Best Tips To Have Hassle-Free Travel

Author: Priyanka Saxena on Jun 02,2020

The strength of wanderlust is so intimidating which makes people so excited. This makes people often forget important things and concepts to take care of. Vacation is not just about landing in your favorite destination. It starts the minute one starts to curate vacation packages. 

Hassle-free travel is more important to fully enjoy your trip. With too many options and destinations to choose, people often forget the most basic tips of traveling. Do consider the below tips before embarking on a journey. 

1. Do a little research online:

With the increase in the amount of tech and websites, tourists need to check online for the best prices, accommodation, places, and day tours. Going on a vacation without any preparation may cost you too much money. If you have the basic idea of a destination, you can be alert and save a lot of cash. Also, hotels often lure people with attractive facilities but may have nothing prepared constructively. While youngsters tend to continuously be on the move, mature and old people may not find it easy. Hence it is always better to take accommodation in a comfortable yet cheap hotel. 

Today there are a bunch of websites offering help to people undergoing travel. Also, tourism has gone on another level with the introduction of BnB (Bed and Breakfast), short rentals, and other packages. Still, people are unaware of these cost-effective modes of travel and choose the long cut. 

2. Avail travel insurance:

Tourists hesitate to get travel insurance without knowing its value. You may feel you can handle all problems but that’s not the case always. Many tourists often get ill or injured, theft off their luggage and cash, or get caught by police for certain claims. Travel insurance comes handy during such hassles. It covers almost all your problems and proves to be like an invisible shield protecting you. You won’t want to end up paying thousands of dollars when travel insurance helps you immensely right? 

3. Book a night flight:

Most people are unaware that a night flight could help in saving the day time for exploring the destination. If you take a night flight, you can reach your location early morning, take a little nap, and start the expedition. There are a lot of places to visit and take more advantage of your vacation packages. But don’t forget to take your eye mask, earplugs, and a neck pillow; just in case. 

4. Prioritize and adopt light packing style:

The primary mistake people do is packing a lot of baggage than they could carry. Sometimes, all the unnecessary, less used items get on the suitcase and the essential ones are left out. Clothes should be carried which will suit the weather. Mix and match style of clothes will help to reduce the luggage. Similarly, arranging the stuff in a suitcase is an art. Rolling your clothes will save space for other items. Also, the kind of hand luggage you carry also plays a role. You should be comfortable with the bag you carry. It should not be too heavy that it keeps distracting and tiring you.

A first aid kit, shaving set, and sanitary pouch are other essential items necessary to be carried. 

5. Learn common words of the local language:

Tourists focus too much on sightseeing without knowing the background of the place. The best way to understand the history of a place is by conversing with the locals. Local people provide unbiased information about the food, cuisine, destinations to visit, and much more. Remember that the locals are as much excited to welcome you in their land with hospitality (most of them are, if not all!). So be open and ask questions. They will feel validated. Also, who knows, you could also make friends for a lifetime! 

6. Carry extra copies of passport and important documents:

You never know when you will lose your baggage unintentionally or to thieves. In that case, having a virtual as well as a hard copy of your documents may help you to be on the safer side of the authorities. 

7. Carry gadgets but not too many than required:

Recording your experiences and expeditions is a good way to safeguard your memories. Travelers carry a camera and other few gadgets to record their adventure activities. But tourists often carry too many gadgets that just spoil the essence of the trip. You will end up continuously charging every gadget and not really spend a good time at the destination. Also, carrying batteries is really important. You could have lifted your camera to click the best shot of the sunrise and boom! The gadget is dead. You won’t like to be searching in the local market for batteries when all others are having fun! 

8. Stay hydrated at all times:

Getting sick takes away the fun out of the trip. As silly as it may sound, sometimes we need people to remind us to drink water, especially during travel. 

9. Don’t plan too much:

Tourists in a hurry to cover many destinations of the vacation package, end up spending no constructive time in any of the places. Just add two or three places to visit per day and if you run out of plans, then let the days go naturally. Go and explore the city by yourself. You will learn a lot more- about the destination as well as yourself. Don’t schedule the vacation package accurately, leave it to be flexible. The best travel experiences occur when you have no plan at all!

10. Learn and discover yourself with what you have and what is available:

This may sound too subjective but it is indeed helpful. Every country in the world is different. Diverse cultures, weird customs, and traditions which may mean absurd to you but practical to them. The traveler’s motive is to learn. Adapt to local food and public transport. Mingle with people and explore all places with curiosity and not just for the sake of visiting it. Be open-minded towards what the destination is offering you and what it isn’t able to.