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Lost
Luggage
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- Check your luggage in early to ensure that your bags not only make your originating
flight but your connecting flight as well.
- Make a list of things you take with you on your trip. This list will also
come in handy if your luggage is lost or stolen while you are away.
- Report Lost Luggage Immediately. File a complaint with the airline as soon
as you learn that your bag is damaged or missing, even if you're told it
will be arriving on the next flight. Waiting as little as three days can
sometimes invalidate your claim, so never waste time in filing a report. And
always keep a copy for your records.
- Make sure you give a
complete list of the contents of your bags as well as a detailed description of the
luggage.
- Never Pack valuables. Unbelievable as it may seem, some travellers still
pack jewellery, electronics, and other expensive or fragile items in luggage
they plan to check, and then protest wildly when an airline claims no
liability for loss or damage. Simply put: If you're not willing to part with
it, don't pack it.
- Purchase additional coverage. Most carriers will sell you
supplementary baggage insurance costing a dollar or two for every $100 worth
of belongings you check, with a maximum benefit of $5,000. Jewellery,
electronics, and certain other valuables are not covered by this insurance,
however, and you will still have to substantiate your claim with receipts.
Added coverage is especially useful for travel on international flights,
where the airline's liability is exceedingly low.
- Keep records of any purchases you make after your loss. If your
bags are missing, airlines usually allow you to buy "reasonable and
necessary" items, such as toiletries and a change of clothes, until
your suitcase arrives. To avoid hassles, ask an airline agent for written
authorization to make these purchases, and keep the receipts to file with
your claim.
Video Cameras
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- To avoid theft video cameras must be carried with you everywhere you go.
- To avoid the worry and inconvenience of looking after a video camera many
people would rather remember the trip through still photos.
Cameras
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- Put a new battery in your camera before you go.
- Bring a protective and polarizing lens.
- Midrange zoom lens.
- Cleaning tissue.
- A trip's worth of film.
- Store everything in a low-profile nylon stuff bag, not an expensive-looking camera bag.
- Take the film out of the box and plastic canister and keep
it in small ziplock baggies.
Money
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- Australian currency is in Dollars and cents
- A Money belt is essential for the peace of mind it brings. You could lose everything
except your money belt, and the trip could still go on. Lightweight and low-profile beige
is best.
- Carry your preferred mix of traveller's checks, credit cards, a few personal checks,
Australian dollars as well as passport, airline ticket, railpass or car rental voucher,
driver's license, student I.D., hostel card, and so on in your money belt.
- Australian businesses prefer to do transactions in Australian Dollars.
- Use the Universal Currency Converter
to check on exchange rates.
Photocopy Documents Return
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IN your luggage keep a photocopy of your:
passport, airline ticket, rail pass
car rental voucher, driver's license
student I D, hostel card, and so on.
- Photocopies can help you get replacements if the originals are lost or stolen.
- Before leaving home photocopy all your credit cards, ID, and travel documents and leave
a copy with someone reliable.
- Keep a record of your Travellers Cheque numbers.
- Photocopy the pages of travel books relevant to the area you are visiting rather than
take entire books, to cut down on weight.
- Photocopy all your travel arrangements and leave them with a friend or relative so that
they can reach you at any point along your journey in case of an emergency.
Tipping
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You may tip if you wish but it is not the normal custom in Australia.
You will receive excellent service without tipping.
Tourism staff are guaranteed award wages by law and do not rely on tips
for their income.
People in tourism appreciate being complimented for doing
good work.
If tipping is your way of showing appreciation by all
means offer a tip.
Avoiding
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Jet lag can be prevented by:
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The progressive modification of your sleep cycle
before departure.
You can gradually modify your sleep habits the week before you travel by
sleeping later before taking a flight to the west, or getting up earlier
before a flight to the east.
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Changing your diet a few days before departure.
Three days before leaving, you can start alternating your diet: eat
protein-rich foods one day and the next day eat light meals, such as salad,
soup and fruit.
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Exposure to artificial light.
Strong artificial light can contribute to adapting your internal clock to a
new rhythm.
Clothing
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- The bulk of your luggage is clothing. Minimize by bringing less and washing more often.
- SHIRTS. Bring up to five short-sleeved or long-sleeved shirts in a cotton/polyester
blend.
- SWEATER. Warm and dark is best for layering and dressing up. It never looks wrinkled
and is always dark, no matter how dirty it is.
- PANTS. Bring two pairs: one lightweight cotton and another super-lightweight for hot
and muggy big cities, and churches with modest dress codes. Jeans can be too hot for
summer travel. Linen is great.
- SHORTS. Take a pair with plenty of pockets--doubles as a swimsuit for men.
- SWIMSUIT. Especially for women.
- UNDERWEAR AND SOCKS. Bring five sets (lighter dries quicker).
- ONE PAIR OF SHOES. Take a well-used, light and cool pair of shoes with good traction.
- Normal shoes are suitable for most rainforest walking track surfaces.
- Lightweight boots can be handy if you intend to do extensive rainforest walks or
overnight rainforest wilderness treks.
- JACKET. Bring a light, water-resistant windbreaker.
- RAINGEAR: Inexpensive raingear is easy to purchase locally if required
- A TIE OR SCARF. For instant respectability, bring anything lightweight that can break
the monotony and make you look snazzy.
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- FRIENDLY BACTERIA Eat yoghurt two weeks before you leave - this builds up a "friendly" bacteria
in your system so you can then tolerate more things.
- PERSONAL PAPERS Make sure your will and personal papers are all in order. If something were to happen to
you while travelling, it's good for your family and heirs to know where your will is, where
your insurance papers are kept, where the safe deposit box keys are, etc.
- DEPARTURE TAXES Determine departure taxes and put the necessary funds in an envelope with your airline
tickets to avoid the last minute hassle of getting the correct amount ready.
- MONEY BELT You'll feel safer and be
safer if your money, passport and other valuables are strapped to your body and not in a
purse or bag, especially when in a crowd.
- PAPER TOWELS A roll of disposable paper towelling can be handy for spills,
wiping your hands, face etc.
- POSTCARDS If you plan to send postcards, bring pre-addressed labels; much lighter than an address
book.
- MEDICINE. Keep in original containers, if possible, with legible prescriptions.
It is advisable to bring adequate supplies of any prescription medicines you rely
on.
- SEWING KIT. Your flight attendant may have a
freebie for you. Add a few safety pins.
Keep
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- Photocopy appropriate chapters from guidebooks, staple them together,
and store in a zip-lock baggie.
Hire Car Companies In Tropical
North Queensland
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 Sugarland
Car Rentals
Email: sales@sugarland.com.au
Ph: 07 4052 1300 International: 61 7 4052 1300
Fax: 07 4051 7154 International: 61 7 4051 7154
budget,
medium,
family,
convertibles, luxury,
people movers,
utes and trucks,
Meteor
Car
& Truck Rentals
Email: cnsstaff@meteorrentals.com.au
Ph: 07 4035 2505 International: 61 7 4035 2505
Fax: 07 4035 2811 International: 61 7 4035 2811
Freecall within Australia: 1800 800 109
Buses ( 8 to 28 seaters ), Trucks, Utilities, 4WDs & Trailers.
Detailed
Maps
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