Comments on: Play it safe while travelling – how to reduce the risk of accidents and still have fun http://www.501places.com/2009/09/play-it-safe-while-travelling-how-to-reduce-the-risk-of-accidents-and-still-have-fun/ Sharing the world with you Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:31:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jacki http://www.501places.com/2009/09/play-it-safe-while-travelling-how-to-reduce-the-risk-of-accidents-and-still-have-fun/#comment-111 Jacki Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:36:14 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=108#comment-111 A piece of advice I always follow is to never pull out a map in public. If you need to check your location or direction, it's best to step inside a friendly store or something. Usually, there are going to be maps around the city, especially if there's a metro or bus line, use those instead. <br /><br />Looking at a pocket/city map automatically pings you as a tourist. A piece of advice I always follow is to never pull out a map in public. If you need to check your location or direction, it's best to step inside a friendly store or something. Usually, there are going to be maps around the city, especially if there's a metro or bus line, use those instead.

Looking at a pocket/city map automatically pings you as a tourist.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.501places.com/2009/09/play-it-safe-while-travelling-how-to-reduce-the-risk-of-accidents-and-still-have-fun/#comment-73 Daniel Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:10:29 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=108#comment-73 Hey nice to see, Andy—we've had safety on the brain too this week and have written a series of posts focused on the difficulties backpackers experience while abroad. I like what you had to say about instinct. In doing research for one of the safety-related pieces, we learned that while 'instinct' was once regarded as an imaginary event, science has come to understand it now as a very practical event. Instinct and intuition are merely the convergence of one’s senses, conscious insights and subconscious memories. Like you said, the bottom line is—trust your instinct. If something seems wrong—it probably is wrong. Hey nice to see, Andy—we've had safety on the brain too this week and have written a series of posts focused on the difficulties backpackers experience while abroad. I like what you had to say about instinct. In doing research for one of the safety-related pieces, we learned that while 'instinct' was once regarded as an imaginary event, science has come to understand it now as a very practical event. Instinct and intuition are merely the convergence of one’s senses, conscious insights and subconscious memories. Like you said, the bottom line is—trust your instinct. If something seems wrong—it probably is wrong.

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