Know your destination

When you choose a destination, research first and find out all you can about it. Example: language, religion, population, foods, music, etc. Then you won't waste time finding all these things out. Show Up Knowing! You can have something to offer and a means of asking intelligent questions.

Be able to explain your allergies

Before traveling to foreign countries, use an online language translator to explain your food allergies. Print the translated message, one for each country you are visiting, show it to the waiter, and enjoy your meal knowing they understand and are aware of your needs.

Do Your Research

When you choose a destination, research first and find out all you can about it. Example: language, religion, population, foods, music, etc. Then you won't waste time finding all these things out. Show Up Knowing! You can have something to offer and a means of asking intelligent questions.

Copies of your ID

I recently had a client who lost his wallet while traveling. He did not have any ID to take to the airport. I advised him to go to the local police department where they finger printed him, gave him a copy of the police report, and contacted the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in his home state. That bureau faxed a copy of his drivers license to the police department and he was allowed to go through security and caught his flight home. Always have clients make a copy of their ID and keep in a separate

Travel with Kids/ Bring a change of Cloths

Everyone tells you to bring a change of clothes for the baby. Seeing as babies traditionally have very poor motor skills, not to mention little control over their bodily functions, they tend to get messy. To all but the greenest rookie, the spare onesie is a given. But no one mentions that when baby spills/pukes/suffers a GI blowout, studies (conducted by me, over and over and over) show that she is always, one hundred percent of the time, sitting on mom’s . So be sure and pack a change of clothing for yourself. You will be glad you did!