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Tip 39: Calming travel anxiety

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While none of us @leadtravelpray are truely anxious travelers, there are situations that definitely make us uneasy or stressed. Missed flights, sick relatives that we are rushing to be near, turbulence, close connections, lost bags….we have experienced these things multiple times and more. Each leads to stress and concern, but we know many people to are anxious just at the idea of travel itself so that is our focus of this tip.

Mostly we use prayer and meditation to get to a calmer state. Yoga and essential oils are also becoming part of our occasion routines. What do you find makes you most calm?

Here’s some good advice we found to pass on to you:

https://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/types/travel

http://travelwithkate.com/2014/04/21/5-tips-for-dealing-with-travel-anxiety/

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/overcome-travel-anxiety-1654.html

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Tip 38: Gas or no gas in your water?

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Yep, it’s a thing. In parts of the world, you’ll be asked if you want your glass of water to have “gas” or “no gas”.  You might also be asked if you want “sparkling” or “still”.  As you might guess, no gas and still are the same as regular water.  Sparkling and gas water have bubbles/carbonation. So which do you prefer, gas or no gas?

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Tip 37: No bathrooms before border patrol/customs

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Today I had to walk a mile, literally, in the Los Angeles airport just to arrive at the boarder entry & customs. There were zero bathrooms between my plane and baggage claim. Luckily I had anticipated this and made sure I wasn’t in desperate need of a bathroom stop when the plane landed.

I can only assume this is on purpose, but it is rather annoying nonetheless. Just remember to be sure to use the bathroom before you land on future flights that involve passport checks and customs.

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Tip 36: Credit Card PIN numbers

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In the USA, we typically only need to enter PIN (personal identification numbers) on debit cards not credit cards. In many parts of the world, you need PIN numbers for both types of cards. You may want to call ahead to your credit card companies before you travel to see if you can set up a PIN.

As noted in a previous tip, it is also helpful to alert your bank of your travel plans. Many have an online form you can complete to set that travel alert.