Traveling. Somehow simultaneously one of the best ways to spend your time and also one of the most horrendous experiences you might ever endure. From ludicrous airport policies and prices to the unique struggles posed by trying to stay connected in a global world, here are eight travel tips to help you hack it in today’s travel environment.
1. Pack Smarter
You can ease the stress of traveling by about half if you just rearrange your suitcase a little. Make sure your heavier items are on the bottom, and put things you’re going to need frequent access to up high enough that you won’t have to dig for them. It sounds obvious, but careless packing frequently leads to hotel rooms littered with an entire trip’s worth of clothing because your sunglasses were at the bottom of the pile. And for the love of your fingers, always cover your razor blades before you pack them.
2. Roll Your Clothes
It seems silly, but how you fold your clothes actually affects how much space they take up. Most all clothing can be rolled, so do it! Shirts, shorts, everything. It will take up half the space.
3. Bring Some Dryer Sheets
If you’re going to be gone for any length of time, you’re going to be stuck with dirty clothing. And since clothes washing accommodations can be a major ripoff, that dirty clothing is probably going to end up right back in some part of your bag or suitcase. At these times, break out a new dryer sheet and store it with the soiled laundry. Bingo presto, now your whole bag won’t reek.
4. Don’t Overfill your Suitcase
Especially helpful if you’re going on a vacation. You will inevitably come back toting more than you initially left with. If you make sure to leave about 10 percent of your checked bag empty, you can use that space for souvenirs and other purchases. No more having to pay insane fees to send items back home because you’ve gone over your carry-on limit!
5. Get Yourself a ‘Fragile’ Sticker
Okay, so you may have to lie to the airline for this travel hack, but with the way they treat people are you really going to lose any sleep over it? Be sure to put a big ‘fragile’ sticker on any checked luggage you send through. Not only does this give your bag the slightest chance of not being chucked about like a sack of potatoes, but since fragile bags usually end up on the top of the luggage piles, you’re likely to get your bag back first at the baggage claim carousel!
6. Turn on Airplane Mode
Where you go, your cell phone follows. Travel can drain your phone’s battery life like no other, and not every layover is long enough to get that full charge from an outlet before you need to dash to your next flight. Since airplane mode turns off all radio frequencies on your phone, it conserves battery and also charges your phone faster. So if you left your portable charger at home and you desperately need a boost before your flight leaves, flip on airplane mode. While the time you’ll save won’t be immense it can be worth it if you’re on a tight schedule.
7. Make Your own Camping Lanterns
One of the funner travel hacks circulating these days is a cheap way to make fun party lights for that night out in the woods. Simply place a clear bottle of a colored liquid (Powerade or flavored lemonade) on top of your phone’s flashlight with the phone laying flat on its face like a coaster. This will give you a cool, glowing light effect that’s perfect for that outdoor ambiance.
8. Take the Web With You
Invest in a global Wi-Fi hotspot. It’ll save you many headaches and a lot of money down the line, especially if you travel abroad frequently.
Hotspots from companies like BNESIM can help you stay connected in foreign lands without draining your cell phone’s battery, as the hotspot that comes on your phone is likely to do. BNESIM’s hotspot is unlocked and can support up to ten connections at once, so you can spread the internet around all your devices or all your friends. It’s a must have for travelers who have business to attend to. A global hotspot is going to offer you a secure, stable connection to make sure that conference call goes off without a hitch.
BNESIM lets you load international data onto your hotspot that works all over the world, and since the data doesn’t expire, you can carry it over to your next trip.
Skip the hassle, keep the fun
So the next time you’ve got a flight taking you off for an adventure, try some of these tips to eliminate the ugly side of travel so you can just enjoy the experience.
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