While travelling we face many challenges and safety concerns that need to be addressed today. Here, I will talk about all those ways, tips and tricks using which you can protect yourself while travelling.

Travelling is the activity of visiting a place different from one’s own place of residence for more than 24 hours. This activity needs money, effort, information and some skills to complete it safely and gain the most from it. In this article, I will share the top 17 ways to stay safe while travelling.

Let us understand why safety is important and what happens if we ignore them.

Hidden Camera inside a hotel

This is one of the most prominent concerns, especially for a couple whether they are married or unmarried to know that there might be a hidden camera in the room. There is no need to panic reading this but what we need is awareness. 

There has been multiple incidents which are reported on the news by the police or concerned agencies about finding a hidden camera inside a hotel room.

Tips to avoid booking a room which might have a hidden camera to protect yourself while travelling:

1. Read reviews of the property on different platforms prior to booking.
2. Read reviews made by couples, families and solo travellers in particular.
3. Read reviews on various platforms, like google and other booking sites.
4. In general, some bigger and more reputed names offer good and safe accommodation still, never book it without reading the reviews in detail.

Loot incident with tourists

Many incidents tourists getting looted have been reported. of Many incidents of loot and snatching get reported on the news with the tourists. While these are regrettable incidents and may happen to anyone and anywhere but there are some things that can be kept in mind to minimize them.

Tips to protect yourself from getting looted while travelling?

5. Always book your accommodation in a good locality which is considered to be safe most of the time.
6. Try to do some research about the recent incidents to understand how safe the place is and what can you do to stay safe.
7. Ask someone who is living in that city or has been there before you to get an idea of their experiences

Adventurous or life-threatening

In the rush and desire of doing something more or unique than others sometimes we cross the line where our safety ends. We must not do that under any circumstances. Here are the key points that I follow during my trip to keep myself away from any unwanted situations.

Tips to protect yourself while travelling

8. By knowing my limits: Pushing one’s limits is one of the best things one can do in life but that too should be done keeping safety in mind. For example, I must not enter into a water reservoir of which I am completely unaware or I don’t know how to swim.
9. Some people childishly throw stones at animals in a zoo or national parks which is not only unethical and inhumane but also dangerous.

Natural calamities

Even today after having so much extensive research on earth and the atmosphere predicting natural calamities like an earthquake or Tsunami is almost impossible. But, still, it has some pattern and has some features following which we can protect ourselves to some extent.

Hill stations have become popular destinations, especially amongst the youth and hence thousands of tourists visit them every year. But, the monsoon season along with monsoon wind, clouds and rain bring landslides in hilly areas making tourism very dangerous. So, here are some tips on how to stay safe while travelling to these hill stations.

How to protect yourself from getting stuck in the middle of a natural calamity?

10. Try not to visit in the rainy season first of all.
11. If you must then keep a very keen eye on the weather forecast and only plan if the weather is going to be good during your visit.
12. In case you visit these hill stations and it starts raining heavily then stop travelling and look for a safe place and do not go outside if you are inside your hotel/room.
13. Wait until the weather is fine and only then start your journey.
14. Always try to travel by train during monsoon season in hilly areas and if you must use roads then either book a car or a cab and avoid using a bus.

These were some situation-based tips to follow while travelling to keep oneself safe. Now let us talk about some general tips and tricks to follow as best practices to stay safe while travelling.

General tips and tricks to stay safe while travelling

15. Always carry a first aid box which must contain antiseptic liquid, cotton, antiseptic cream, crap bandage, medical tape, band-aid, pain killer tablet and cream.
16. Medicines of daily use(if any), emergency medicines(if any)
17. Some research on the place you are going to visit, about the people, their culture, customs and traditions, nearby places, locality and anything important including the history of the place.

If you can’t follow all of them then do this instead:-

I know this list is extensive and seems like an unending one but if you have read it till now that means you are really serious about your safety which is a good thing. But if you can’t follow each of them, then there is nothing to worry about because we at Travelling Legend, do all the research for our readers and that too for free. Even if you are confused about picking a destination, we can help you with it. Read our article on how to choose a destination which will help you to do the same.

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Disclaimer: This content is only intended to raise awareness among tourists for their safety. The writer of this article does not mean or intend directly or indirectly to demean or harm anyone or anybody in any sense.