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Most people will not even plan for this. Travelers often have this notion that “it will not happen to me”. However, more folks are experiencing a change of mindset after 9/11 and the Bali Bombing incidents.

1. Mobile Phone is Your Best Friend
Your mobile phone is your best friend when in a foreign land. Get an international roaming facility before you leave and find out a list important local phone numbers like police station, major hospitals, tourist help line and your embassy in your mobile address book as well as on paper. Also, remember your home country calling codes just in case you need to reach your family members or office staff.

If you are joining a tour package, get the telephone number of the tour leader and the local tour company. If you are lost away from your group, you can call the. Knowing that you are lose can be frightening in a foreign land, especially when you can’t speak the native language.

When you got into an accident and you or someone is injured, don’t panic. Call for help from local people and passerby or whip out your mobile to call the police or hospital. Next, contact your embassy who will help you out. When things are a little settled, call home and office and notify them, since there is a possibility of a delay in turn.

2. Compliance could be a better option
Some countries aren’t as peaceful. If you were held under gunpoint, don’t be an hero, try to follow what they ask for. It is likely that they are as frighten and nervous as you are. Usually all they want is your money and valuable. Give it to them as you can earn them back in good time your life. Don’t try to fight back as you do not know if there are hidden accomplice.

One of the worst thing that can happen to women is rape. One of my friend who travels alone frequently will have a pocket knife in one pocket and a protective spray on another. These must be placed at a convenient to reach place, not in a zipped handbag or locked carrier. However, if you are not able to resist the assault, you got to maintain your calm and mental balance to minimize the harm. Do your best to remember the place, things around there, numbers, street names and faces and anything that can help you in identifying the assaulter and reporting the matter to the police.

3. Be alert to survive.
If you are caught amidst riots or terrorist attack or a natural disaster, run as far as you can. Do not stay there because you are curious. The second wave of the 2004 Tsunami caught many curious onlookers. If for any reason, it was unsafe to run for safety. Take a quick look and look for a safe hiding place. Stay there until it is safe to move out. If it is safe enough for you to use your mobile phone, contact the police or your embassy. Explain the situation to them, inform them about your hiding place and seek advice and help.

To survive in a crisis, keep collected and calm is extremely important. You need all the brain strength and physical toughness to get you through the roller-coaster experience.

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