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We can't sell you flying carpets, but we can
tell you these 17 hacks that will make travelling just as easy and so
much more enjoyable.
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Roll your clothes while packing, instead of folding them. No, this is
not a myth the space saved is quite measurable. It presses out air
pockets and stretches out wrinkles, compactly packing all your clothes.
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Travel light and pack fewer clothes.
Carry clothes that dry quickly so that washing them in the night will
give you a crisp set to wear in the morning. Nylons, polyesters, rayons
and cotton-polyester blended fabrics can be your saviours.
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Keep scanned copies of your important documents in electronic form. Mail
yourself a copy too, just to be doubly sure.
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Split your cash and stash them in different places. |
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Carry lots of plastic bags and newspapers. There is no end to their
utility!
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Instead of buying a new bottle of water at the airport because you
cannot carry water through security, carry an empty travel bottle and
refill it after checking in. Save an empty bottle and do your bit for
the environment.
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Gear up your phone with the right apps and it can be your best friend
while travelling. From maps and restaurants to flight trackers and
language translators, your smart phones will have them all.
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Carry medicines to handle any unprecedented sickness. Pack in your first
aid supplies, pain killers, antacids, antifungal/ antibacterial creams,
prescription drugs, antibiotics prescribed by the doctor for ailments
like motion sickness, cough, flu, fever and allergy.
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Pack a scarf. They are light weight and take up no
space at all. Use it to jazz up your outfit, to keep you warm, as a
protection against the dust, as a towel and as an eye mask while
sleeping.
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Customise your luggage so they are easily spotted
during baggage claim. Use different coloured duct tape on handles,
coloured ribbons or charms and make that boring bag lively!
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Carry a journal and preserve those cherished memories
forever!
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User review websites have changed the way we now plan
a holiday. Make best use of them. But remember to use discretion- see if
the reviewer shares your temperament, check how recently the review was
posted and look out for any shared photographs. Follow a traveller
blogger and shoot him personal queries for his insights.
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