Travel Hacks | Apply these 10 secret techniques to improve your travel experience
Traveling Is the best way to explore new places. Experience a new culture, making memories or spending quality time with your friends or family.
But what about expensive flight tickets or hotel rents, carrying too many languages, or getting lost in an unknown place!
You don't want that, right? What we have for you here, are all the best secret techniques traveler expert use. from ensuring you never get lost in unknown places to living a royal life in your private villa at a low price than hotels.
We got you! Here are 10 secret techniques every travel expert uses, which will make your vacation more productive, fun & comfortable.
1) Be more creative while packing bags.
Traveling to new places sounds fun right? but behind the scenes can be way much boring and tough! trust me packing bag is one of them.
If you have ever struggled to pay excess baggage fees, faced difficulty while packing clothes, adjusting shoes, or cleaned up messy shampoo spill in your suitcase?
If you have ever encountered any of these packing struggles! then the following tips will help make it less of a struggle.
- Roll the clothes, Don't fold them!
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Instead of folding, rolling the clothes makes more space in your suitcase. Roll your clothes as tightly as possible, as you will get more space in your suitcase.
You can also use a rubber band if the fabric of cloth is thick. Rolled clothes need to pack tightly to stay organized. Rolling clothes is the best idea if you are traveling to explore or to experience new countries/cities.
But always remember by rolling the clothes, it will get some wrinkles so in case you are traveling for business or anything formal, folding the clothes is the best idea.
- Choose the right bag for your trip
When it comes to traveling luggage is your best friend. So select your luggage according to your trip. As different trips need different types of luggage.
In which suitcase tends to be easier when it comes to packing and unpacking. But, they are quite hard to carry throughout the day!
Pro tip: Always organize your suitcase from the heaviest on the bottom to lightest on top.
If you are using duffle bags try to organize your clothes according to lowest to high priority. The thing you need first should always on top and vise versa.
Try to use plastic zip-lock bags if you carry toothpaste, shampoo, face wash, lotion, or perfume because later you don't want to clean the mess they make in a suitcase if they get broke/leak.
Pro tip: Try to buy all this personal care product where you are traveling. And if you are traveling with personal care products. Make sure it's limited to 3.4 ounces or less to go through TSA security at the airport (Read more on TSA Security).
Best way to carry your phone charger, portable charger, passport, and any other essential need to use a fanny pack or handbags. I know the fanny pack sounds kinda old but trust you need one of those!
This technique is one you don't want to ignore.
They say "Precaution is better than cure". likewise, it's worth emailing yourself a scanned copy of your passport and any other such documents like visa or your personal id.
Have you ever been theft, or lost your luggage in which all your confirmation tickets went? If you've confirmations of a train, bus, or flight email yourself a scanned copy. later you'll thank yourself.
How much you spend on your hotel when you travel? I know it's a lot! But what if there is a better alternative way for it. Which is much better, cheaper, and royal.
Try to rent a House/Villa/Apartment. Many people think a hotel is the most effective way to save money!
But Think again, if you are staying for more than a week, renting a vacation home will be surprisingly affordable. Especially if you are traveling with friends or family.
Traveling means exploring, making memories, spend quality time with your friends and family. But all this gets spread out while living in a hotel.
Home/Villa/Apartment is very easy to find. You can use Airbnb. You will find many vacation home where you can easily spend quality time with your friends and families.
Some of the best Vacation rental Sites.
1) Airbnb
2) HomeAway
3) VRBO
4) Booking.com
5) Trip Advisor
Traveling is a great idea but have you ever thought about money? foreign currency?
No Matter where you go, where you travel. Using credit or debit cards with no foreign transition fees is one of the best ways to save money.
Airports have currency exchange centers or may you can exchange dollars at a local bank. But walking with a lot of cash can be risky.
Tired spending money on roaming? One of the best ways to avoid roaming charges and expensive calling plans is to buy local sim cards from a local mobile shop.
This is the cheapest solution, which allows you to send text, voice calls, and local data at local rates.
Roaming can cost you $10 a day and if you are traveling for 30 days, it's $300 for 30 days! you don't want to spend that much.
Instead buy a local sim card, which will cost you nearly $20 with a basic calling plan and another $20-40 on the internet plan. So you are saving more the $200.
