11 Comments

  1. Sensibletraveler
    April 12, 2011 @ 2:42 am

    Good tips for traveling, especially alone. I agree with the booking a tour with a small groups—I’ve done the same thing and ended up meeting friends I still stay in contact with.

    • Andrew
      April 12, 2011 @ 8:45 am

      Thanks for the comment. I have really come to like the groups of around 6. If you can fit at a single large table at a restaurant, that is fine.

  2. The Honourable Husband
    February 21, 2011 @ 9:41 pm

    A chap with a nervous disposition does need to be disciplined about himself. When I was young and travelled stressfully, I often needed a few alcohol-free days to get back on an even keel. Alcohol disrupts sleep, and if combined with jet lag, it can me into a real wallpaper-and-plaster job. If your travel style eschews jets, then you can keep yoursleep patterns regular, and you’re ahead of the game.

  3. Breakfast » Grounded Traveler
    January 14, 2011 @ 9:15 pm

    […] place for hours just reading and watching people. Getting food early means you avoid being hungry and can stop in better cheaper places for lunch as opposed to succumbing directly to the […]

  4. Ana O'Reilly
    September 30, 2010 @ 9:50 pm

    Hunger is the trigger for me, even when I’m not travelling!

    • Andrew
      October 5, 2010 @ 5:30 pm

      Oh yes.. the HALT is really good even when not traveling. Just that when we are in our routine we don’t think so much about it. Traveling you lose the regular eating and sleeping, allowing it to go out of whack.

  5. Anonymous
    September 5, 2010 @ 11:23 pm

    Good acronym to remember especially for this short tempered redhead. As you say, usually one of the HALTs is just triggered due to the other. Solve hunger and anger won’t develop.

  6. Anonymous
    September 5, 2010 @ 11:23 pm

    Good acronym to remember especially for this short tempered redhead. As you say, usually one of the HALTs is just triggered due to the other. Solve hunger and anger won’t develop.

    • Andrew
      September 8, 2010 @ 7:46 pm

      Thanks for the comment. They are definitely related, which is probably why you learn them together. And they are certainly not the source of ALL problems, but usually fixes things enough to think straight, which is the aim.

  7. Sasha
    September 4, 2010 @ 7:21 am

    I can identify with all of this!!! At so many times in my recent backpacking adventure I went through all of these things. The skipping meals is a big one, so easy to do. Knowing your tiredness threshold is also key, especially if you are travelling with someone, it’s good to give them warning as to when you might turn into a fierce dragon!!!

    • Andrew
      September 4, 2010 @ 1:53 pm

      The warning idea is a good one. My trigger is hunger, I need to be fed regularly.