Airport Security Travel Tip
While airport security people are viewing your valuable carry-on possessions with their X-ray equipment and eyeing you cautiously as you stroll through the metal detection area, a new crime is increasing in popularity.
After you place your items on the conveyor belt which goes past the X-ray machine, keep an eye on them when they appear on the other side of the machine, or you might never see them again. Crooks can easily steal your camera, purse, or briefcase, etc., just by acting as if it belongs to THEM.
There are no numbered tickets issued to you that must be matched at the other side in order to retrieve your valuables. (And why IS that, I wonder.) So an enterprising thief waits until he or she sees someone who is carrying an item that looks interesting and goes through the metal detector ahead of you, casually picking up YOUR item with HIS or HERS.
What if You Forget Where Your Hotel is Located?
Do you think this is unlikely? How many times have you parked your car at the mall or the grocery store and forgotten where you parked it? Now how easy is it for you to get caught up in a day of wandering through Vienna or Atlanta or anywhere, and then having a mental block as to where your hotel is located?! It’s easy! So how can you prevent this embarrassing and frustrating occurrence?
Most Important: Keep a copy of your complete itinerary with you at all times in your money belt. The money belt ensures the most hassle-free trip. No loss of stolen money, tickets, passport, or itinerary.
The items you left back home with a trusted friend should include your complete itinerary. So another option would be to call your friend.
Or if you had a travel agent make your reservations, call him or her. Travel agents usually have a 24-hour emergency number for you to travel with. Hopefully you at least were carrying THAT in your purse, wallet, or money belt.
If you make it a rule to never leave your hotel without taking along its business card, a postcard, a brochure, or SOMETHING with its name, address, and telephone number on it, you will not have to deal with this problem in the first place.
Have a local map for every area you stay in. (These are available online; from the local city tourist office or chamber of commerce; from the state, province, or national tourist office prior to your trip; or via your portable GPS system.) If you can’t locate your hotel on the map, ask the desk clerk or concierge to circle your location on the map and keep it with you as you sightsee.
Going to Dubai? Better Know the LAWS.
IMPORTANT: If you break the law of a country you are visiting, your embassy will probably not be able to help you. So know the laws and customs before you go.
By now you might be aware that a British couple in their 30s were sentenced to three months in jail and deportation because of their “public display of affection” on the beach following a champagne brunch. Well, actually the charges were drunkenness and public indecency and sex outside of marriage. The couple claims there was no sex, just kissing.
Recently, a lesbian couple was sentenced to a month in jail, followed by deportation, for sharing a kiss on the public beach in Dubai.
Three years ago, an unmarried Indian couple was sentenced to one year in prison just for hugging and kissing in the back seat of a taxi in the Emirate of Fujairah which is north of the UAE. When the taxi driver saw what they were doing, he drove them directly to the police station!
If you’re planning a trip to Dubai, remember that it is part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The operative word here is “Arab.” It might be a popular destination right now, and very glamorous (and expensive), but it is a Muslim country and their laws are very conservative.
Just because you’re a tourist who is bringing money into the region, never lose sight of the fact that this is NOT an amusement park or a paid attraction. You are visiting another country with another culture, and you’d better learn their laws before you go there. (This applies to ALL international travel.)
Here are some of the laws.
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