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Heather: WELL, THERE'S NO
BETTER WAY TO STEP OUT OF YOUR
COMFORT -- COMFORT ZONE.
Tim: I WASN'T GOING TO SAY
ANYTHING.
Heather: AND EXPLORE A NEW
COUNTRY.
Tim: WITH ALL THE PERKS AND
PRIVILEGES OF A GREAT VACATION
ABROAD, IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE
ALERT AND STAY INFORMED.
HERE WITH MORE ON THE SAFEST WAY
TO GET OUT OF TOWN, BRAD MARTIN,
FOUNDER OF ANY TIME, ANYWHERE
JOURNEYS, JOINS US TO TALK ABOUT
ALL THIS STUFF WE'VE HEARD ABOUT
THE D.R., DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
WHAT IS GOING ON THERE?
Guest: THIS ISN'T THE FIRST
TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.
THREE YEARS AGO, I THINK 2016,
THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN
MEXICO.
IF MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT, I'M
GETTING OLDER, IT WAS IN CANCUN.
AND THEY HAD VERY SIMILAR THING,
WHERE TOURISTS WERE HAVING
SICKNESS AND PASSING AWAY.
THIS IS THE REASON I SAY, YOU
KNOW WHAT, THIS IS A GOOD TOPIC
TO TALK ABOUT SAFETY WHEN YOU
TRAVEL.
WHEN YOU GO TO ALL-INCLUSIVE,
ONE THING I TELL PEOPLE, DON'T
GET THE NO-NAME BRAND ALCOHOL.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
SOMETHING, GET THE TOP-SHELF.
SOME INCLUSIVE HAVE TOP-SHELF.
DON'T HAVE FOR GIN.
ASK FOR TANQUEREY AND ASK FOR
BOTTLED WATER.
IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, THE
WATER IS LIKE MEXICO.
IT'S NOT SAFE.
Tim: THE WATER I GET.
BUT YOU'RE SAYING CHEAPER
ALCOHOL COULD MAKE YOU SICK?
Guest: RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE
DOING AN INVESTIGATION.
THEY THINK THE PROBLEM IN D.R.,
THEY'RE NOT 100% SURE, IS
TAINTED ALCOHOL.
WHEN I LIVED IN L.A., I'M GOING
TO DATE MYSELF, ONE NEW YEAR'S
EVE, I WAS MAKING MARGARITAS.
I SENT THEM TO RALPH'S TO GET
ALCOHOL.
HE WENT TO THE GENERIC AISLE AND
GOT TEQUILA.
EVERYBODY GOT SICK.
IT'S NOT THE SAME.
IT'S NOT THE SAME QUALITY OF
ALCOHOL.
Heather: IT MIGHT BE
TAINTED.
[LAUGHTER]
Tim: I HAD NO IDEA.
Guest: SO MY THOUGHT IS,
IT'S ALL-INCLUSIVE.
SO PEOPLE DON'T ASK FOR
TOP-SHELF.
THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU WHAT
IS CHEAP.
Tim: OF COURSE.
Heather: WHEN YOU'RE
TRAVELING, COMMON SENSE ALSO
NEEDS TO BE, YOU KNOW, A FACTOR.
Guest: IT IS.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT
LIFESTYLE NOW THAT THERE'S A LOT
OF CRIMES NO MATTER WHERE YOU
GO.
WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING, YOUR
PASSPORT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
YOU.
MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE YOUR
PASSPORT IN YOUR ROOM IN THE
SAFE ALONG WITH YOUR EXTRA CASH.
ONLY TAKE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE
DAY.
AS WELL AS FOR I.D., TAKE YOUR
DRIVER'S LICENSE.
BECAUSE IF YOUR DRIVER'S
LICENSE, IF YOU LOSE THAT
ABROAD, YOU'RE OKAY.
IF YOU LOSE YOUR PASSPORT...
Heather: WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO?
Tim: WHAT ABOUT SAFETY AT
NIGHT?
AROUND HERE, WE'RE USED TO
WALKING TO OUR CARS AFTER A
RESTAURANT LATE AT NIGHT.
IT'S GENERALLY NOT A PROBLEM.
WHEN YOU GET TO OTHER COUNTRIES
IT MAY NOT BE THE CASE.
Guest: USE THE SAME COMMON
SENSE IF YOU'RE IN CHICAGO IN A
BACK ALLEY.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THERE.
Tim: JUST BOLT!
[LAUGHTER]
Guest: THE SAME THING WHEN
YOU'RE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE -- AND THE
OTHER THING, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT PEOPLE DO ALL THE TIME.
IS WALK ON THE BEACH LATE AT
NIGHT.
WELL, THAT IS -- WHO IS DOING
THAT?
THE TOURISTS.
THE LOCALS DON'T.
AND THEY KNOW THE TOURISTS ARE
THERE.
THAT'S ANOTHER PLACE YOU CAN GET
ROBBED.
Tim: THE LOCH NESS MONSTER
CAN GET YOU.
Guest: EXACTLY.
Heather: YOU HAVE TIPS ON
RENTING A CAR.
Guest: ONE THING IS, I'M
GOING TO GO THROUGH -- ONE
THING, TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOUR
CAMERA ON YOUR PHONE SO YOU
REMEMBER WHAT YOUR LICENSE PLATE
IS.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU RENT A CAR, YOU
DON'T KNOW -- YOU FORGET.
THE OTHER THING IS, MAKE SURE
YOU PARK IT IN A LIT AND SAFE
ENVIRONMENT.
WHEN YOU'RE ABROAD -- I USUALLY
DON'T SAY THIS IN THE
UNITED STATES.
WHEN YOU'RE ABROAD, I SUGGEST
GETTING INSURANCE.
BECAUSE PEOPLE KNOW YOU ARE A
TOURIST.
AND THEY WILL DAMAGE YOUR CAR.
WHEN YOU GO TO RETURN YOUR CAR,
YOU MIGHT HAVE THINGS YOU
WOULDN'T HAVE HERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS
TOO.
Tim: I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IN A
LOT OF OTHER COUNTRIES.
BUT I HAVE BEEN A PASSENGER.
AND THEY ARE NUTS WHEN THEY
DRIVE!
IN SO MANY DIFFERENT PLACES.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I'D FEEL
COMFORTABLE BEHIND A WHEEL IN A
LOT OF THEM.
THAT'S WHY THE INSURANCE COMES
IN HANDY.
Guest: IT IS.
FOR EXAMPLE, IRELAND LAST YEAR,
I HAD CLIENTS THAT THEIR CAR WAS
BEAT UP WHEN THEY GOT IT.
FORTUNATELY, THEY HAD INSURANCE.
THERE'S SCAMS GOING ON OUT
THERE.
Heather: THERE IS YOUR
TRAVEL SAFETY TIPS POPPING UP
THERE ONE MORE TIME.
GREAT TIPS.
AND IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS
ABOUT THEIR UP-COMING VACA, BRAD
MARTIN, HE'S THE GUY.
Tim: THANKS, BRAD.
Guest: THANKS.
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