22 Travel Tips

 When you travel there are different rules than living every day life, if you forget to pack something you can't just drive home and get it, your in a whole different country. There are so many of these articles, but this is tips that I find help me. 1. Get to the airport earlyYou don't want to get stuck in last minute lines and risk missing your flight. The ladies at the check-in desk will not be sympathetic and they tell their friends the story of that person that missed their plane. 2. Carry-on helpful but not must have items - well for me they are a mustChange of clothes, just in case your hotel doesn't do early check in and you want to explore asap. Kindle and ipod, flights are boring and not all planes have tvs and I am not one of them lucky people who can sleep on a plane. 3. Packing clothes and still having room in the bag Packing cubes are a life saver and you should roll your clothes, not fold. It'll amaze you the space you'll save. Also inside of shoes, small things such as jewelry and socks and underwear fit in there nicely. Note: don't pack clothes that require ironing. Its a hassle when travelling. 4. Washing your clothes Don't waste time or money using a laundromat. Wash your clothes in the sink. Then you can pack less as well. 5. How to defeat jet lag If you arrive in the morning or during the day DONT SLEEP. Have a shower, drink lots of water, go explore straight away. Don't sleep till night time, its the quickest way to jump into a new time zone. 6. Comfort on a plane In general, flying isnt comfortable. Wear loose clothing. I usually wear my hippie pants and a baggy top. But do also take a jumper cause the plane always gets cold. 7. Don't over pack First, pack for your trip. Then half what your taking. Done. Like honestly, you don't need that second pair of heels. You only need one pair of shorts and one pair of jeans. I don't care if one is black and the other blue. Do black shorts and blue jeans or vice-a-versa. 8. Take photos over buying souvenirs While your their its all this is cute, I should buy it to remember the trip. But honestly, when you get home you never use it. Save money and don't buy souveniers. Take photos and make memories instead. 9. How to pack necklaces without tangling themStraws. Yes, you read that correctly. String the necklace through the straws and fasten them so they don't get tangled. 10. Ditch the pretty day wedges, pack running shoes. For one they won't break, the comfort factor is so much higher and you'll cover more ground. 11. Document your adventure Each night before you go to bed just jolt down your day. It may seem weird to waste ten minutes to write down what you did all day but one day you will want to read over it and remember it exactly as it happened. 12. Language differences, even in English speaking countriesEngland: chips and crisp America: fries and chips Australia: chips and chips Very confusing. And its not pleasant when you ask for a lemonade cause your hungover and are given a solo. And in England if you say you want to buy pants they might assume underwear. And thong isnt always a shoe. 13. Girls travelling alone Keep a small bottle of hair spray in your bag, just as effective and painful as pepper spray. 14. Learn key phases or heck learn the language Knowing how to say. "Hello", "No", "please", "thank you", and things such as that is always handy and the locals will appreciate it. 15. Don't use your dataGet a local sim card and live off free wifi. Heck I do that when I'm home in Australia. 16. Hide your money Weather it be having two wallets or keeping majority of your funds in the hotel safe/ your locked suitcase. 17. Dry shampoo .... is my saviour18. Ditch the books and get a kindle You dont want to waste luggage space on books plus kindle you won't run out of reading material. 19. Keep your photos backed upPhones are not trust worthy. Post on facebook or make a cloud. 20. Always keep the address of your hotel on youIts easy to loose your way in a country you don't know. Last thing you want is not being able to find your hotel. 21. Don't always dine outThere's three meals in a day, if you eat out for all three that is alot of money your spending. They do have supermarkets outside of Australia. 22. Research but don't overbook Have a list of things you'd like to see on your travels but don't forget to be spontaneous