"You are allowed to have your ID and boarding pass out and ready before your turn in the security line. You don’t have to begin fumbling for these things only once it is your turn to go."
"In your carry on, 1 days clothes, med, essentials,,, if your luggage is lost or delayed."
"Never keep your wallet on your back pocket"
"Clean or at least leave your home in some state of clean prior to leaving on your trip. It feels terrible to come home to a mess when you’re likely exhausted from a plane or long road trip. Especially if you have to work the next day."
"Give yourself breaks when traveling. A lot of people try to pack everything in and all it causes is stress.
If you are traveling in a group, give yourself breaks from others. Some people want to do *everything* together, and that can lead to a lot of fighting."
"My tip is to download the map of the towns you are visiting. You can do that easily in the Google Maps app. If you have the map downloaded on your phone you can easily find your way around town even if you don’t have any internet connection.
It won’t show you the route you should walk from A to B, but through the magic of GPS you will still see where you currently are and if you are moving in the right direction."
"Navigate before going into a massive crowd. A simple mind map of ‘right in three blocks, left in two’ usually suffices for the walk, and makes you look like you’re walking with purpose, instead of standing out immediately as a target."
"Roll your clothes, don’t fold them."
"Ask people for photos. with all respect, I couldn’t give 2 sh#ts about your insecurities, you pose as horribly as you want idc but, TAKE PICTURES. you don’t want the memories to fade away."
"Hostels aren’t scary like they’re made out to be. In fact, they’re pretty great. most even have a single room with an ensuite that’s still half the price of your average hotel room. Usually comes with perks like breakfast, bar on the first floor, activities like walking tours, karaoke nights, the works. I love hostels."
"There’s a secret garden in Rome you’ll only get into if you’re able to talk German.
An amazing refuge of a grumpy, sunburnt people being angry about unorganized motorized traffic and tardiness in a sea of the opposite, basically."
"If you’re going on vacation and can swing one more day of time off, take it after you arrive home and give yourself an extra day to mentally prepare and get organized."
"Always know where your towel is."
"Piss when you can. Not when you need to. ;)"
"No one cares about you wearing the same thing more than once. Pack light and wash your stuff every few days.
Do not entertain people asking questions in other countries.
Know the rules/laws/currency exchange rates for the country you are going to. Ignorance is not a get out of jail free card."
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