Confessions of a Travel Tip Junkie: Have you ever been standing at a gas station in the middle of nowhere, 7 hours from home, with an empty tank and a frozen credit card? No? You can take for my word for it: not fun. Thus, if you are going someplace out of the norm or leaving the country...call your credit card company to make sure they know. While it doesn't always prevent frozen cards, it can help make sure the cash stays flowing when you need it most.
Confessions of a travel tip junkie: pictures aren't reserved for just picturesque moments. When the unexpected happens, snap a picture. Later, (when you are ready to laugh about it) those pictures may bring back the best memories and certainly the best stories.
Just spent the morning hearing about these sweet people's trip to the golden triangle in India. I love having friends that are clients too!
Confessions of a travel tip junkie: write down your hotel address, phone number, and your room number or keep it in your phone. This can be invaluable information when you get lost, overly tired, or just disoriented after jet lag and too many locations. If you don't speak the local language, this enables you to get a taxi or ask for help.
It's true. A new batch of discounted flights over spring break will be available soon through Southwest. Get your flights while the best fares are available (for you AND your luggage)!
Confessions of a travel tip junkie: I am a nut about smells, especially on clothes. Dirty laundry/funky airport/open air market tour smell in a suitcase with my need-to-wear-that-tomorrow clothes? Ugh. 😷 Grab one of those little hotel bars of soap and chuck it into your dirty laundry bag. SO much nicer than funky town.
Confessions of a travel tip junkie: don't blow up your electronics. For using electronics with different voltages, you need a converter. That device changes the voltage. To make your plug fit a different wall outlet arrangement, you need an adapter. If you use only an adapter and plug a sensitive electronic in, you will blow it up with the different voltage. Many good travel kits include both. Don't get sucked in for the cheaper price of an adapter-only!
I know it is a billion degrees outside and it is hard to imagine...but it is time to book your holiday travel for the best prices and airfare availability. It's less than 20 Saturdays until Christmas. Don't shoot the messenger.
Confessions of a travel tip junkie: when packing, the best space-saving, non-wrinkled packing deal...roll your clothes. I resisted this for many years. I swore that folding was better. I stubbornly mocked that the wrinkles had to be worse rolling. I was wrong. After converting to rolling, I have never looked back. More space, less wrinkles, easier to find in your bag, easier repacking. It's a win win.
Confessions of a Travel Tip Junkie: Want to make friends and influence people? Invest in a travel outlet (like the cute one from Belkin). Instant popularity is yours with friends and strangers alike if you can multiply the one outlet at the airport or your hotel room. Not to mention the Noble peace prize you will win for letting all the kids charge their electrical devices. Everybody wins.
Confessions of a travel tip junkie: Ever stayed someplace that was mildly sketchy? Majorly sketchy? You need a rubber door stop. This cheap but effective safety measure makes it so that unwanted visitor stay at bay. Just place the door stop on the inside of the door and be the boss of your room...no matter what crazy person has an extra key. Sleeping well in sketchville for a few bucks and a great travel tip!
