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WBP field handbook
Five chapters of compressed advice. No fluff, no affiliate links.
1. Before you go
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Pick the season, not the destination
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Visa, vaccines, currency, plug type
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The 1-3-5 packing rule
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Travel insurance — yes, even for a weekend
2. Booking
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Flights: Tuesday afternoon, six weeks out
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Hotels: book the property, not the platform
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Trains: book on the operator's site, not the aggregator
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Always have one paid-up flexible night on arrival
3. On the ground
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Cash for the first 24 hours, card after
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Local SIM or eSIM in the first hour
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Walk one neighbourhood for the first three hours
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Never argue with a taxi driver — pay and leave
4. The food rule
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Eat where workers eat at lunch
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Three of: busy, local, signage in local language, no English menu
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Never the first restaurant on the main square
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Ask the hotel staff where they eat, not the concierge
5. Coming home
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Empty bag the day you land, before sleep
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Note three things you'd do differently
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Write one paragraph in the WBP almanac
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Plan the next trip within a week