15 useful tips for travelers

Gunnar Garfors is a young guy from Norway who has visited 198 countries! He collected a colossal experience and shared it with all comers. We have found the most valuable advice for you.

1. Make a plan of travel around the city / country in advance

Of course, a taxi will help you out in a big and unfamiliar city. But if you plan to travel a lot and see as many sights as possible, then you can not do without public transport and hiking. Download offline maps on your smartphone or get a paper map, it also has some charm.

2. Remember the exchange rate of the country

Understand the value of money in another country with unaccustomed difficult. Therefore, well learn the exchange rate, because you have to bargain in the market, where understanding “expensive” and “cheap” is more important than ever.

3. Defeat the jetlag

Flight on an airplane is often associated with a change in the time zone. In the people this phenomenon was called a jetlag, when the body does not have time to adapt and you are somewhat out of order. To minimize the effect, try not to drink coffee on the airplane, sleep better during the flight, and do not go to bed before dark when you arrive at your destination.

4. Keep cash in different places

A large amount is best kept in the internal pocket, and small funds for everyday spending (food, drinks, transportation) can be located elsewhere, more accessible. When preparing to leave, save the necessary amount in advance. And one more life hack last: get a backpack with a buckle from the back, open it when it’s put on, almost impossible. A very useful thing in traveling on busy streets.

5. Cloud storage

Upload scan copies of important documents to the cloud: Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud and so on. This will help in an emergency situation.

6. Re-evaluate the attitude to the guides

Traveling to popular attractions is not for everyone. There are a lot of people there, rather high prices for food and services. Recently, travelers choose alternative routes to avoid crowds of other tourists. If you belong to this category of travelers, then the guidebook should be used as a map of places where you should not go.

7. Add spontaneity

The most amazing events happen not according to plan. So on the trip leave room for improvisation. This may be a new route, which was not in the original plan, visit the event or meet new people.

8. Try the local dishes

What do you know about the country, if you have not tried the local cuisine? Do not be afraid of experiments, often in Asian countries offer insects or dishes in spicy sauce. You’ll never know whether you like it or not, until you try.

9. Take on the trip only the most necessary things

If you are planning an active journey with new discoveries, massive baggage will become an extra burden. For sure you can halve the amount of clothes and enjoy traveling light.

10. Weekends – a great time to travel

If it seems to you that you have to take a vacation for travel, then it is not so. In the working year, 52 weekends from which you can surely find time to visit a new country. Two days in a row is often enough to get acquainted with the color of the new country.

11. Pocker Face – Our Everything

Have you ever heard the term “victim behavior”? It originated from the English “victim” – the victim. This is confusion and fright on the person’s face. Such traits are very well noticed by intruders and understand that before them is easy prey. In a new place, no matter how uncomfortable you are, keep calm outside and inside.

12. You do not have to pay for accommodation

You’ve probably heard about Couch Surfing. This is a free bed exchange. A very popular thing among tourists: you offer your room to foreigners for the duration of their stay in your country, and in return you can just as well spend the night somewhere abroad. In addition to saving on penetration, this way of living will help you become acquainted with the culture and customs, because you will spend the night with a native inhabitant, and who else would know about local sights?

13. Communicate with the locals

Google maps is very helpful to a modern traveler. Now there is no need to learn the language and talk to the locals. But in fact it is very in vain. Not everything else got into Google maps and a lot of interesting things you can still learn only as a result of personal communication.

14. Bargain in the market

In Asia and the Middle East, sellers do not put price tags on goods. This means that the final price will be known only after the bidding. Moreover, sellers can take offense if you want to buy something without bargaining.

15. Do not forget to smile on the journey

Traditions and culture in different countries are very different, but there is a universal tool – a smile. It will help to find a common language in most situations, and the mood raises nobly.