Originally Posted by
RSM-Gazza
Daughter,
Have a Great time whilst young.
Pack the carry on bag and the Back Pack with the expectation the B/Pack will get lost in flight
Don't have too much in the two currencies Travel card, have family at home able to transfer top funds in.
Don't trust the lock up reception facilty at back pack hostels, doggy staff may break into B/Packs. Each lock my daughter purchased I could open without combo or key including one Masters lock.
Internet cafes or at the hostile are always full and time on the net can be limited and at time only accessed late at night.
Scammer, thieves are a plenty, people offer an item - you touch and now your expected to pay.
Beggers.
Ensure fully up with go pro and it works.
Have all important documents and travel plans/prebooking scanned for family at home and daughter to excess on the road.
Their Back Pack will weight more than a Husky 570 B/Pack Blower.
Full dental/medical before ya go.
Have a great time, be safe and alert.
Virgin Airlines are the best so far.
Carry some cash all the time, encase of a travel card stuff up or funds in travel card robbed.
Sleep with your passports and cash and travel cards.
Public transports makes our look like horse and cart, no horse/cart is better than we what have.
Any items in the luggage that can spoil clothing, will do so if your luggage is run over by luggage handlers.
Luggage gets lost or delayed at the Dubia interchange.
What ever help numbers the traveller has, phone credit will be chewed up before you get anywhere close to help.
Mum/Dad,
PANIC, WORRY, 100PACK PANODOL on hand for each parent.
Attach the word 'Love" to every message sent or emailed.
Worry every time a text or e-mail comes in.
Expect calls 24/7 and glady take them.
Don't roster any work for 24hrs after they fly out.
If an older sister or brother in the family have them have every password,ie bank account - facebook, e-mail and assistant with all communication for the person travelling.
Very time consuming for traveller to contact mum/dad/family, friends, etc with what they are doing all the time whilst important to know where they are.
Hope they don't meet Prince Charming and come home. Unless Prince Charming has a large Motor Yacht and sends it over to Australia to pick up Mum/Dad.
If no phone plan set up, cheaper to call daughter via mobile than normal house phone.
They will love it so much that they will return.
Telling them about the worlds negatives will annoy them before the trip, but one honest talk will get through.
They will take risks, my daughter did one night with the tube system when she should have caught a taxi. They try and save money with the I'll be right".
Second trip for my daughter,
On my daughters first trip late last year we had to get a message over to her to remove her Aussie badge of the back pack. This time she has one attached.