The first time that I ever went abroad was back in 2007 when I studied in Spain. Over the last few days I have racked my brain trying to remember what kinds
of worries and questions I had before my trip and answer them so that if you're thinking about traveling abroad, at least you'll have the answers to the things
that I worried about before my first trip abroad.
My first and biggest concern was what would happen at the airport? How did it work entering another country and then also what would happen on the way back
when I wanted to re-enter America? This concern also included what would happen with my luggage? If I had multiple flights, when did I need to pick up my bag
and when would it just go through to my final destination? …show more content…
Should I get traveler's checks? Would my debit card work in the ATMs abroad? What did I need to do? First
of all, my experience was that traveler's checks are just not practical anymore. I did bring some with me, but I had a really hard time finding a bank that would
cash them, and my overall experience was just they were just too much of hassle to use.
My debit card did work in the ATMs, and I found that was really the best way to get money out abroad. But just be sure to call your bank and let them know
ahead of time that you'll be going abroad and for how long so that they can mark that in the system, and then that way they don't think that someone stole
your card and then block your account because the last thing you want while you're traveling abroad is a blocked bank account.
But in addition to that, I would also recommend exchanging some money before you go, just so that you have some cash in the local currency when you land in
case you should need it for anything. Keep in mind, that in a lot of places around the world, people don't pay with plastic like they do in America. Cash is king,
so make sure that you have some on hand at all …show more content…
That doesn't work. You can't cash them at the banks abroad either. So if someone wants to give you
some money while you're traveling abroad, mailing you a personal check won't do the trick. They should just wire it into your bank account.
Don't bring your blow drier and hair straightener with you. Even if you buy an adapter and a converter, you'll still probably fry the device. Just buy a local one
when you arrive. Also something else to buy upon arrival, if you have an unlocked smartphone, instead of paying the horrendous roaming fees, just buy a pre-
paid card at your travel destination.
And lastly something you should definitely buy before leaving your home country: all the electronic adapters you'll need. This is because, the adapters only go
one way and I've found, for example here in Germany, it's easy to find adapters for people getting ready to travel elsewhere, such as Germany to the UK or
Germany to America adapters, but it's not so easy to find the equipment adapting to the German system here. Buy it before you
of worries and questions I had before my trip and answer them so that if you're thinking about traveling abroad, at least you'll have the answers to the things
that I worried about before my first trip abroad.
My first and biggest concern was what would happen at the airport? How did it work entering another country and then also what would happen on the way back
when I wanted to re-enter America? This concern also included what would happen with my luggage? If I had multiple flights, when did I need to pick up my bag
and when would it just go through to my final destination? …show more content…
Should I get traveler's checks? Would my debit card work in the ATMs abroad? What did I need to do? First
of all, my experience was that traveler's checks are just not practical anymore. I did bring some with me, but I had a really hard time finding a bank that would
cash them, and my overall experience was just they were just too much of hassle to use.
My debit card did work in the ATMs, and I found that was really the best way to get money out abroad. But just be sure to call your bank and let them know
ahead of time that you'll be going abroad and for how long so that they can mark that in the system, and then that way they don't think that someone stole
your card and then block your account because the last thing you want while you're traveling abroad is a blocked bank account.
But in addition to that, I would also recommend exchanging some money before you go, just so that you have some cash in the local currency when you land in
case you should need it for anything. Keep in mind, that in a lot of places around the world, people don't pay with plastic like they do in America. Cash is king,
so make sure that you have some on hand at all …show more content…
That doesn't work. You can't cash them at the banks abroad either. So if someone wants to give you
some money while you're traveling abroad, mailing you a personal check won't do the trick. They should just wire it into your bank account.
Don't bring your blow drier and hair straightener with you. Even if you buy an adapter and a converter, you'll still probably fry the device. Just buy a local one
when you arrive. Also something else to buy upon arrival, if you have an unlocked smartphone, instead of paying the horrendous roaming fees, just buy a pre-
paid card at your travel destination.
And lastly something you should definitely buy before leaving your home country: all the electronic adapters you'll need. This is because, the adapters only go
one way and I've found, for example here in Germany, it's easy to find adapters for people getting ready to travel elsewhere, such as Germany to the UK or
Germany to America adapters, but it's not so easy to find the equipment adapting to the German system here. Buy it before you