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Tips to Cope With Culture Shock in Kenya -Travel Kenya - Kenya African Safari Destination
Culture Shock is not experienced by every visitor in Kenya. It usually occurs when you leave your home area or country for a longer period and is its effect is shown by mood swings, depression, and sleep depravation when away. Though it may seem insignificant during a short stay, it has serious effects when the visit is a long.
When traveling to an unusual habits and culture may lead to culture shock. Culture Shock comes from a lack of understanding of the new environment and how locals behave. Accumulation of anxiety due to this may lead to traumatizing experiences that may affect your visit. Language barrier also contributes to the above especially when you can’t enquire about a certain experience.
The following tips may help you overcome culture shock when you arrive in Kenya.
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<LI>When planning to travel to a new destination, do fine research on the peoples you are going to meet by reading books and over the internet.
<LI>Exhaustive planning in advance with a tour company about accommodation, pick up from airport, inland transport etc can also help reduce worry since most of the encounters with the locals is already planned.
<LI>Incase of language barrier, try learning some of the commonly used words e.g. greetings, welcome notes etc before travelling. These can be found on the internet or in travel publications.
<LI>On the day of leaving, go with an open mind ready to meet and learn new Kenyan cultures, traditions and ways of life from the hosts.
<LI>After arriving in Kenya try and understand the people’s culture, religion and their traditions.
<LI>Show interest to the hosts’ language and culture and so they will to you.
<LI>After arriving try making friends with many locals, this way you learn more of their life and appreciate their cultures and lifestyle. Try visiting as much cultural and national heritage destinations so as to meet the diverse lifestyles of the locals and discover more by yourself, this also helps you feel more free and unrestricted.
<LI>If you have to travel alone without the assistance of travel companies, its advisable to hire a personal guide who will help you go about your activities with minimal difficult.
<LI>Remember the spirit of freedom lets you enjoy your visit and makes it difficult when leaving for home. Always strive to accommodate the positive you learn on your holiday.
Always keep in mind there are few incidents that are always bound to get on your way however these are minimal and should not deter your visit.
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Sullivan Pau
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How do you pay for short stay parking at Heathrow.?
Hi, i,m meeting a flight in the morning at 06.30. How much is it to park short stay for say 2-3 hours and how do you pay?? Is it card or cash? Thanks Andy. Lincolnshire.
You take a ticket as you enter the car park. Park up and go meet your passenger. On the way back into the car park are machines to pay cash/notes and issue you with an exit ticket. Up to half an hour is £2.30, up to an hour is £4. But if you’re going to Terminal 1, 2, or 3 you could hang outside on the A4 Bath road for free at Macdonalds and then go into the airport at the time the flight lands, you’ll end up paying the minimum £2.30.
Where do i pick up someone arriving at Heathrow from USA?
My girlfriend is finally (wooooo) moving over here to the UK with me.
She’s arriving on a Northwest Airlines service from Detroit, where is the best place to pick her up from in my car.
Is there a specific parking zone for this situation?
Yes, there are different car parks for all the separate terminals at Heathrow, also two different types of car parks, long stay & short stay(different prices).
Best bet, is to ask your g/f for the flight number of her flight, find out at which terminal that flight comes into, using the flight number, and then find out where the right car park is for the terminal.
Hope this helps!
What is the best train station park or other car park, not too far away from Heathrow airport?
If its short stay parking (from 1 hour to 2 days) I would park at hayes & harlington Rail staion car park its £5 per day weekdays and £2 perday weekends. The station is just 1 stop from heathrow airport and the train that takes you there is a brand new class 360 no a stinking underground train like others have suggested. trains leave at 53 and 23 mins passed each hour and takes 7 mins direct to the airport. You may want to drive around some of the back roads near the station and park there to save paying in the car park.
Map http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=510000&Y=179000&width=700&height=400&gride=509222.533598804&gridn=181034.185520384&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=true&zm=0&scale=25000&multimap.x=316&multimap.y=135
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HEATHROW AIRPORT CAR PARKING!?
How do you pay for the short stay parking on heathrow T5. Is there like usual parking machines and how much would it coast about 3h?
Usual parking machines which take credit cards.
The cost of short stay car parks at all terminals is £10.60 for 2 - 3 hours and £13.90 for 3 - 4 hours
