I cannot imagine how much time God would have spent drafting the Ten Commandments to hand over to Moses on Mt. Sinai; but it has taken a few wise and tested men to come up with ‘The Twelve Commandments of Travel’. These commandments which were published on MSNBC.com might not succeed in obtaining eternal life but will definitely be your bible while you are away from home.

Here thou Twelve Commandments:

1. Thou shalt promise to be a smart traveler and shalt not succumb to the temptation of phony “last-minute travel deals.” Neither shalt thou fall for the “become-a-travel-agent-and-travel-for-free” deal.

2. Thou shalt promise to ignore all those seemingly friendly people in Cancun who want to give you a “free ride” to your hotel.

3. Thou shalt promise to understand (and look up in the dictionary, if necessary) the meaning of “non-refundable” as it pertains to your travel bookings.

4. Thou shalt promise to remember that your safety is not the responsibility of the cruise line, the FBI, the Aruban government or even your flight attendant, James Wysong.

5. Thou shalt understand that the people in the brochure are not going to be vacationing with you.

6. Thou shalt understand that weather happens and that yelling at your travel agent, front desk clerk or the bus driver will not change it.

7. Thou shalt not complain about Mexicans speaking Spanish in Mexico, Italians speaking Italian in Italy, or Japanese speaking Japanese in Japan.

8. Thou shalt exchange your currency for the local currency and use it.

9. Thou shalt promise to be polite to all travel workers you encounter, including hotel staff, airline staff and cruise staff.

10. Thou shalt promise to keep your papers in order.

11. Thou shalt remember that when something does go wrong, you should complain about it immediately — not after stewing about it for weeks after you get home.

12. Thou shalt control thine offspring.