10 Great Travel Tips From Ari Kellen

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10 Great Travel Tips By Ari Kellen

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10 Great Travel Tips

By Ari Kellen

Wake up early

• Waking up early means you have attractions all to yourself while avoiding crowds.!

• Sketchy places are also a lot less dangerous in the morning.

Stash extra cash

• Have at least a couple hundred dollars’ worth of cash at hand in case of an emergency.!

• Stash it somewhere convenient such as in your socks, in your shoe, in a toiletry bag or around the frame of your backpack.

Meet local people

• Start conversations with locals.!

• Be friendly, smile and say hello, and people will open up.

Take lots of photos• Photos are the best way

to share your memories, they cost nothing and don’t take up space.

Keep an open mind

• Embrace different cultures and ideas.!• Even if you don’t agree with them, if you embrace

different possibilities you might learn something new.

Try Couchsurfing• Staying with a local

is the best way to experience a country.!

• Locals will host you and provide solid recommendations.

Don’t be afraid

• Keep an eye out for sketchy situations, but don’t let that shape your trip.!

• Just use common sense, and you’ll be okay.

Eat local food

• Chances are that you don’t know what Mexican, Chinese or Italian food actually tastes like.!

• Taste a bit of everything, even if you don’t know what it is.!

• Try street food from vendors with a big line.

Say yes

• Be impulsive and say yes when somebody invites you to do something or explore a new place.!

• These are often the best stories.

Get off the beaten path

• Seek out interesting and unusual places that don’t see many tourists.!

• This leads to plenty of memorable experiences.