Travelling Your Dreams: Travelling hacks!

Tips & tricks for the smart travellers!

Before continuing on with my posts about the United States, I’d like to introduce you to some very helpful tips and tricks to make your life easier when travelling. A lot of people who love the idea of travelling, don’t usually know all that much about how to make your life easier when you are travelling. It’s important that you know the rules and restrictions of foreign countries before you actually go there. Just so you can be certain of what and what not to do.

#1 Travel lighter

When you’re travelling, generally you want a couple of sets of comfortable clothes you can travel in, a good going out outfit and a few extras. You don’t necessarily need to take 10 pairs of shoes, or 7 pairs of jeans and 5 hoodies. All you need to pack is enough to last you your entire trip. When packing clothes, the ‘just in case clothes’ hardly ever get worn, so why don’t you leave them out? It’ll save you having to carry around a massive heavy bag while you’re travelling as well!

#2 Save space

A very useful travel hack is to actually roll your clothes up rather than folding them. This reduces the amount of space they take up, leaving more space for the important stuff. If you absolutely need to fold something, try and use tissue paper to reduce the wrinkles in your clothes (newspaper works as well, but if the paper gets wet then it will stain your clothing and it mightn’t come out in the wash). When packing socks, try putting them inside your shoes. Not only does this save space, but it also keeps your shoes in shape for the time that they’re in your suitcase.

When packing cords and digital accessories, try and keep them all in the same location. A glasses case is ideal for cords and that way they’re all together when you need them. Generally, it also stops them from becoming incredibly tangled and it keeps them in a pretty good condition. When packing accessories, try and use small boxes (such as a pill box or contact lens case) to store your items in to save space and not lose your accessories in the process.

#3 Don’t get stuck

Before travelling it’s really important to make sure all your personal identification is up to date and correct. It’s also very important to have copies of your passport, identification card, debit/credit cards, itinerary etc. and email them to yourself. This way, if you lose any of your important documentation and/or your phone, you’ll still have access to it in one way or another. This is absolutely crucial because if you’re in foreign country and you don’t know how to go about losing items or having items stolen off you, having the reassurance that you have a copy of your personal information can make you that little bit more at ease.

#4 Girls, this one’s for you!

How often are you travelling and you can’t find a hair tie or a single bobby pin? These can be incredibly stressful times and therefore require forethought so that these frustrating situations don’t occur. When packing hair ties, bobby pins and clips, try storing them in empty tic-tac containers. This way they are easily accessible and they’re in a small enough packaging to fit into your purse or handbag. Genius!

# 5 My all-time favourite

If you fart whilst on public transport, just pretend to be asleep! This works on the majority of transport and you probably won’t get blamed for it. Just try not to make it too obvious, because then people will become suspicious of you. It’s a very sophisticated act that needs to be practised and executed well! J

How-to Videos

Here are a few videos to help you along your way: