It is incredible to think that airlines lost or miss handled 25 million pieces of luggage between them last year.
The good news is that was 23.8% less than the previous year…or if your math’s is not so good that is a huge 7.8 million less lost or mishandled bags.
What a relief!!!
Now if it is not bad enough losing or mishandling your luggage consider this…
…the cost to the industry was a whopping $2.5 billion dollars.
Yip and guess who pays…You and me…the traveller.
So what can you do to prevent your luggage from being delayed or lost?
Well not much really as it is out of your hands…you could though make sure that your luggage has nothing of value in it. Hopefully any lose or delay will not be too devastating.
Secondly I urge anything of value purchased on your travel’s to be sent home by either a courier service or registered post. That way it is much more likely to arrive and in the condition you expect.
Warning…don’t think it won’t happen to you, because it is not a matter of if… but rather of when!!!
A spare set of underwear is a good inclusion in hand luggage. Everything else can usually be purchased at your destination.
That’s it for today.
Please feel free to share your comments or travel tips so all our friend scan benefit.
PS. Have you checked out my pick pocket video yet? This is a MUST see to give you piece of mind when travelling and in my eyes is pretty much 100% guaranteed to work.
My last travel tip warned on locking your car doors when traveling…if you missed it check it out
Please understand these tips are not meant to be negative, just what I call good common travel sense which some people simple don’t have due to lack of travel experience.
This simple very inexpensive way to prevent your valuables from becoming the booty of a smart pick pocket is very very effective…almost pick pocket proof and certainly easy to implement. That way you get to enjoy the surrounds not stressing about becoming a victim.
Let me share my story of how I learnt the hard way about this technique.
While in Puno in Peru back in 2004 a group of us were walking through the very busy market.
There were thousands of people mostly shoulder to shoulder jostling between the stalls.
Next thing my wife called out yuck John that guy just spat on your back. Well my jacket actually. I turned in shock to see what sort of person would stoop to such a low act.
By the time we realised what had happened some member of the group had nudged up against me and deftly removed a $100 note from my jackets inside pocket.
It was all over in a spit sorry split second.
Don’t let this happen to you…
learn the simple steps you can take to protect your valuables no matter what distracting trick might be pulled on you. I reveal it in the video below with a demonstration of what I think is the most anti pick pocket protection going.
The good news you can get these ( you will learn in the video) in most markets in any city in the work for only a couple of dollars.
Personally I never travel without mine…and neither should you!!!
If you have any travel tips you would like to share then post them here for others to benefit.
I want to start right off and say I may risk offending you by posting a Valentines message…SORRY…that is not my intention.
There are times in our lives when…well we simple don’t feel like putting too much meaning to Valentines Day.
http://www.youtube.com/v/0h_3b9elHQg
That’s perfectly fine. I understand.
But don’t let this be your reason to leave without watching the video…this is not about a romantic message to our loved one…well there is just a brief mention. Rather though, I am sharing with you my personal experience over the weekend which has several messages on how anyone even you can gain more from travel…it includes:
The Commissioner Of Police, a delightful hidden restaurant on a main highway and enjoying life now!
Perhaps the best part to me is that most of us think of travel as a major event on our calender…it need not be such and it can still bring much satisfaction and enjoyment.
My video was inspired in part by The Commissioner Of Police and in part from the quaint beautiful surrounds of the Old Kent River restaurant location
You are probably wonder why would I have video camera with me when I go to restaurants. Well we don’t for local…but if we are heading out of town then Nilla and I like to keep our eye out for unique interesting locations so we can shot travel tips that tie in with the setting.
Travel is not a job to us…it is our passion as is sharing what we have learnt to make a difference to your travel.
In coming posts Nilla and will share many life changing stories we have personally experienced as well as numerous one’s from client’s.
Of course it does not stop here…oh on…we want your story or if you don’t have one…then tell us what you would like to experience from travel. You never know we just be as we have in many others lives the catalyst that makes it happen for you.
OK…if you haven’t yet please go and check out the video…then leave a comment.
My aim today was to share with you how anyone can get some powerful easy to apply insight’s for life…within a short drive from your home.
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There are many tours planned with the first being to my homeland Italy in May 2010, this journey encompasses all of my passions which I would love to share with you, walking, cooking, culture, people, scenery and history.
We commence this Gourmet Walking journey in Florence staying in a villa just outside of San Gimigiano, walk amongst the vineyards and olive groves, learn how to cook a Tuscan feast, then we walk the Amalfi coast and attend a cooking school in Sorrento for 6 days where we will learn how to make Limoncello...
If you would like to know more about this trip to Italy, visit here
