Travel Tips

 Travel Tips 

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Take Out Travel Insurance. It’s important to always travel with travel insurance. It’s a silly risk to take if you’re not covered and you’ll soon find that paying for healthcare out of your own pocket is very very expensive. If you’re taking more than one trip a year it’s often more feasible to take out an annual policy.

Book The Cheaper Flights Most flight companies release their flight schedule a year ahead of time, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best deal. There seems to be a sweet spot when it comes to booking flights, and that tends to be around 3 to 6 month mark. That's not to say that you can’t bag some great last minute deals. However if like us you like to be a little prepared when booking long haul flights, then this is a good guideline to aim for. Sure, you may be able to save a little more closer to the time, but you could also end up being forced to pay a lot more.

Book Refundable Hotel Rooms You’ll soon find that when travelling especially when backpacking, your plans don’t always play out. This means you’ll need to cancel hotel bookings last minute. This has proven really useful for us in last minute situations where circumstances have changed. 

Start Preparing Your Trip At Least 5 Weeks Before You Go We love a last minute trip, and whilst they are great, if you’re going somewhere that requires a specific visa, then some visa applications can take up to 6 or 7weeks, so bear this in mind when you’re planning your travels. 
Plus, it’s the same with vaccinations and planning certain tourist sights. 

Book Vacation Time Well Before You Go remember to book your vacation time well before you go. If you can, build up your vacation time so that you can really make the most of your trip

Bring More Than One Credit/Debit Card With You Don’t make the mistake of just travelling with one bank card. It’s too easy for it to go missing, to break, be stolen, and there is even the chance that the ATM will not accept it. Prepare for this by bringing at least 2 or 3 cards with you. This could be one debit card, one credit card, and a travel card. 
 
compare Tour Sites Before Booking On the same note there are a lot of tour companies online offering different deals and experiences, but you’d be surprised at just how much the difference in price can be between some of these companies. We always cross check different websites for the same tour or experience, to see who is giving the best deal. 

 Plan Your Clothing For All The Seasons You’ll Be Experiencing If you’re doing an adventure trip but you're only going to warm destinations, then you certainly won’t need a thick jacket, jumpers or a hat. So don’t pack those unnecessary items. Don’t Bring More Than 2 Pairs Of Shoes  Bring Enough Underwear For At Least A Week Bring Ear Plugs Ear plugs are really useful for a lot of occasions when travelling. 
They’re perfect for plane travel, when you want to get some sleep, they’re really good for hostels, perfect for busy cities when the walls can’t drown out that city noise, and super long bus and train journeys throughout the country. Pack A Small Towel With You .

Bring A Small Travel First Aid Kit We always travel with a small first aid kit that’s packed with the essentials. 

Test The Weight Of Your Backpack And Make Sure You Can Actually Carry It This goes hand-in-hand with your over packing. But whilst avoiding over packing is important, it’s also important to consider the weight of what you are packing. 

Carry A Small Bag Within Your Backpack For Dirty Laundry Keeping your clean and dirty clothes separate is not only great for your sanity but for obvious cleanliness reasons too. 

Bring A Decent Camera To Take Amazing Photos Whilst you don’t need a super expensive camera to take great photos, it’s still worth having a phone or camera that can take good quality pictures. 

 Don’t Be Afraid To Get Lost Getting lost often leads you to new places and new adventures, so don’t be worried when you do. When you get lost for real in a destination, locals are more than happy to help you find your way back. So enjoy the experience of where you are and take the unknown road. You never know where it could lead.

 Respectful & Mindful Different countries have different religions and rules that need to be abided. Just because it’s something you’re not used to, or you don’t necessarily agree with, doesn’t mean you just blatantly ignore it. 

Google Translate Can Be Useful When You’re Struggling To Communicate Google translate has saved us quite a few times. It's all well and good knowing little bits of the local language, but if you need to ask something specific, you’ll run into problems. A great way to overcome this is simply by using Google translate.

Travel Safety Tips Always Bring A Lock For Your Bags Items A lock is a good way to help keep your items more secure. 

When Carrying Medical Supplies Split Between Two Bags lots of people travel with some sort of condition or illness and if that applies to you, then make sure you split your important supplies between two different bags. It could be your bag and your travel partners bag, or a day bag or a main bag. 

Let Someone Else Know Your Travel Plans This also works for if you’re travelling solo, tell someone at the hostel desk where you’re planning on heading out to, or let your friends and family know back home, so that if they don’t hear from you, then they have a starting place on where to look. 

Don’t Put All Your Money Bank Cards In One Bag I’ve mentioned before the importance of taking more than one bank card with you when travelling, but it’s also smart not to place them altogether. You should separate your cards into different bags so that if one bag goes missing, you’ve still got another. 

Save The Address Of Your Accommodation On Your Phone Always save your hotel or hostel on Google Maps. This means if you get lost, or you need to show someone where you’re staying, you can show on Google maps rather than trying to explain verbally in a language you probably don’t speak. Locals can often work out where your hotel is once you show them a map, or if not, you can direct the taxi driver yourself to ensure you get back okay. 

Other General Travel Tips Learn Common Phrases In The Language Of The Country Your Visiting Not only is this a very useful travel tip, it’s actually pretty fun. 

 Make Photocopies Of Important Documents & Digital Copies This is really important. Your passport is pretty much your most important document when travelling, you’ll need it to get into and out of a country. Sometimes it’s required in certain countries that you carry your passport with you daily for random spot checks. 

Always Carry Extra Passport Photos Make Sure Your Phone Is Unlocked To Use Local Sims Local Sims are the easiest and cheapest way to stay connected when travelling abroad. 

Download Offline Maps For Your Chosen Country This is really useful when you don’t want to drain your battery with your internet data on whilst sightseeing. Mark all your sightseeing locations on Google Maps and download offline maps so that you access directions without the internet. 

Always Check Under The Bed When Leaving A Hotel Room. As you travel more frequently, you’ll begin to develop your own little routine for hotel check-outs. But one tip I can give you is to always check under the bed.

Keep In Touch With Family And Friends. It’s important to strike a balance when it comes to staying in connection with your friends and family. World Travel M J Princess always provides you best tips for your world travel vacations. 



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