Traveling Alone: The Don'ts

Hello Again,
So yesterday my post was about the Do's of traveling alone, well now here are the Don'ts. My mother over worried me right before I left about the sex trafficking ways. NOT A GOOD IDEA TO READ ABOUT THE DAY BEFORE YOU LEAVE. When traveling alone
Don't

• Read about sex trafficking the day before you leave. Although it is good to learn about it that way you know what to watch out for because some of the ways they can lure people are creative and seem trustworthy. 
• Eat foods high in sodium during any part of your trip or the day before. You will swell. And it is not pretty. Drink a lot of water and eat a lot of fruits instead.
• Drink a ton of soda during your trip. It will just make you feel bad and probably bloat.
• Assume that everyone around you wants to steal your things and hurt you. Although do be cautious. But usually they are just hoping you'll leave them alone. 
• Leave your belongings laying in your seat while you run to the bathroom. I mean honestly. You might as well put up a sign that says: Free Items take them all! Also don't ask strangers to watch your things. Put on your grown up pants and haul your stuff down that long hallway to the bathroom.
• Be unorganized. You want to make sure everything goes smoothly so know what you're doing and make sure you look like you've done this a million times.
• Over pack. But also don't under pack. I made the mistake once of going to another city in my own state that was about 2 hours from where I live with no underpants. But I did have 4 different pairs of shoes. Pack intelligently I guess is what I'm trying to say here. 
• Overdress or overdo your makeup or your perfume. Make sure you travel comfortably while not looking like a clown or strangling the person next to you with your artificial scent. 
• Assume that everyone wants to hear your life story. They don't. 
• Take up every bit of room you can possibly take from your seat mates. This just isn't cool.
• Take every bit of your money with you. Find an ATM once you arrive to your destination it's much safer.
• Over think everything. It will just stress you out more than you need to be. Just be prepared.

Traveling alone isn't difficult, people do it everyday all day, you just have to be prepared and know how to do it. Practice makes perfect so practice doing things out in public as if you were traveling through an airport by your self so that by the time you leave on your trip you've got things down pat!

Thanks, 

CNicely

P.S. -The Seattle Airport is very large and extremely nice, if you have time don't be afraid to wander around it, they have a really awesome souvenirs shop.