2011年11月4日 星期五

How to Master the Art of Communication While Travelling

Whether you decide to travel the world or travel through a particular country or region, backpacking can be an incredibly rewarding and memorable experience. While travelling can be a truly fulfilling thing to do with your life, communication will be an important part of your overall experience, as keeping in touch with the people left behind will be very important, especially during certain times of the year, such as birthdays, Christmas and new year.
But how do you keep in touch with your nearest and dearest? Depending on where you're travelling to, keeping your friends and relatives up to date with your latest adventures can be quite difficult, especially if you are going to some of the less industrialised countries in the globe, where telecommunications and the internet aren't as readily available. However, a little forward planning can do wonders in this field, and if you go to a new country prepared, you will find it easier to find and use things like a telephone and the internet.
So whether you're going to be staying and perhaps working in one particular country for a while, or if you're not going to be in one place for long, you need to work out how you're going to stay in touch with the people you love back home. But for those people that are going to be moving around a lot, this can be quite difficult, especially if you are on something like a road trip, where you move from city to city. However, this doesn't mean that it is impossible to call loved ones, just make sure that when you have access to a phone or the internet that you use them, as there might not be any in the next town.
If you're going to be staying in one place for a while, then you will probably find it much easier to stay in touch, such as by arranging a weekly phone call or a weekly email. In fact, staying in one place for a while can mean that you can take advantage of the postal service, as you can send letters and parcels, which can have a much more personal touch than an email. This will be especially useful during Christmas, when you and your family will be able to send packages to each other, which can work out quite cheap, especially if you find a specialist parcel service which can deliver to the UK, and your destination, whether you're in Europe or beyond.
So organisation, as with many things is key when it comes to staying in touch with loved ones when you're abroad. So if you want to stay in touch with the people that matter most to you, then there's no reason why you can't, you've got to make the time to make a phone call, type an email or simply write a letter or send a parcel via a reliable parcel delivery service, and that way you won't miss out on any gossip whilst you're away.
Harvey McEwan writes to offer information and advice on a variety of areas, from technology to holiday destinations. Read through Harvey's other articles here to find out more.

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