Pro Tip:- Try to buy a local sim card at the airport as soon as you arrive in a new country. So you can step out to face taxi drives or can book your own uber.
Cargo Pants, the best thing is they have more pockets than other pants. You can fill many important things like passport, purse, or any conformation tickets
You don't want to open your luggage to find that one important thing.
If you are a frequent traveler you need some pairs of cargo pants, As they won't wear off easily. Cargo pants are great when it comes to off-roading or for tough roads.
If you are wearing cargo pants the comfort is guaranteed. Tight pants can cause itchiness or sweats during long hour traveling.
Pro tip: Try to have two purses, one on the safe side and the other the empty one which can be theft easily. so you can trick any thief.
And if you have any brilliant travel hack of your own to share, stick them in the comment below.
Till then stay safe and do share this article.
SHARING IS CARING.
In which suitcase tends to be easier when it comes to packing and unpacking. But, they are quite hard to carry throughout the day!
Pro tip: Always organize your suitcase from the heaviest on the bottom to lightest on top.
If you are using duffle bags try to organize your clothes according to lowest to high priority. The thing you need first should always on top and vise versa.
Try to use plastic zip-lock bags if you carry toothpaste, shampoo, face wash, lotion, or perfume because later you don't want to clean the mess they make in a suitcase if they get broke/leak.
Pro tip: Try to buy all this personal care product where you are traveling. And if you are traveling with personal care products. Make sure it's limited to 3.4 ounces or less to go through TSA security at the airport (Read more on TSA Security).
Best way to carry your phone charger, portable charger, passport, and any other essential need to use a fanny pack or handbags. I know the fanny pack sounds kinda old but trust you need one of those!
2) Use Google Maps Offline.
They say walking is the best way to explore a new city. And it's clear that you can't stick by a wifi connection while exploring a city.
So routes are the only thing which is holding you back. But with the latest version of google maps, this problem can get solved in minutes!
You heard me right, now you can use google maps even if you don't have any access to wifi or internet.
Google maps have features in which you can download maps of specific regions/cities.
Pro Tip: Make sure you download a map when you are in a hotel or way back from home. Because you need an internet connection to download the maps.
Guidelines to use Google Maps Offline:-
- Make sure you have google maps on your device.
-Make sure you're connected to the internet and signed in to google maps.
-Search for a place.
-At the bottom, tap the name or address of the place.
-You will see the download option right there.
For ios, you can use this URL to do the same from safari.
3) Email Yourself a scanned copy of your important documents.
This technique is one you don't want to ignore.
They say "Precaution is better than cure". likewise, it's worth emailing yourself a scanned copy of your passport and any other such documents like visa or your personal id.
Have you ever been theft, or lost your luggage in which all your confirmation tickets went? If you've confirmations of a train, bus, or flight email yourself a scanned copy. later you'll thank yourself.
4) Rent Home/Villa instead of Hotel.
Try to rent a House/Villa/Apartment. Many people think a hotel is the most effective way to save money!
But Think again, if you are staying for more than a week, renting a vacation home will be surprisingly affordable. Especially if you are traveling with friends or family.
Traveling means exploring, making memories, spend quality time with your friends and family. But all this gets spread out while living in a hotel.
Home/Villa/Apartment is very easy to find. You can use Airbnb. You will find many vacation home where you can easily spend quality time with your friends and families.
Some of the best Vacation rental Sites.
1) Airbnb
2) HomeAway
3) VRBO
4) Booking.com
5) Trip Advisor
5) Book Flight in Private Browsing.
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Which is the most expensive thing while traveling you spend money on? Probably flight tickets. But what if there's a way to get a flight ticket at a very cheap price!
Travel experts always suggest, to book your tickets in private browsing or incognito for a cheap price.
Now, how this actually works? When it comes to booking a ticket we browse many flights. So travel sites are able to track what we are looking for, with the help of cookies.
Cookies are beneficial for a travel site; they track your regular browsing habits and study the flight you are seeking. Then, when you come back, they usually show increased flight fares.
When in private browsing or incognito mode your browsing won't store data such as cookies. so it's beneficial to book flight tickets from a private browser or incognito.
But this doesn't mean cookies are your enemy! cookies help you to better the quality of your internet experience (read about cookies).
6) Use ATM Card for foreign currency.
Traveling is a great idea but have you ever thought about money? foreign currency?
