3)
Broke but Not Destitute
203(1)
Coups D'etat
204(1)
Hijacking
205(1)
Surviving a Plane Crash
206(1)
Earthquakes
207(2)
Adventure Travel
209(8)
Trekking
209(5)
Supplies for Treks
211(2)
Camping
213(1)
Water Sports
214(3)
Working Abroad
217(4)
Importing
218(3)
Returning Home
221(2)
Customs
221(1)
Readjustment Blues
221(2)
Epilogue 223(2)
Resources 225(6)
Guidebooks
225(2)
Adventure Travel
227(1)
Conscientious Travel
227(1)
Travel for the Disabled and Handicapped
228(1)
Health
228(1)
Lesbian and Gay Travel
228(1)
Mature Travel and Travel with Children
229(1)
Student and Volunteer Travel
229(1)
Women's Travel
230(1)
Working Overseas
231(1)
Internet Resources 231

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