Traveling is amazing, who doesn’t love it? But to most people it can seen a little difficult because the money involved. Keep calm! This guide you help you with precious tips to travel abroad.
STEP 1: Documents
Before even searching for a flight, make sure you have all documents necessary to travel outside your country. The 2 most common documents you need to travel are:
- PASSPORT: Document that are made by your country and have your personal information displayed in a international standard.
- VISA: Document that are made by the country you are going to and usually is attached to your passport.
Some countries may not demand you to have a VISA in order to tourism purposes, so check it before you follow the next steps!
STEP 2: Check your destination Country special requirements
In most of the countries you need some additional documents in order to travel, most common are:
- Travel insurance
- Hotel reservations
- Money to support your during your stay (Credit/Debit cards included)
Most of the times you will probably don’t be requisited to show this additional documents in the imigration, but you can have your entry in the Destination Country denied if requisited and you don’t have them, so make sure you have them with you all the time during your trip.
You can find this kind of information in your Country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
STEP 3: Download the Google Trips app to keep all your travel crucial information together & get guides/tips to your destination
STEP 4: Flights
By far the best place to look for flights is the Google Flights, you can look the prices fast and in a clean interface & can track them and receive email notifications about price changes! Now, some considerations before buying your tickets:
- Airport localization: Use Google Maps to check if the airports you are going to/arrival are not so far from the city you are planing to go to.
- Transfer options: Always check the transfer AIRPORT/CITY options! If your destination have 2 or more airport options, be careful with the cheapest one, usually are the most distant. So, check the transfer options to make sure it worth the discount.
- Luggage/Bag policy: Consider the luggage/bag policy of the flight options, because adding bags after you buy your ticket is way more expensive. Make sure to choose the one that better fits your bag needs.
STEP 5: Booking Hotel/Hostel
Now, its time to make the room booking! The most popular sites to make this are Google Hotels, Hotels.com, Booking.com and Hostel World. Some important considerations:
- Quality: Read a few reviews about the hotel/hostel at Google Maps.
- Location: Consider the location of the hotel, sometimes the cheapest option isn’t the cheapest after all.
- Transportation: Check the transportation options to get to there from the airport.
STEP 6: Booking transfer Airport/Hotel
In Google Trips you can check recomendations about transfer options (Particular, Public transportation, etc). Make sure to have a plans about how to move abroad before leaving your country.
STEP 7: SIMCard
Check the options of SIMCard with data that will work in the country you are going to, make sure you can have internet all the way in your trip, you will feel more confort know you can google help anytime!
STEP 8: Enjoy every moment!
Read and watch a lot of videos in Youtube about the place you are going to, in order to know more options to enjoy your time abroad and save time & money! In Google Trips you can have a lot of great guides and tips from the local community of the place you are going to.
Make sure to take lots and lots of pictures and videos!
ADDITIONAL TIPS:
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Pay attention to your Flight schedule! Don’t arrive late at airport. Double check your Hotel checkin/checkout time as well.
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Have Google Photos App installed in your Smartphone and take your pictures with the GPS on, so later the app you organize your images in separete albums by geolocalization!
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Enjoy your trip the most you can, its a very special moment that you will remember for the rest of your life. Sleep and rest only the necessary. You can sleep more in your home ?
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Make sure you know the laws of the country you are going to, you probably doesn’t want problem with the police
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Download (Google Maps app) offline maps of the city you are going to visit.
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Download (Google Translator app) offline languages of the country you are going to visit, you may need it.
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Have the Subway/Underground maps downloaded as well.
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Google Maps are very useful & trustful to use the public transportation anywhere in the world.
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