01. The Basics

There's plenty of decisions to make and precautions to take when traveling. If you're new to traveling or getting back into it, this post is perfect for you!

The Dos and Donts

Dos

When traveling, do:

• Establish a positive connection with the other party. You should be on friendly terms, feel comfortable and safe with each other, and know basic things about each others' systems.

• Ask for consent every time, regardless of how often you travel to their headspace.

• Set boundaries. Where can you go? Any laws you should be made aware of? Any places that are off-limits?

• Give directions. Even if you're just there to look at a place or socialize with the locals, having designated points or instructions gives major clarity to the parties involved.

• Communicate! Small things such as "they're on their way" and "John made it here" can go a long way!

Donts

When traveling, don't:

• Travel to strangers', questionable people's, or people you no longer (positively) associate with's headspace.

• Travel to a person's headspace without their consent.

• Breach any sort of boundary, violate any rules, trespass into off-limit areas, etc.

• Keep any parties in the dark. If something happens, every party should be made aware, especially if it'll extend a member's stay.

• Be afraid to ask questions or talk to the other party. Worried about something? Need to know if a member made it there safely? Want to know if you can in a certain place? Ask!

Safety

Caution

What's there to be cautious of? Solely focusing on traveling, there's a lot that can happen. Examples include:

• A traveler is injured;

• A traveler breaks a rule, law, or boundary which lands them in a tough spot;

• They're involved in a conflict;

• They go missing or stop communicating with their system;

• There's some sort of complication or emergency.

Protection

Alright, so how do you prevent these situations from happening? What do you do when one of these situations happens? While the content in the other section will naturally decrease the chances of some of these situations happening, here are a few more tips:

• Know who you should go to for help. Does the other party have any doctors or emergency services in headspace? If so, where are they located?

• How do your travelers plan to communicate with you once they make it there? Is there anyone that can assist them?

• Know the headspace's rules/laws and how they're enforced. Is there law enforcement in headspace? If so, what are they like? Can you approach them and ask them questions if you need to?

• It’s best to have an area in your headspace (or between it) that acts as a waiting or receiving room. This way, you can filter out people and items while also being aware of who and what is entering your headspace.

• Have maps, barriers, and/or signs around your busiest (and limited) parts of headspace if it can be helped.

• It doesn’t hurt to monitor trade and travel, even having members with that as role/job. Ultimately, it’s better to be safe than sorry .