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Wednesday 21 April 2010

Contingency planning.

I read with interest, stories of people caught out by the ash cloud that  partially enveloped us.

I travelled the world for over forty years and the one thing that was drummed into me was, SHIT HAPPENS.

My three rules of travelling are:

Have $100 of cash in your wallet. Everywhere will accept dollars.

Keep a credit card in your wallet that is empty. Only use it occasionally to keep it extant.

Make sure that you have at least a dual band mobile phone.

All these have got me out of trouble either singularly or all together. Don't rely on other people. Be prepared for the worst.

3 comments:

  1. Alan Wicker's three rules were :

    (1) Never refuse a meal
    (2) Never walk past a toilet
    (3) Sleep whenever you can

    My three rules are :

    (1) Never refuse a drink
    (2) Never tip a tour guide
    (3) Make fly on AirTours (oh, they went bust - and bloudy good job too!)

    (3) Make sure you take a good book

    Works for me!

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  2. The $100 is for when no one else has any money to buy you a drink. Of course make sure that you sidle out of the bar, that the others are in, and find a new one.

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  3. a) Know these essential phrases in the language of the country you're visiting (very easy to learn):

    1. Two beers, please.
    2. My friend is paying.

    b) don't trust a foreigner.

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