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How to Find Your Way Back!

An excellent hint I read somewhere: If you are in a country where your native language is not spoken, there are several things you can do to aid your return to your hotel:

have the hotel staff write on the back of a postcard of your hotel: "Take Me Here" in the native language of the area in case you get lost. Also, if you have a digital camera or cell phone w/camera)...

take a picture of your hotel or street signs of the nearest intersection.

carry a card or stationary listing the hotel's address, phone #.

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