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ADJUSTING TO TIME ZONES
It takes your body one day to adjust for each time zone you cross. If you travel across three time zones, plan on spending three days adjusting to it.
Cheryl A. Russell, demographer, mother, editor-in-chief, American Demographics
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TALKING TO CAB DRIVERS
If a taxi driver talks a lot, let him; if he doesn't talk, don't ask him to; and if he laughs all the time, never ask him why.
Mark McMullen, accountant, Alexandria, Virginia
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TIPPING THE PORTER
Tip the porter a buck a bag.
Jon Reis, photographer, Ithaca, New York
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LOWERING YOUR TRAVEL RISKS
Pick a hotel room between the third and sixth floors. Three floors puts you above street attacks and random shootings, while six floors will keep you in range of a cherry picker or fireman's ladder if the place goes up in flames.
Stephen Kindel, quoting Eugene Mastrangelo and Jerry Hoffman, security analysts, in Savvy
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ENJOYING YOUR VACATION
You will have more fun on your vacation if you maintain a mental age of 18 or less. Act just old enough to make your travel connections and stay out of trouble.
Joe Schwartz, editor, Danby, New York
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TRAVELING IN EUROPE
Count each kilometer as a mile when planning a trip by car. It will take as long to drive 300 kilometers in Europe as it takes to drive 300 miles in the United States.
Robert Cumberford, Austin, Texas
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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THE TRAVELING RULE OF TWO
When traveling, take twice the money and half the clothes you think you will need.
Betsy Wackernagel, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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MAKING A NEW AIRLINE RESERVATION
If your flight is canceled, you'll get a new reservation twice as fast if you phone the airline rather than wait in line.
Alex Fraser, Washington, D.C.
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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STAYING IN A HOTEL
A hotel that cares about its customers will have a red message light on the telephones.
Bob Greene, author
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STAYING IN A HOTEL
The most important part of your hotel room is the bathroom. No matter how nice your bedroom, if the bathroom is bad, it can ruin your trip.
Bob Greene, author
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AVOIDING DISAPPOINTMENT
Never travel for food.
Bob Greene, author
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Current Rating: 3.7 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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