Career break safety is all about using the same common sense as you would at home. Tens of thousands of people embark on career breaks every year and it's extremely rare for anything untoward to happen to travellers whilst they're away - following basic career break safety advice, however, lessens the likelihood even more.
Career break safety - Prepare yourself
With a little basic travel safety tuition, many misfortunes can be avoided. Participants of our organised Travel Safety Course will receive the same level of training given to journalists and professionals working in war zones.
Career break safety - Be careful with your possessions
A good piece of basic career break safety advice is that you should avoid flaunting money or any expensive looking items such as camcorders as much as possible. Don't make yourself a prime target for would-be thieves! Another similar piece of career break safety advice is to always keep a close eye on your possessions, particularly in crowded areas such as markets where you might get distracted.
Never leave your baggage unattended, even for a minute, or with someone you don't know or trust - and ideally lock it up with a padlock. Keep copies of all your important documents in a separate place from the originals.
Career break safety - Be aware
Another basic piece of career break advice is to always be aware of your surroundings and trust your instincts - just as you would at home. If a situation somehow doesn't feel ‘right' just walk away.
If you are walking about at night stick to well-lit main roads and avoid potential ‘no go' areas. An excellent piece of career break advice if you are arriving anywhere at night is to book your first nights accommodation in advance, thereby ensuring you don't need to start looking for a hotel in the dark.
Career break safety - Keep in touch
Particularly if you are backpacking your way round the world, another sound piece of career break safety advice is to make sure you keep in regular touch with friends and family at home. An easy way of keeping in touch is to use our Gap Year for Grown Ups Phone Card or Global SIM card.
Internet cafes are also easily found throughout the world these days and provide an inexpensive and easy way of keeping people at home up-to-date with where you are and what you are up to.
Career break safety - FCO website
An excellent source of career break safety advice and information is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's website - www.fco.gov.uk. The FCO's website contains all of the latest safety advice listed by each individual country and is well worth checking out before you travel anywhere.
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