Traveling tips ✈️🛫🛳
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Over the years I have perfected the art of air travels. Here are some tips from my long experience coming from 30 years, 35 airlines and 34 countries.
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1. Bags - Avoid checked-in luggages. They get lost, damaged - or both. Sometimes you lose your connecting flights too, if the airlines don't speak to each other. Traveling with carry-on is possible. I once travelled for a month in Europe with a carry on, a suit bag and a backpack. Yes, go for a backpack for your laptop instead of the shoulder bag. It is better for your back - especially if you add papers, battery packs, tablets, books, notebooks, stationery etc. like i do.
2. Dress well - Meaning no shorts, tee shirts or flipflops especially if you are travelling for conferences. You don't want to give a bad impression to your hosts. At times you can also get upgraded to business class if the flight is overbooked. Yes, they judge the book by the cover.
3. Have a scarf. On long flights it gets really cold inside the cabin. And add to that the germ-filled cabin you are enclosed in for tens of hours. You need to protect your throat and neck. A sore throat is a disaster if you have to speak during the trip. You can also cover your mouth and nose in case the cabin stinks. Not all airlines are Singapore Airlines. Some stink like a public toilet.
4. Get a neck pouch. You can slip in your phone, wallet and passport. When rushing to the airports or take them out over and over again through the securies, they can be easily misplaced. For an absent-minded guy like me who keeps forgetting things everywhere, this is a lifesaver.
5. Jeans and slip-in shoes. Jeans are best for traveling. They never look dirty. Slip-in shoes are a must with many airports requiring you to take them out during security checks. Besides, as soon as you get on board, you can take them off and be more comfortable and put them back on easily. .
(Photo - waiting for a train to Taipei from Changhua in Taiwan)
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