I have some travel tips for you:
These are all based on personal experience:
1-Don't take a sleeping pill if you aren't used to them. Like be to drowsy and half asleep when you get off the long flight and leave your passport on it.
2-If you leave your passport on a plane, try and realize it before you go through security and get stuck between security and immigration and can't leave anywhere.
3-Ask nice people for help. They will get your passport for you off the plane.
4-have your address written down on paper (a few pieces off paper) Then you can just give it to your taxi driver. The French ones try and SCREW you and pretend you told them wrong.
5-just don't blow dry your hair (unless it is a hairdryer provided by the boat or hotel). I literally blew circuits for an entire left wing of a hotel once. I also burnt three blow dryers on Europe trips. 2011 was a rough year on my hair.
6-pretend you know what you are doing.
7-In Europe men are going to tell you how pretty you are. Even if you haven't showered and have BO. They still will.
8-Enjoy people telling you how lovely you are because you come back to Provo and the men don't 9-don't be a sucker on exchange rates. I once bought a purse for $300 in Germany that I thought I was getting for $50. It is real nice but really! I had confused to different continents rates. It was a really crazy month for me.
10-Go into every H&aM you see. They are just better in DC and Europe.
11- Buy Kari Chocolate
12-Buy Kari Chocolate
13-Buy Kari Chocolate'
14-If you have a CC take it and use that.
15-Always have enough cash on hand to take taxi home.
16-Beware that they will charge for plain old simple water. They have some real European hospitality, NOT.
17-Europeans stink quite often, Don't let your face indicate that they do. Keep calm and don't breath in.
I wish you were going to Asia. I would have EVEN better tips. Like no matter what they say...don't eat the Ox Tongue! OR never use a public restroom in Malaysia. EVER. You will never recover from that smell.
hahaha here is a great guide from nomadic Matt on girls traveling in Italy. This line below makes me soooooo jealous of you:
"Let’s cut right to the chase: Italian men are beautiful. The phrase, ‘Tall, dark, and handsome’ was probably coined in Italy. I think most women find Italian men to be easy on the eyes, so if people watching is your thing, then consider heading to Italy. The men here are very suave and make it easy to fall in love with them, which isn’t a bad thing".
To which I replied: I have been asked multiple times if I'm going to kiss an Italian man
And then Kari replied: do it. I will give you $$
me: we'll see if I meet any worth kissing
Kari: just base it off looks. that is all I ask.
99-Pack a carry on that has underwear and a change of clothes. I traveled with an Exec that failed to do that once and had to be in meetings in windbreaker athletic pants for three days before he retrieved his lost luggage. Not a great first impression.
Other preparations have including:
-asking my cousin for great places to see and eat since he lived there for 2 years and has been back a few times. His enthusiasm was contagious.
-Having the home teachers give me a blessing to help my anxiety ridden self.
-Using google maps to determine how far apart hotels are so I'm not completely cut off from other people in my group.
-Pre-trip check in.
-Finding a ride to the airport. It pays to have people who love you and who don't work during the day.
Thanks for all your help and excitement. It's gonna be great.
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