Sunday, January 13, 2013

How To Travel In Ecologically Friendly Ways

By Ferdinand Rende


How well informed are you about travel? Do you follow your own travel plan when planning on traveling? And if you, would you like to make it better? Could you handle unknown occurrences or emergencies? If you answered no to any of these questions, read on for some tips on improving your travel plans.

If you want to take your pet on vacation, look for pet-friendly hotels and airlines. Check and see what all of your options are to ensure your pet gets the best accommodation.

When flying on a plane, you should plan ahead because an airline won't always be able to meet your basic needs, even when the flight lasts for many hours. Make sure you bring along a blanket, pillow and if you will use them, headphones. Don't go hungry! Bring your own healthy snacks on the plane!

If your travel takes you to amusement parks or any other place that requires tickets, purchase them online. Many times you can print them at home and save some money, too. Even if there's a fee, it is very much worth it to be able to skip the long lines for purchasing tickets at the venue. You can also often skip the admissions line altogether.

Try to go to the gym prior to getting on a flight. Being on a flight for a long period of time can be tiresome. Your muscles can easily cramp from maintaining the same position for extended periods. You can have more energy at the end of your flight when your warm up and stretch before takeoff.

When you are getting ready to travel, you should attempt to pack as many dark-colored clothes as possible. Stains, wrinkles, and other signs of travel-related wear are less visible against darker fabrics. As long as you keep your accessories bright, you should avoid looking too plain.

Make copies of anything important before you travel. Place different copies of your documents in several locations so that you cannot lose everything at once. Also, have someone you know keep a set of copies, too. This helps if all copies in your possession are lost.

Consider rolling clothes before putting them in your luggage rather than folding them. This will give you much more space that you can use to pack other things. You can always unpack and fold the clothes once you are in your hotel. Hopefully, this will decrease your burden of luggage.

Wait until you reach your destination to save money on your currency exchange. Change a minimal amount of money before departing if you are uncertain about conditions at your destination, or if you know for sure that you will not be able to exchange currency for a while.

When you are traveling in an airplane, it's a good idea to wear slip on shoes that are light and comfortable. When you are boarding a plane you will need to remove your shoes during the security check. The most important thing is comfort. The ideal pair of shoes should also be as light as possible for the long hours you will spend sitting. Your favorite pair of sandals are probably your best bet in footwear when traveling by air.

Sometimes, the best way to deal with a red-eye flight is to have a sleeping pill to take once you are settled on the plane. A lot of people find it hard to sleep on planes, because the seats aren't beds, and there is a lot of external noise in unfamiliar surroundings. If you have anxiety about flying, get your doctor to prescribe sleeping medicine to get you through your flight. You do not want to take the pills right before you take off, because if there is any type of problem or delay, you need to be alert.

Have your favorite music on hand for road trips. Take favored CDs, MP3s and cassettes to enjoy during the long journey. When you are driving through multiple cities, you will find that there are some spots where your radio will not pick up a signal. If you bring your own music, you can constantly enjoy some good tunes.

A lot of airports have these areas; this is a good place to entertain kids. By doing this you will be able to manage your delay easier and keep your traveling group happy.

Learn the language about food if you are going to a foreign country, so that you can ask servers about ingredients in the food that cause you to have allergic reactions. The more severe your food allergies are, the more important it is to learn key food terms in the local language. You can use this fluency to inform people of your allergies, and, if needed, describe them to medical personnel.

If you're bringing gifts along on your airplane trip, leave them unwrapped. Because of tightened security regulations, the TSA might have to inspect the gift and could ruin all the nice wrapping work you did. Just stash away some gift paper inside your luggage, and wrap your gifts after arrival.

Ask to be placed in a room on an upper level, if at all possible. As negligible as this appears, if you live on the ground floor or bottom floor, robbers can enter your room easier. If you can, request a hotel room that has only windows and no sliding glass doors. Rooms with sliding doors are an easy target.

Always pack bottled water when going overseas. The water of foreign countries is often not purified and could cause your to get sick. Remember to use bottled water even when doing small things like wetting your tooth brush. It's possible you can get ill from using the tap water in that fashion.

Pack minimally, and plan your itinerary when you are going on a trip. When you are efficient, you have more time for fun.

Do you feel better educated on travel now? Is your plan good right now, or do you even think you have a good one? Are you now better prepared to handle your finances on the road? Are you prepared for a travel emergency? With these helpful tips in mind, there should be no question left in your mind.




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