Contents
Thanks vii
About this book viii
A few wise words for travellers ix
Travelling-then and now
How to prepare for your journey
Your papers please... and your money
Passport
Visa
Some tips
Student identity cards
Insurance
Illness
Luggage
Cancellation of your journey
Car insurance
Medical requirements
Are traveller's cheques a good idea?
What about credit cards?
Should I take some cash?
How to decide what to take
Your clothes
Which clothes for which month?
Checklists
What does she take?
Your luggage
What should you choose?
Suitcase
Shoulder case
Carry on bag
Wheels
Framed backpack or rucksack
Holdall
How to protect your luggage against thieves
How to label your luggage
How to enjoy travelling by air and by thumb
Fares: cheap, cheaper, cheapest
How to read your ticket
How to translate aeroplane noises
How to be comfortable
How to exercise on a plane
How to avoid jet lag
What is jet lag?
Your body clock
Jet set success may give you jet lag!
Jet lag mistakes
How a US president avoided jet lag
The three step jet lag programme
Before the flight
During the flight
After the flight
Hitchhiking
An interview with an experienced hitchhiker
Do
Don't
The best way
Boars, rail, coaches and cars
How to look after yourself and other people
Going our with people
Do you give tips?
How to survive problems
Thieves
Pickpockets
Snatchers
Mugging
How to look after your valuables
Lost property
Your passport
Traveller's cheques
Credit card
Money
Car documents
Luggage
What to do?
Road accident
Police!
Arrcst?
lllness
Death
How to look after a person who has been in an accident
Shock
She's not breathing
Her heart's not beating
Broken bones
Cuts and bleeding
Being lost... how to find your way
Walking in circles
Get to know a city's pattern
Learn to recognise tall buildings
Can you use a compass?
A compass from a watch
Your direction by the stars
How to use the sun and the stars
How to read a map
Understanding symbols
Hills
Scale
Grid reference
Lake District
How to survive less common problems
Extreme cold
Before you start
Take the right equipment
If anything goes wrong
A checklist for walkers
Cold kills
How your body loses its heat
What must a well-dressed walker wear?
What materials are good in cold places?
Frostbite
You may have to make a shelter
How to stay alive in the desert
General planning
How long can you live?
Danger
In swamps and quicksand
On ice
In the tent
Avalanches
Lightning
How to signal for help
In a car
In the mountains
In a boat
To pilots
Games for boring moments
Did you see that car?
Find your letters to spell your word
I'm hiding
How many in one minute?
Traffic police: who has the sharpest eyes?
Guessing time and distance
Tell a story
Lip reading
How to plan a holiday in Britain
What do you really want?
Holidays in a city
Holidays by the sea
The green and pleasant land
A country full of history
A lazy canal holiday
Holiday centres
Activity holidays
How to have a free holiday!
Where are you going to sray!
Holiday cottages
Farmhouse holidays
Bed and breakfast
Youth hostels
Camping and caravanning
Hotels
Families
Useful addresses
How to understand holiday brochures
Florida
Can you read costs?
Golden West Tour
Last thoughts
Answers
Acknowledgements
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