As we slowly emerge from the pandemic and borders begin to reopen, many of us are excited to start planning our next adventures. But as experienced travellers know, traveling can be stressful and challenging, especially if you’re visiting a new place for the first time.
That’s why I wanted to start a discussion and ask: What’s your best travel tip?
For me, one of the best travel tips I’ve received is to always bring a second phone with you and leave it at the hotel. If you lose your phone or have it stolen, you can always go back to the hotel and find your second phone there, connect to the wifi and still be able to reach out to friends/family, check in for your return flight etc
Whether it’s a packing hack, a budget-saving technique, or a piece of advice that’s helped you navigate a foreign culture, I want to hear it all! Share your favourite travel tips with the community and help us all make the most out of our future trips
When I went on Erasmus, I had with me a checked suitcase and a carry-on bag.
What I did was put 2/3 outfits in the carry-on bag as well, in case the checked suitcase got lost. This was my mum’s advice because her luggage got lost so many times that she is a pro now
So true! I remember paying 40€ for a taxi in Naples that took me from the train station to the city centre. When I had to come back, I took another taxi from the city centre to the train station and it costed me 25€…
I second this! Especially if you’re on a connecting flight!
I worked in tourism before and so many of our guests’ suitcases were lost during transit, so having 1-2 outfits in your carry-on is something I now also do!
Also: inform yourself about the tipping culture beforehand. Let me say that we weren’t very popular in restaurants after spending so much time in China and completely forgetting some people expect a tip.
So true!! In Italy we usually don’t give tips. I remember a friend of mine, coming back from a trip to the US, telling me she almost got into a fight with a waitress because she forgot to tip her…
THIS! I had the exact same problem when I went to the US, I wish I’d Googled it beforehand so I wouldn’t feel the stress of not knowing whether or not I’m supposed to tip after every interaction
Coming back to this thread because I’ve been traveling a lot lately and I have unlocked a new great tip: use a small crossbody bag that you can always have on you with the passport in it.
I realized that keeping the passport in my big bag or backpack was very inconvenient because every time it took me so long to find it. But now that I always have it in my crossbody bag it’s just so easy and quick to take it out at the checkin or border controls!
This was written in April 2023, fast forward to January 2024 when I arrived in Taipei but my suitcase were still somewhere in Europe I only got them 3 days later, I should have followed your advice @Ottavia-Mandarin_Simplified_HS because I had to buy everything again
This is great advice. Recently, there is a famous MC in Vietnam, she made a trip to the EU and lost her suitcase with many important things inside. After seeing her video crying on the internet, lots of people are worried about how to protect personal belongings when traveling to the EU.
