Useful Travel Tips - TIWIK #8

1. Don’t pack just one pair of shoes. If they get drowned during a rainstorm and need a few days to dry, you’re stuck.

2. When you feel like your body has reached its limits, go to bed. You’re not going to have any fun by pushing yourself to stay up when your brain has decided to go to sleep anyway.

3. Instead of stuffing your suitcase with a wide variety of outfits, pack different sets of jewellery and hair accessories: turns of different looks without having to carry the extra weight!

4. If you’re going to swim in a river or a lake (or going anywhere near oysters in the ocean), pack some jelly shoes and save yourself from the pain of holiday-ruining underfoot cuts.

5. The night before leaving, pack before drinking with your friends.

6. A universal plug adapter is a great investment: you pack it every time you go on a trip, no questions asked.

7. Always have accommodation booked for your first night in town.

8. In theory, you don’t need an envelope to send a postcard. In reality, you do; these things tend to disappear in the limbo of the international post service.

9. Check how much special foods you’re allowed to bring into a country before going nuts at the duty-free shop.

10. Flying? Research public transport options from the airport beforehand. Write down which train/bus you need to take on a piece of paper, along with the exact address of the place you’re staying at — you won’t always be able to go through your emails when you arrive at the airport.