Regardless of whether you plan to travel within your home country or across borders, leaving home to travel is a source of great fun and sometimes stress. This advice can give you some insight that can help you get more out of your next trip.

When you travel and plan to use public computers, avoid doing sensitive activities like checking a credit card balance or banking. There could be malware that is tracking your personal info.

When you travel to foreign countries, watch the taxis you enter. Some “taxis” are not legitimate. Anyone can throw a “taxi” sign up and you won’t know who they are or where they will take you.

Traveling away from home can often result in you carrying along too many belongings. To make sure you do not bring too much, take only the toiletries you really need. List all the ones you typically use each …