Travel Safe: Using Your Head as Well as Your Feet/Including U.S. State Department Guidelines [Paperback]

Cliff Terry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2003

When traveling in the United States or abroad, the odds are good that vacationers will have a safe and incident-free trip. However, crime and violence, as well as unexpected difficulties, do happen in all parts of the world. No one is better informed to tell readers this than the U.S. consular officers who work in more than 250 U.S. embassies and consulates around the globe. In the hope of helping travelers avoid serious difficulties during their trip abroad, the U.S. State Department has prepared helpful guidelines, presented here in easy-to-digest, approachable form, supplemented by friendly illustrations and additional travel tips.

From what to bring to what to leave behind, how to act and how to react, the advice in this simple book may prove to be the best insurance readers can have for enjoyable--and safe--travel in this country or abroad.

Practical advice is given for
* Airport safety
* Women traveling alone
* Hostage situations
* Trip preparation
* And more

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Whether you travel to see the world, to broaden your outlook, or just to be on the go, the key is to travel not fearfully but sensibly. Use your head as well as your feet! Travel Safe gives you information to help you navigate your way around potential potholes on your journeys.
Learn more about: trip preparation, airport and hotel safety, inoculations and medical issues, women traveling alone, recognizing cultural differences and more.
And if you plan to travel overseas, you'll gain valuable insight about security, handling money, avoiding legal difficulties, and getting consular assistance from the U.S. State Department travel guidelines included in this book.
From what to bring to what to leave behind, how to act and how to react, the advice in Travel Safe may prove to be the best insurance you can have for enjoyable - and safe - travel in this country or abroad.

About the Author

Long-time Chicagoan Cliff Terry has been writing for the Chicago Tribune for about 30 years. In addition to the Chicago Tribune and Tribune Magazine, he also writes for the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Chicago People Magazine, The Rotarian, and the Washington Post. He is also author of Chicago Off the Beaten Path (Globe Pequot).

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Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 1st edition (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762725443
• ISBN-13: 978-0762725441
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,327,805 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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