Look Out For Some Big Travel Tips

Author: Priyanka Saxena on May 21,2020

You cannot obviously plan for the unexpected; hence it is always better to know some travel tips before you choose your well-crafted vacation packages to help you travel at your full travel ninja potential. Here is a list of best tips to make your traveling easy:

1. Buy a small suitcase: Always remember that if traveling to a foreign country, you must purchase a small backpack or a suitcase, this will compel you to pack light for your vacation. This tip makes sure that you only end up carrying the essentials instead of stuffing all your unwanted items. 

2. Pack light: First make a list of all the essentials that you will need at the vacation and then list the items that you want. It is easy to note the difference between both the lists; make sure that you only carry more of essentials and a few items that you simply desire to take along with you. Take half the clothes you think you need because you end up taking a lot of clothes but you wear only a few. Plus, the small suitcase anyway won't allow much space for your unnecessary items. 

3. Carry an extra credit card with you: You never know when a disaster takes place so it is always better to be on the safer side. In case you get robbed or end up losing your credit card you should have a spare one. You definitely don't want to get stuck in a foreign country without any access to money. In case you lose your card, and then make sure that the first thing you do is freeze your card. 

4. Learn to travel alone: Once you become independent you learn a lot many things about yourself. Solo traveling enables you to discover yourself, find your likes and dislikes, prompts you to talk to the locals, and handle unexpected situations all by yourself. You can even choose from the vacation packages crafted for solo traveling. It's very important to learn valuable life skills and it is only possible if you push and surprise yourself. 

5. Make sure you visit the local tourism office: The local tourism offices are the best place to know what is going on in the town. They will tell you in detail about the free activities, special festivities, adventurous activities, and rare tourist spots about which you wouldn't know otherwise. Such offices even offer the best discounts and deals to make your vacation package more exciting. Although, you might not even need this necessarily since your vacation packages are so well planned and penned. 

6. Visit tourist spots with the least baggage: It is important to travel light whenever you are visiting a tourist spot. Make sure that you leave all your belongings at the hotel and only carry what you really need. Even limit the foreign currency you carry with you. However, make sure that you carry your credit card but do not carry more than one credit card just in case you lose your baggage. 

7. Keep extra copies of legal documents: while traveling abroad it is important to keep extra copies of a passport and other legal documents. Make sure you don't carry the original ones, but the Xeroxed ones. Even e-mail your passport copy to yourself just in case the original ones get stolen, the copies will come in handy for the police report. 

8. Memorize basic lines in the native language: communicating in a foreign country becomes very difficult because of the language barrier. Thus, it is always better to learn basic phrases such as, "Hello", "Where's the bathroom", "where's a restaurant nearby?" and "Thank you". These phrases will always come handy and give you the opportunity to communicate with the locals. 

9. Read the history of tourist places you're visiting: it is important to know the history of the place you are visiting. Make sure you read the history and brief of all the tourist spots you are visiting. Doing this will help you to feel excited whenever you visit the place.

10. Pack an extra towel: it might seem tempting to use the hotel towels but make sure you carry your own towel too. In case you visit a beach or some tourist spot with a hot sweltering sun then it is a must to carry a towel. Make sure to carry a small towel so that it does not add to extra weight. 

11. Buy an extra pair of socks: when you go hiking, you will definitely end up tearing them or losing them. They might also become very dirty to the extent that you might not be able to wear them. Thus, make sure you buy an extra pair of socks. Especially when going to adventurous places. 

12. Don't feel scared to explore using a map: ending up in the wrong cobbled streets is not that bad. Do not be afraid to use a local map or even ask directions to the locals. It can be really exciting to discover places with the help of maps and feel like a traveler. Just in case you get lost, it's okay! 

13. Carry a lock with you: locks can always come in handy. In case you decide unexpectedly to stay in a dorm then you need to make sure that your luggage is safe. Whenever you leave your room, make sure to pack your things inside the suitcase and lock the suitcase. 

14. Ask the hotel for information: the hotel staff is habitual of travelers who come to stay at their place. They are the ones who know where you can find attractive tourist spots, cheap meals, and local activities. In case the staff is local then they know even more about the place. 

15. Never eat at a place you haven't heard about: when in a foreign land it is always better to be safe when it comes to food. To find the best restaurants with some great reviews on websites and then go for it. You definitely don't want to ruin the rest of the trip by falling sick. Your vacation packages will also let you know about the best places to eat at.