* For camping in New Zealand, get hold of a booklet called the BBH Guide, listing almost 200 hostels many of which have camping facilities. This is particularly useful because without exception the hostels are far friendlier and have better more facilities than the official campsites, and they are also slightly cheaper.
Ian Mace

* Collect address cards from the reception of your hotel. If you get lost and need to ask directions from non-English speaking locals, you can show them the card.
Hartley Bolton

* In Cuba, if you are planning to stay in family homes (casas particulares), when you are ready to move on the owner can often recommend somewhere to stay in the next town and even phone and book the room for you. This can be very handy as, although it is legal to rent rooms in family houses in most towns, they are often poorly advertised and difficult to find.
Viv Atherton

* If you are worried that you might be mugged then one solution is to carry expired credit cards in your wallet, along with a relatively small amount of cash. The current cards are carried either in a money belt or in the secret pocket that some manufacturers such as Craghoppers incorporate into their travel clothes.