- Local Laws
Familiarize yourself with local conditions and laws: While visiting a foreign country, you are subject to its laws. The State Department website at http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html has useful safety and other information about the countries you will visit.
Travel Tip Category: Safety
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- Don't Be a Target
Don't make yourself a target: To avoid being a target of crime, do not wear flashy clothing or jewelry. Further, do not carry excessive amounts of cash. Lastly, do not leave your luggage in public areas and do not accept packages from strangers.
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- Trust Your Instincts
Make smart choices and use your common sense. Ask for your room to be located close to an elevator and away from exits. Avoid booking a ground-floor room or a room that has easy access from outside. Always keep your room double locked and be sure to use the dead-bolt.
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- Privacy Please
When traveling alone, simply keep a low profile. Use covered luggage tags and include your office address instead of your home address. Check-in using your last name and first initial only. Inform the hotel not to release your information to anyone and ask them not to deliver any packages to your room.
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- Stay Connected
It's a good idea to email your upcoming travel itinerary to a colleague, friend or relative so someone will always know your whereabouts. Be sure to carry a cell phone when traveling alone, and of course sending an e-mail from the road to keep people informed is a good idea.
Travel Tip Category: Safety
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- Tray Table
• If you’re flying and don’t have enough room to place your widescreen notebook on the coach class tray table, consider investing in Keynamics’ Aviator Laptop stand, which positions your notebook at an angle to make the most of the available space. www.keynamics.com.
Michael Miller
Travel Tip Category: Technology
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- Overhead Storage
Don’t be tempted to place your notebook PC in a plane’s overhead storage area; it can easily get knocked around or even stolen by your fellow travelers. Instead, store it under the seat in front of you, where it’s always in sight.
Michael Miller
Travel Tip Category: Technology
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- Power Source
Some long-haul flights provide power ports that supply 15V direct current to power your notebook and other devices. Your best bet for finding such power ports are on cross-country and international flights on American, Delta, United and US Airways. To use a power port, you’ll need a compatible DC auto/air power adapter. Keep in mind that power adapters are device and model specific – although you can always go with the iGo Juice power cord, an all-in-one power adapter that connects your device to any AC or DC power source.
Michael Miller
Travel Tip Category: Technology
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- Mobile Notebook Desk
If you’re a mobile professional who likes to check in during driving breaks, consider investing in a mobile notebook desk that provides a good resting surface for your notebook. Some of these mounts attach to the passenger seat, some mount permanently to the front floor of the car, and others just sit on your lap.
Michael Miller
Travel Tip Category: Technology
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- Cellular Data Card
If you travel by car, use a cellular data card for roving Internet access. You’ll find lots of Wi-Fi hotspots when you stop your car at rest stops and hotel parking lots, but not on the highway. For connecting from anywhere you get cellular phone service, invest in a broadband cellular data card for your notebook, and the accompanying data service.
Michael Miller
Travel Tip Category: Technology
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