Stepping out of your comfort zone and exploring new places is a great way to relax and rejuvenate. However, planning a holiday can be a daunting task. From choosing the right destination to booking flights and accommodation, there are many things to consider. To help you make the most of your holiday, we have put together a comprehensive guide that covers everything you need to know about planning the perfect holiday.

Challenges of travelling comes in different shapes and forms ranging from security, language and culture, religion, geographic, budget and finaces etc. Although daunting, most of these challenges can easily be overcomed or limited with good planning and preparations. The purpose of this article is to highlight the general Do's and Don't for ensuring a successful travel around the world

The following are the general guidelines for a successful travel:

1. Do your research
2. Plan your itinerary
3. Pack light
4. Stay safe
5. Respect the local culture
6. Be open-minded
7. Have fun
8. Be respectful
9. Be patient

Do your research

Travelling to another desitination regardless of the decision can end in a severe fatal accidents and occurances. It is therefore imperative that one does a due deligent research on the geography of his desitination, The culture of the inhabitants and most importantly the law of the country. Do not embark on an adventure to a foreign location simply because someone did or said so without considering or doing your research about such place or city

Personally, before travelling to a new location, I do a research on the following:

• The geography of the location
• The culture of the inhabitants
• The law of the country
• The language spoken
• The religion of the inhabitants
• The security of the location
• The weather of the location
• The currency of the location
• The mode of transportation
• The accomodation
• The food and drinks
• The tourist attractions
• The history of the location
• The politics of the location

Doing a research on the above will help you to be prepared for the journey and also help you to know what to expect when you arrive at your destination. It also helps keep you out of trouble with the law and prepare you on how to interact with the local populace. An ignorance of the law for example can put one add odd with authorities. One recent example is the case of Marcus Fakana, a british teenager jailed in Dubai for having sex with a 17 years old girl.

There are few steps to doing a research on your destination of choice. The first step is to visit the website of the foreign authorities of your country and read the authority's security advice on your desitination of choice. If you are from the United States for example, you can visit the State department's advisory site on your destination. If you are from the UK you can visit the foreign-travel-advice of the UK government office. People from Austalia can visit the foreign affairs department's website and more for informations.

Another step is to visit the website of the embassy of the country you are visiting. The embassy of the country you are visiting will have a lot of information on the country you are visiting. The embassy will have information on the country's culture, language, religion, law, security, weather, currency, transportation, accomodation, food and drinks, tourist attractions, history, politics etc.

Plan your itinerary

Planning your itinerary is one of the most important things to do when planning a holiday. It helps you to know what to do and when to do it. It also helps you to know how much time you have for each activity and how much money you need for each activity.

When planning your itinerary, you should consider the following:

• The time you have for the holiday
• The activities you want to do
• The places you want to visit
• The people you want to travel with
• The budget you have for the holiday
• The mode of transportation you want to use
• The accomodation you want to use
• The food and drinks you want to eat and drink
• The tourist attractions you want to visit
• The history of the location
• The politics of the location
• The culture of the location
• The language of the location
• The religion of the location
• The security of the location
• The weather of the location
• The currency of the location

Planning your itinerary will help you to know what to do and when to do it. It will also help you to know how much time you have for each activity and how much money you need for each activity. It will also help you to know the mode of transportation you want to use, the accomodation you want to use, the food and drinks you want to eat and drink, the tourist attractions you want to visit, the history of the location, the politics of the location, the culture of the location, the language of the location, the religion of the location, the security of the location, the weather of the location and the currency of the location.

Pack light

Packing light is one of the most important things to do when planning a holiday. It helps you to save money on luggage fees and it also helps you to save time at the airport. It also helps you to avoid the hassle of carrying heavy luggage around.

When packing light, you should consider the following:

• The weather of the location:- It is important to carry clothes and other wears that fits the weather of your destination. You dont park light while travelling to a winter. Moreover, not preparing for the weather might cause inconvenience and affect ones health in extreme cases
• The activities you want to do
• The places you want to visit

Stay safe

Staying safe is one of the most important things to do when planning a holiday. It helps you to avoid accidents and it also helps you to avoid getting into trouble with the law. It also helps you to avoid getting into trouble with the locals.

