Preparing For Your Trip
Checklists
This information will ensure that nothing is forgotten as you prepare to leave on your journey.
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An excellent pre-trip checklist to help prepare for travelling
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How to be prepared for anything when you travel
Your Technology
Find out about what matters when travelling with electronic devices, whether just your phone, or all your technology.
Travel Funds
Learn how to avoid financial problems when you travel.
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Travelling with Cash - includes some helpful safety tips.
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Travelling and Money - very useful information from Canada.
Culture and Customs
Do you kiss, bow or shake hands? Learn about customs and cultures around the world and ensure you have a safe and culturally sensitive trip.
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Important Cultural Things to Learn About a Country Before Travelling
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Radio Garden - tunes into radio stations around the world that you can select
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Drive and Listen - takes you on a drive of the city you select with music from radio station close by
Things to Do
If you hope for the best, but plan for the worst, you will always be ready to respond to any unexpected crisis while travelling.
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How Canadians can get assistance abroad in case of an emergency.
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Register with your country - a traveller's checklist from the US State Department.
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STEP - Smart Traveler Enrollment Program - US State Department.
Packing
Learn how to pack everything you need efficiently with nothing left behind by mistake.