What are your top tips for making travel easier and more enjoyable? 🌍✈️
Bilal Asif
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Traveling can be both exciting and stressful, depending on how well you plan and prepare.
I’ve found that a mix of the right tools, apps, and smart packing can make all the difference in staying organized and reducing hassle.
I’m curious to hear what you have discovered!
Share your travel hacks, tools, and tricks that have made your journeys smoother.
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Luna Green@lunra
Make a checklist to ensure you have all necessary items before you leave.
Prepare some cash instead of relying solely on electronic payments.
Set a budget and control your spending on transportation, accommodation, food, and entertainment for your trip.
Research local attractions and travel guides.
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A few other thoughts:
1. Hot take: arrive to the airport early. Like grandpa early. Stroll through security. Lounge leisurely with free food at your credit card's lounge. Send a few emails. Read a book. I used to be obsessed with optimizing my time at the airport, and I recently realized it wasn't worth the stress.
2. Get a carry-on with four wheels. You don't realize how much weight you're rolling around and how tired you get from rolling a two-wheeled suitcase. Then, you can get a bag that clips on top of your carry-on (like this one: https://monocle.com/shop/product...). So much packing room, completely hands-free.
3. Take trains when you can. You can literally roll up to the platform 10m before departure. No security. Biz-class sized seats. Typically cheaper. Easy to work on.
Just my 2 cents!
Aside from the basic preparation of planning the trip, I think it's also important to research or get to know where you're traveling - like learning its culture or customs, and what it's known for. It helps you to be mindful as well as appreciate the place even more when you get there! 🤩
It's also good to double check and make sure all your documents are good! 😉
Pack light, stay organized, use travel apps, and stay flexible to enjoy the journey!
I like to keep a bit of spontaneity when I travel, it makes things more exciting.
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For me, it is helpful to have a look at directions (Because I have a tendency to get lost) :D