Have you booked a city break abroad or you're relocating to a new city in a different country?
Are you nervous about catching that bus from the airport, wary of getting stung by taxi
drivers or scared of taking a bus from the city centre and ending up in the arse end
of nowhere.
Well there's really no need because today I am going to share with you my 10 tips on
how to master public transport in a new city.
Ahoj from Prague, I'm Paul Colto and this behemoth of flatulence is called Jozin.
When Ifirst saw a tram timetable at a tram stop in Prague it was sobering to see a list
of place names in a language I didn't have the first idea of how to speak.
But after 2 or 3 days I realised that it was actually quite simple, that everything seemed
to arrive on time and in terms of me getting my bearings in that new city it was perhaps
one of the most important things.
Now, 5 years on, it's probably one of my most favourite things to do, just to sit back on
public transport with my headphones on, look through the window and watch the city do its
thing.
So I hope these tips will help to create a mindset that will enable you to embrace public
transport in your new city as the quickest, cheapest and most authentic way to navigate
the city alongside the locals.
So my first tip is to download Uber or one of its alternatives and save the phone number
of 2 or 3 reputable taxi companies in that city just to have as an insurance policy in
case everything goes tits up.
My second tip is mainly aimed towards people who won't have data or on their mobile phone
when they arrive in that new city and that is to download the google map offline of that
city to your mobile phone again as a kind of insurance policy so if you do get a little
bit lost at least you'll know, kind of where you are!
My 3rd tip is another thing you can do before you leave and that's to research and download
the most popular public transport app in that city.
These are great because they help you to avoid queues at metro stations and faffing about
with change at ticket machines.
Earlier this year I was in Vienna and on my way there I downloaded the public transport
app there and it was fantastic I was able to buy single tickets, 24 hour tickets even
weekly tickets on that application.
My 4th tip mind seem a bit weird but clear a morning in your schedule to experiment.
Find a simple route from A to B in the city and maybe take a friend and monitor your progress
a little bit on your mobile as you go along.
This just helps you to familiarise yourself a little bit with the public transport system
in that city.
My 5th tip is don't panic if it all goes wrong!
Just call that taxi number that you stored in your mobile phone, swallow your pride and
within 48 hours you'll be laughing about it in the pub anyway.
My 6th tip is that after a week or so you're going to know if the public transport system
in that city is going to be your best friend and if it is I would recommend buying the
most economically wise ticket.
For example, here in beautiful Prague if you buy an annual ticket it works out to 10 crowns
a day for unlimited use of all metro, bus and tram services.
That's the equivalent of about 30 English pence or 25 European cents or something similar
in dollars.
My 7th tip is to carefully observe the etiquette on the public transport system in that city
so for example, giving up your seat to an elderly person or to a pregnant woman and
try not to make too many loud phone calls.
"ALL RIGHT MATE!
YEAH, JUST ON A STAG DO IN PRAGUE!
WAAAA!"
And also just keep an eye on the escalators so if everyone seems to be standing on one
side that's normally because the other side is for people who are in a bit of a rush to
get through more quickly so don't stand in their way.
My 8th tip is to be careful of bogus ticket inspectors.
Ask to see their I.D if you're in doubt and if your instinct says that there's something
strange going on tell them that you want to go to the nearest police station.
My 9th tip is to be wary of pickpockets.
Often on a crowded tram you may have to stand and put your hands up to hold on to handlebars
or poles - at this point your pockets are vulnerable.
And at busy interchanges or stations be very careful when you're getting on and off public
transport.
I personally just put my hands on both my pockets to try and ensure the safety of my
phone and my wallet.
And my 10th and final tip is for all you hardcore party-goers out there and its to learn about
the night service and save that information into your phone.
Try to enjoy the public transport in your new city because its a great way to see the
city through the window and to get in tune with the rhythm and the heartbeat of that
city by watching the locals go about their everyday lives.
Mastering public transport in a new city is great as it opens the city up for you, you'll
feel kind of proud that you've mastered it and you'll start listening to music, sitting
back and relaxing a bit more and its another small but significant step on being able to
call that new city your new home.
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