When staying safe, you should consider the following:

• The security of the location:- Securty start with being in a secure location. You don't visit a war ridden destination for exaple and expect to have a risk-free travel.
• The law of the location:- Always stay at the right side of the law to avoid being prosecuted by the authorities.
• The culture of the location:- Learn and know enough about the culture of the people of the destination you ar evisiting to avoid offending your destination hostname.
• The language of the location:- Knowning little about the language or being in the company of someone who speaks the language helps one understand his surrounding and avoid troubles. In case you don't understand or speaks the local language, consider employing an interpreter , using a translation app or travelling through an agency. In the worst case when none of these are available, read well about the plave your are visiting.
• The religion of the location:- Another factor that easily rile-up people and cause trouble is the violating the religion or people of the locals of your destination
• The weather of the location:- Weather is another important factor to consider inorder to stay safe. One most prepare well for the weather in terms of clothing and other appropriate wears.
• The currency of the location:- Thee local currency or at the very least an accetable means of transaction should be arranged and necessary in terms of danger. When your life is threathened or in danger in your accomation, you can only move to another when you have means of paying for the new accomodation and travel fare.
• The mode of transportation you want to use:- Choose the most secured mode of transportation availale in your destination. Only use the appropriate means of transportation recommended as the safest at your desitination of choice. Avoid any habit that would jeopardize your safety. For example, only take taxi at the designated taxi stands to avoid falling into danger.
• The accomodation you want to use:- Read on the safety of the place you chose to stay, check their reviews online and the neighbourhood they are located. Do not compromise on the safety of your accomdation to save money or for anyother reason. One is advised to reschedule his travel to another time until you can afford or get the safest place to stay possible.
• The food and drinks you want to eat and drink:- Do not just consumed everything you see without asking what it is and ingredient it is made off. This is to avoid eating or consuming food or drinks that can be harmful to ones health. This is especially very important for people with allergy and special food requirements.
• The politics of the location:- Stay away from the local politics of your destination. This is because politics like religion is an important factor that easily riles-up up and results in conflicts. It is important to stay away from discussing or partaking in the local politics considering it does not concern you in anyway as the citizen of another country or place.
• The culture of the location:- The culture like religion and politics is an influencing factor of people. This when violated often times results in anger and protest from the adherers. Know the culture of the locals of your destination and avoid commenting or berating others culture even when it goes contrary to yours.

Respect the local culture

Respecting the local culture is one of the most important things to do when planning a holiday. It helps you to avoid offending the locals and it also helps you to avoid getting into trouble with the law. Use the opportunity to learn about the culture and the way of life of the locals instead of being disrespectful. Being respectful to new culture would make people open-up to us and share more about their way of life. On the constrainedMemory, people tend to withdraw and hide from you when you are being disrecptful.

Be open-minded

Our world is a beautiful place with different people, cultures, languages, religions, and beliefs. It is important to be open-minded when travelling to a new location. It helps you to understand the locals and it also helps you to avoid getting into trouble with the law. It also helps you to avoid getting into trouble with the locals.

Have fun

People travel for different reasons. Some people travel for business, some people travel for pleasure, and some people travel for adventure. It is important to have fun when travelling to a new location. It helps you to relax and it also helps you to enjoy the holiday. Weather it is for knowledge, adventure, fun exc. you are travelling, one should enjoy while at it and have a good time.

Be respectful

It is important to be respectful of the believes, culture and the way of life of the locals at your destination. People respond back in kind when respected and often times with hostility when disrespected. It is important to be respectiful to the peoples' way of lives wether you agree with them or not.

Be patient

Travelling can be a stressful experience. It is important to be patient when travelling to a new location. This is especially important when you visit places whose sytem and infrastructure is not on par with what you are used to. If you are coming from a developed country, the way of life or system of the people in the third world country for example can be daunting and requires patient often times. When you decide to travel to these places, you should be patient with the system to avoid making mistakes while there.