Transform Your Travel Game | 10 Mind-Blowing Hacks You Need to Try

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Travel should bring peace and happiness. Not create anxiety. Over the years I have taken countless flights as a consultant and then as a trekker. These are my travel secrets - 

1. Put a "want to go" flag on your Google Maps. Restaurants, landmarks, museums - anytime i am researching a place or get a recommendation I quickly add it in Google Maps. If I find myself wandering in my destination or have time on my hand, I open the app to check which green flags are close by.

2. In your favourite note taking app or excel create templates for packing lists. Ex - Weekend Trek Packing List, Beach Holiday Packing List. After you come back from your trip, edit and remove items that you did not use. 

3. Print your paperwork. Keep a file handy with airline tickets, hotel reservations, insurance documents. Yes, everything is on the phone nowadays but phones get lost and stolen every second. You won't need it 9/10 times but that one time will ruin your trip.

4. Pre-download Google Maps of the area you're going to. This comes very handy when you reach a destination and don't have reliable mobile service.

5. Keep a change of clothes and flip flops in your carry on. Airlines are always losing bags.

6. Carry a foldable separate bag for laundry. I carry it even on day trips to segregate if my sneakers get dirty or have unclean clothes.

7. Unscrew bottle caps, put on a plastic bag or wrapper, screw cap back on. Shampoos, conditioner, toothpastes end up leaking during transit. 

8. Carry multi-colored packing bags / cubes. Why? Well one to organise your stuff but more importantly to easily know what's inside and for quick reach. On a trek in the mountains, all you have is a small flashlight and this hack saves a lot of trouble.

9. Give yourself a complete day at home after you come back from your trip. Decompress.

10. Avoid drinking before and during flight. Don't follow the latest trend of drinking and pissing on passengers. 

BOOYAH!

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