How To Make the Most of Your Traveling

If you are traveling overseas, always have local currency in a variety of denominations. It is much easier to be ripped off by a taxi driver or shopkeeper if the smallest bill in your wallet represents a week's or even month's profit. Small change can sometimes be difficult to come by, so hang onto your coins when you get them.

The biggest thing you need to keep in mind is money matters, so do not make yourself an easy target, fair enough $10 might not seem a lot to you, but to someone that makes $2 a month that's a lot of money.

When traveling in a strange city by taxi, ask an independent third party i.e front desk clerk or baggage porter what the right rate is for a trip to your destination. Also confirm the rate with the driver before you get into the cab. This helps prevent you from getting ripped off. If you are arriving in a new city and don't yet feel comfortable there, consider asking your hotel provide for an airport pickup service. This will allow you to avoid the pitfalls of baggage porters and taxi lines which trap many first time travellers. It also ensures you don't get lost in the city and go straight to your hotel. To save energy when traveling in hilly or mountainous areas, consider taking a taxi to the highest point in the town or area you're visiting, This lets you see the whole town, including any mountain vistas, without having to cover too much altitude and wearing yourself out. When you're traveling and you're in need of a taxi, make sure you pay attention to the meter. When you first get into the taxi make sure that the meter isn't broken, it is properly zeroed out, and it is turned on and off when you get out. It is easier to be scammed in a foreign place. Paying attention to these simple meter tips can ensure you're charged a proper rate and not swindled. When traveling in other countries, be wary of what taxis you get into. Make sure the taxi actually is legitimate before getting in. Any idiots can slap a "Taxi" sign on to their car and you never know who they might be or where they might end up taking you. Whether you are traveling within the United States or in a foreign country, always make sure the taxi cabs you use are certified with the city. There is usually a sticker visible from the back seat of the vehicle. If you are unsure, research city-licensed cabs before you travel. This way, you can avoid unlicensed cabs that overcharge their patrons, and save money to do more fun things during your travels.

A bit about myself and how I ended up in the taxi trade, and how to stay focused when at university. Let's face facts, life as a student is as good as it gets, unless you win the lottery. Looking back at it university life it was easy and fun. But then comes the time when your finish university and are forced to make life changing decisions. You will feel a lot of different emotions, a feeling of being lost, and feeling like your just wasted three to five years getting a degree that cannot get you a job. I felt lost and I had no idea what I wanted to do or which way I should go . A lot of questions filled my mind, but one thing stayed the same, I wanted to get there soon as I could. But every ones path is different. Here is the path I took.

Finished university at 21, decided to import export oil. Talk about jumping into the deep end. Let's just some it up with a few words, easy come easy go. I sold this company at the age of 24. Then I went down the path of being lost, for a whole two years, until I brought my taxi company, Birmingham Airport Taxis it was something I wanted to do just to pass time but over the last few years it has become my baby, I feed it, get it work and sometimes even have to discipline it to keep it going. So you could say it has become part of my life. In between running this I have tried a few other avenues of income fashion shops, internet marketing, multi-level marketing, nurse recruitment, international student placement and a few others I would not like to mention.

From today to the day you find yourself do not worry about having nothing to do for the next few years just keep trying out new things, sooner or later you will come across something that peaks your interest and to a certain extent you enjoy what you are doing.

Do not chase money, chase successes and achievement and money will follow, money does not make you want to work 18 hours a day, drive for money is too narrow minded, look at the bigger picture.

Do not fear failure but welcome it, as it is worse to aim low and achieve, than to aim high and fail.

Here are a few more travel tips that should keep you self when traveling.

Carry a business card or book of matches from your hotel with you everywhere you go. If you are out on the streets of a foreign city and find yourself lost, this small item will be very useful when trying to get directions from a taxi driver or a local on the street. It is especially useful for anyone without a firm grip on the language.

When you're traveling and you're in need of a taxi, make sure you pay attention to the meter. When you first get into the taxi make sure that the meter isn't broken, it is properly zeroed out, and it is turned on and off when you get out. Taxi scams are famous all over the world, and in a foreign place it is easy to get scammed. Paying attention to these simple meter tips can ensure you're charged a proper rate and not swindled.

If you are arriving in a new city and don't yet feel comfortable there, consider asking if your hotel provides an airport pickup service. This will allow you to avoid the pitfalls of baggage porters and taxi lines which trap many first time travellers. It also ensures you don't get lost in the city and go straight to your hotel.

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