Make sure you have all your belongings with you, including ID, passport, wallet, keys, phone, medicine, laptop/tablet, camera, equipment, etc. It’s always a good idea cu active roaming on your cell phone prior to getting to destination, in case you don’t have access to WiFi right away. If you have an extra eSim on your phone, activate it when you landed abroad.
An additional advice when you travel to 3rd world countries is to keep your valuables secure from the pick pocketers. Cheap prices in poor countries come with risks as everything else when prices are too low. You are on your own so get into the protectorate mode until you know your people and surroundings better. Get a Faraday Bag to protect your credit cards in crowded places like night clubs, open markets, malls, restaurants. There is a lot of fraud these days not to take these cheap precautions. The king remains the cash when travelling worldwide. Nothing compares to it and it is always welcomed anywhere there isn’t a bank around.
We know this next one might not have a great significance, but get a small battery bank with you as well to charge your phone when you most needed, in the middle of nowhere, at night, alone, in an emergency time. Think a little bit in advance and this detail will bring you back confidence.
Enough about your travel bag(s). Get out there and enjoy the surprises this world has to offer. Be optimistic and flexible to new people and places. Embracing the variety is key to your stable mental health.
