It is difficult to meet people who do not like to travel. Travel agencies try to make trips as simple as possible and create as much comfort as possible for their clients.
Independently planned trips will require great concentration in preparation for traveling, as well as in the process of rest. In order to bring only pleasant memories from distant countries, it is necessary to take a number of measures and learn some useful tips.
Preparing for the trip
First you need to choose a place to stay. Save will allow the replacement of the hotel rooms for the private sector, an apartment or house. There are now countless sites that link customers directly to landlords. Any of the private sector options will be cheaper than a hotel of the same level.
When buying a ticket online it is recommended to use the "incognito" mode. Some sites can artificially inflate prices only because this customer has already bought more expensive tickets.It is better to choose a place near the wing of the aircraft, it will save from strong shaking in case of turbulence.
If you need to buy two tickets, then choose a place at the aisle and at the window. Thus, if the place in the middle is not taken, then we can safely be located in three places. And if you buy a middle seat, then you should ask to change places with the third passenger.
To save money, you need to purchase tickets on Tuesday after 15.00. It was during this period that major airlines offer a discount on their services. So they can create competition to small budget organizations.
A flying family or a large company is advised not to purchase tickets for everyone at once, but to look for separate tickets for each passenger. Often, on request from 2 people and more, companies offer tickets of a higher class, and therefore more expensive.
Packing clothes is better in small dense rolls. So it will take less space than in the case of laying flat layers. In larger items of clothing need to invest small and roll into one roll. If things are few, then it is better to try to fit everything in your hand luggage. Vacuum bags in this case will be very useful. Jewelry is better to fold in the pill box. To the collar shirts are not hemmed, you need to pass a belt under them.
It is important to photograph or scan all important documents:
- passports;
- is right;
- insurance;
- tickets and other things.
All this needs to be saved to the cloud storage, dropped to email or sent to Dropbox. If any of the documents is lost or stolen, it is easy to use an electronic copy.
Before you take your credit card with you, you must make sure that it is served in the country of destination. You also need to inform your bank manager that you are going to use your account from abroad to avoid blocking. Often banks thus protect their customers from theft of funds from the account.
All baggage must be marked as fragile. Then you can hope for the careful attitude to the suitcases and bags. To prevent anything from spilling inside, it is recommended to unscrew the caps and tighten the neck with cling film. After that, the cover must be installed in place.
Anti-static wipes at the bottom of the suitcase will help keep clothes fresh even after a long journey.
What is useful on the road
It is important to have a bottle of water. Sometimes it takes quite a long time before water is available on the plane or anywhere else.
The convenient application GateGuru will tell you about where ATMs, terminals, and taxi stands are located at airports in the world. It also helps to find a place nearby where you can eat and tells you what to buy in Duty free.
On the road, the most convenient way to store important things and documents will be a bag on a belt. Now it is not only convenient, but also fashionable. Many world brands produce such belt wallets with their trademark. This will significantly reduce the risk of theft.
You should take a pen with you in case you need to fill out the documents, as well as something for leisure: a book, a player, games and other portable entertainment. All that has wires, it is better to carry in a hard case for glasses.
Half an hour before the arrival it is worth visiting the toilet, since a long queue can form at the airport. If it was not possible to do this on an airplane, then it is better to bypass the first toilets at the airport, since this is where the longest queues come together.
An interesting way of transporting a small amount of cosmetics is a cocktail straw that is sealed at both ends. For long flights with transplant, an extra portion of soap, shower gel or cream can be very useful.
Upon arrival at the place ...
In order to receive cash, it is better to turn to ATM services, from which you can withdraw money immediately in the currency of this state. This will avoid the exchange at the box office at an unfavorable rate.
On the way to the place of residence it is recommended to purchase some products and ready-to-eat snacks in the store, as well as water. The hotel will have to spend much more money on their purchase.Used food containers should not be thrown away, they can be refilled.
If the trip does not stretch for a month, then it is better not to take all the things out of the suitcase, but limit yourself to the most necessary. It is easier to forget the things hanging in a foreign closet, and the process itself will take extra time.
Usually in hotels, customers often forget the chargers from their gadgets. If your own charge was left at home by chance, then you can ask at the reception to look for the most suitable for temporary use among the forgotten. A portable extension cable can be a useful item on a trip.
All dialogues should, if possible, be conducted in the language of the host country. This will deepen their knowledge, as well as cause sympathy among local residents.
Gifts for friends better to buy in advance. They will be chosen more carefully. This applies to both the quality of souvenirs and the price of them.
It is recommended to eat only local food. Fast food and global food chains can be tasted at home. Wi-Fi passwords of various institutions can be found in the FourSquare comments. If at any airport you add “? .Jpg” at the end of the URL, you can get free access.
During excursions, it is worthwhile to sometimes depart from the recommendations of the guidebook and choose alternative routes. Of course, it must be within the security framework. Halls of palaces trampled by tourists can fade in front of the beauty of those places where the traveler rarely goes. In each museum there are days when the entrance to them is free. On such days it is better to go there for the opening, so as not to stand in a long line.
If you save maps in Google Maps application, then even in offline mode you can view the selected region.
There are many more useful tips that will be useful for both experienced and neophytes from tourists. Some of them are universal, others work only in some cases and countries. Anyway, the abundance of information will allow you to find the right way out of any situation.
