the first time that i ever went abroad wasback in 2007 when i studied in spain. over the last few days i have racked my brain tryingto remember what kinds of worries and questions i had before my trip and answer them so thatif you’re thinking about traveling abroad, at least you’ll have the answers to thethings that i worried about before my first trip abroad. hey everyone! i’m dana and you’re watchingwanted adventure living abroad.
travel flyer, my first and biggest concern was what wouldhappen at the airport? how did it work entering another country and then also what would happenon the way back when i wanted to re-enter america? this concern also included what wouldhappen with my luggage? if i had multiple flights, when did i need to pick up my bag
and when would it just go through to my final destination? as for the first part, getting into spainwas pretty uneventful. as an american, i automatically had a 90-day tourist visa, which meant thati didn’t have to fill out any special paperwork. this also applies for most of the other europeancountries. i simply arrived, followed the signs to the exit, got in line behind everyoneelse, and then told the person at the border that i was there as a tourist for three months.i did have the paperwork of my booked return flight home, just in case they asked me for it, but they didn’t. they just stamped my passport and i went through. but keep in mind that every country is different,and it also depends on which country you’re
from, so make sure to look into it beforeyou buy your plane ticket anywhere. i will put some helpful links in the descriptionbelow. when flying into many places around the world,you'll have to fill out a customs declaration, which is a skinny little paper they give toyou on the flight. you write down how much stuff you’re bringing into the country withyou and what it’s worth, and sometimes you also have to mark whether or not you wereon a farm abroad or if you’re bringing any food with you. and, yeah, definitely don’t forget aboutthat apple at the bottom of your backpack when flying into america because, well, that’sa video in and of itself.
regarding luggage, generally, if you’vebooked your flights all together with one airline, your luggage will just go throughto the final destination. so if you’ve booked a ticket from california to france on delta,but you have to stop and change planes in london, as long as you paid for it all asone and with that one airline, your bags should just go through all the way to france, buti would suggest you check at the ticket counter every time when you check in your bags justto be sure. flying into america, however, it’s different.in america, you have to pick up your bags and go through customs in the first city thatyou touch down in no matter what kind of a ticket you have.
so if you are flying from germany to floridawith a layover in chicago, when you touch down in chicago, that’s your first u.s.city, so you have to get your luggage from baggage claim at the airport, go through customs,check your bag once again, then go through security again, because you might have takensomething dangerous out of your luggage, and then you fly on to your final destination inamerica. okay, something else that i wondered about...money.should i get traveler’s checks? would my debit card work in the atms abroad? what didi need to do? first of all, my experience was that traveler’schecks are just not practical anymore. i did bring some with me, but i had a really hardtime finding a bank that would cash them,
and my overall experience was just they werejust too much of hassle to use. my debit card did work in the atms, and ifound that that was really the best way to get money out abroad. but just be sure tocall your bank and let them know ahead of time that you’ll be going abroad and forhow long so that they can mark that in the system, and then that way they don’t thinkthat someone stole your card and then block your account because the last thing you wantwhile you're traveling abroad is a blocked bank account. but in addition to that, i would also recommendexchanging some money before you go, just so that you have some cash in the local currencywhen you land in case you should need it for
anything. keep in mind, that in a lot of placesaround the world, people don’t pay with plastic like they do in america. cash is king,so make sure that you have some on hand at all times. oh, and don’t try paying with a personalcheck from your bank. that doesn’t work. you can’t cash them at the banks abroadeither. so if someone wants to give you some money while you're traveling abroad, mailingyou a personal check won't do the trick. they should just wire it into your bank account. okay, a few more quick tips! just don't bring your blow drier and hairstraightener with you. even if you buy an adapter and a converter, you'll still probablyfry the device. just buy a local one when you arrive.
also something else to buy upon arrival, ifyou have an unlocked smartphone, instead of paying the horrendous roaming fees, just buya pre-paid card at your travel destination. and lastly something you should definitelybuy before leaving your home country: all the electronic adapters you'll need. this is because, the adapters only go oneway and i've found, for example here in germany, it’s easy to find adapters for people gettingready to travel elsewhere, such as germany to the uk or germany to america adapters,but it's not so easy to find the equipment adapting to the german system here. so bottomline, just buy it before you go. so my question for you of course is: whatother questions or concerns do you have about
traveling? please let me know in the commentsbelow, and i will certainly try my best to answer them if i can! thanks so much for watching. please don’tforget to subscribe and hit that like button, and also be sure to check me out on twitterand my facebook page for more photos and updates. until next time, auf wiedersehen! i'm ready! and action!
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