Practical Travel Tips and Advice

When it comes to clothing: less is best

Travelling with just hand-luggage should be your goal.

Do you really need six pairs of heels, tea bags, and an iron? Take less and you’ll travel cheaper (no check-in luggage fees), travel faster (no waiting for your bags), and travel easier (one bag means less to lug around). More: 7 best hand-luggage bags

 

Leave the guidebook at home

Rather than taking your entire copy of the Rough Guide or Lonely Planet,

just photocopy the pages you need, then discard after you have used them.

Saves space and weight.

Never join the security queue with kids in

 

Go for the one with the ‘suits’. It will move much quicker.

Never wear flip flops (on a plane)

 

I used to work for an airline and we were told never to wear sandals on board an aircraft.

In the unlikely event of an emergency,

it’s best to have a good set of sturdy shoes that will protect your feet from heat or sharp objects.

Jiggle it (just a little bit)

If you're petrified of turbulence during flights,

try slightly jiggling your body when you hit some rough air.

No one will notice because everyone is being moved around due to the aircraft movement.

Sounds a little crazy but your movement will counteract that of the aircraft and you won’t feel the turbulence so much.

It really does work!