Spring Break
Safe travel tips for your Spring break
Ashley Robinson
Issue date: 3/3/09 Section: Special Sections
Being strip-searched at the airport, losing luggage in transit, drinking water filled with bacteria that causes sickness or getting caught in a freak tropical storm are all things to avoid while traveling this spring break.
In order to prepare students for their trips, whether around the city or around the globe, local travel experts gave suggestions on safe travel practices.
CSU Study Abroad
Office:
Always be aware of your surroundings.
Wear clothing appropriate to your location: sometimes shorts are not an acceptable form of clothing.
Keep your money and other valuables somewhere close to your body, even under your clothes, not in a backpack or a purse where pickpockets could get at it easily.
Eat yogurt everyday for a week before your trip: it helps coat your stomach so that any rich foreign food your stomach is not used to will not be detrimental to your health.
Keep a card in your wallet with the name of your hotel or hostel on it.
Avoid walking alone at night or riding in taxis alone; try to have at least two other people with you.
Know where the nearest hospital is in relation to your hotel or hostel.
Use common sense.
Pack light.
Denver International Airport:
Pack neatly and in layers so that if your luggage is searched it is easier for security officers to see what is in your bag.
Arrive at the airport at least two hours before your flight so you have ample time to check in and get through security.
Mace or pepper spray can be carried in checked luggage only, not in a carry-on.
Each person is allowed one carry-on (9x13x22 inches) and one personal item (briefcase, purse, or laptop).
Avoid packing items that could be "prohibited." A list of prohibited airport items can be found at: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm
Frommer's Travel Guides (An online travel and resource guide):
In order to prepare students for their trips, whether around the city or around the globe, local travel experts gave suggestions on safe travel practices.
CSU Study Abroad
Office:
Always be aware of your surroundings.
Wear clothing appropriate to your location: sometimes shorts are not an acceptable form of clothing.
Keep your money and other valuables somewhere close to your body, even under your clothes, not in a backpack or a purse where pickpockets could get at it easily.
Eat yogurt everyday for a week before your trip: it helps coat your stomach so that any rich foreign food your stomach is not used to will not be detrimental to your health.
Keep a card in your wallet with the name of your hotel or hostel on it.
Avoid walking alone at night or riding in taxis alone; try to have at least two other people with you.
Know where the nearest hospital is in relation to your hotel or hostel.
Use common sense.
Pack light.
Denver International Airport:
Pack neatly and in layers so that if your luggage is searched it is easier for security officers to see what is in your bag.
Arrive at the airport at least two hours before your flight so you have ample time to check in and get through security.
Mace or pepper spray can be carried in checked luggage only, not in a carry-on.
Each person is allowed one carry-on (9x13x22 inches) and one personal item (briefcase, purse, or laptop).
Avoid packing items that could be "prohibited." A list of prohibited airport items can be found at: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm
Frommer's Travel Guides (An online travel and resource guide):
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