No Matter where you go, where you travel. Using credit or debit cards with no foreign transition fees is one of the best ways to save money.
Airports have currency exchange centers or may you can exchange dollars at a local bank. But walking with a lot of cash can be risky.
7) Phone Calls/ International Roaming.
Tired spending money on roaming? One of the best ways to avoid roaming charges and expensive calling plans is to buy local sim cards from a local mobile shop.
This is the cheapest solution, which allows you to send text, voice calls, and local data at local rates.
Roaming can cost you $10 a day and if you are traveling for 30 days, it's $300 for 30 days! you don't want to spend that much.
Instead buy a local sim card, which will cost you nearly $20 with a basic calling plan and another $20-40 on the internet plan. So you are saving more the $200.
Pro Tip:- Try to buy a local sim card at the airport as soon as you arrive in a new country. So you can step out to face taxi drives or can book your own uber.
8) Wear Cargo Pants.
You don't want to open your luggage to find that one important thing.
If you are a frequent traveler you need some pairs of cargo pants, As they won't wear off easily. Cargo pants are great when it comes to off-roading or for tough roads.
If you are wearing cargo pants the comfort is guaranteed. Tight pants can cause itchiness or sweats during long hour traveling.
Pro tip: Try to have two purses, one on the safe side and the other the empty one which can be theft easily. so you can trick any thief.
9) Empty Water Bottle
Empty water bottles can be very useful while traveling. You don't have to pay for water.
As you clear the security check in the airport, you can refill it. Afterward, you can refill it from your hotel room or where you are staying.
At traveling time water bottles can be refilled at restaurants. Consider getting a slightly smaller water bottle that fits easily in a purse or bag.
10) Research
Best way to research is to divide into 4 stages :
- Stage 1: Research Destination
- Stage 2: Shortlist
- Stage 3: Final choice
- Stage 4: Make the booking.
- Stage 1: Research Destination
Travel articles can help a lot. Make a list of least 5-10 places you want to travel. Search, read articles on those places.
Try to find the top10 places in each of them to visit. Find is it worth traveling there? whats it's culture you can learn? what you can explore, try to find that.
- Stage 2: Shortlist
Shortlist the top 3 places. Now try to dig more dipper. Try to find what are the best places near those cities.
If you like beaches, try to find is there any beaches nearby?
same for mountains and forests. Search on transportation facilities available in those places.
- Stage 3: Final Choice
After all these searches make a final choice. Make a list of what top 10 things you want to see, what type of food you want to travel.
Try to learn about their culture, visit an art gallery, and don't forget your camera! you need to capture those memories. Try to make new friends.
Watch if there is a festival you can see or experience when you are there.
- Stage 4: Make the booking.
As in the earlier paragraph, I have described the best way to buy tickets at a cheap price. It's time to use those techniques.
Try every technique mention above, trust me they really work. Gather experience, explore, live life at its fullest.
Bonus Pro tips :
1) A foreign language can be quite a problem for a traveler. So try to keep this language translater software in your device before you travel.
Android, ios; free
The latest update to the google translation tool is a major one. You can use Google Translator offline too. Offline translation supports 52 languages.
How to use: Select a pair of language, tap the mic symbol and google will translate whatever it hears in either language into other.
(Read more on Google Translate)
2) Medicine & First aid kit
Do research before traveling thinks about cities you are visiting and what may or may not be available there.
Traveler must carry their medicine with them across international borders to treat chronic or serious health problems.
Always make sure to have Health Insurance Card with you, while you are traveling.
Medicine & first aid kit are must, while you travel. Here are some medicines you should have while traveling.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any of these medicines.
- Analgesic (Pain relief) medicines like paracetamol or aspirin.
- Cold and flu tablets.
- Antiseptic Solution for cleaning wounds and bites.
- Diarrhea Medicine
- Sunscreen 30spf
- Hand sanitizers or wipes
- First Aid kit
Must-have items in the first aid kit:
- Small, medium & large sterile gauze dressing.
- Triangle Bandages.
- Crepe rolled bandages.
- Tweezers & Small scissors (in case you are traveling through flight, carry them in your carry-on bag)
- Antiseptic cream.
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These Travel hacks help a lot. Comment below which technique you found helpful.And if you have any brilliant travel hack of your own to share, stick them in the comment below.
Till then stay safe and do share this article.
SHARING IS CARING.
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