When removing your wedding ring is acceptable, even to your partner
Barbara Chown has sent me these travel tips:
1) When removing your wedding ring is acceptable, even to your partner
"I wear nice looking costume jewelery and a cubic zirconia wedding ring set in place of my good stuff as well as an attractive but inexpensive watch. That way if we were to be mugged, I would offer to give up all of my jewelry in exchange for our safety and hopefully that would appease the mugger."
(Check out Amazon for Cubic Zirconia rings)
2) How to use more than one electrical item at a time when you only have one plug
"For a cruise I always take an extension cord with multiple plugs. Usually the cabin has only 1 outlet and this way I can use my hairdryer in a more convenient spot, while still being able to charge my cell phone, laptop, etc."
(Check out Amazon for extension cords with multiple plugs)
3) How to create an instant travel gear organizer in any hotel room
"I also take 2 over the door clear plastic or fabric shoe holders which typically have 20 individual pockets. I hang one on the closet to hold shoes, keys, belts, scarves and other items, and one over the bathroom door to hold toiletries, etc. I bought a clear plastic jewelry holder with many small pockets that comes on a hanger. I then hang an item of clothing over it so it is completely hidden from view in the closet."
(Check out Amazon for shoe (travel) organizers)
Trish Rickettson has sent me this travel tip:
4) How to never get caught out by a sudden downpour (albeit at the expense of a little style)
"It was pouring as my daughter and I got off the train in Sorrento, Italy. We quickly pulled out the rain ponchos we had packed in our luggage and scrambled to put them on. About five people asked us where we got the rain ponchos before we even made it out of the train station. Very few people were prepared for rain. It rained the whole time we walked to our B&B, and for a couple of hours after we arrived. We were so thankful that we thought to bring the ponchos, which were inexpensive, took up very little luggage space, and saved us from becoming wet and miserable."
(You've guessed it, check out Amazon for rain ponchos)
Judy Thompson has sent me these travel tips:
5) How something that packs to the size of a loaf of bread can make any hotel bed instantly comfortable
"I have at tip for those travelers who find hotel beds at varying degrees of hardness from hard as a melon to hard as a brick. I went to my local camping store and bought a Thermarest three-quarter length inflatable camping mattress. It rolls up to about the size of a loaf of bread for easy tracking. I never travel with out it."
(Amazon stocks these hand Thermarest mattresses too)
6) The magic drink bottle that turns any water mountain-spring fresh
"Also, another tip is that I never travel internationally without a water purifier. It is the size of sports drink bottle and also fits nicely into my carry on or checked baggage. I never have to worry about finding bottled water. Also, in hotels that purify their own water, the water can be very salty because of the method used to purify it. So, if it is water and it is intended to cross my lips, it goes through my purifier first. I have been in some places where the water was just plain dangerous to drink and I have never been sick!"
(Is there anything Amazon doesn't sell? Check out their filter bottles)
Cheryl sent me these travel tips:
7) How to guarantee a comfortable trip
"Also, I never buy new clothes for a trip (except required special equipment, such as bike shorts). I take clothes so old I know how to wear them and with what; they will not surprise me by wrinkling or binding or being too hot or not warm enough, etc. (No one you meet for the first time on a trip is tired of seeing the clothes you have been wearing at home). If they finally rip (because they are old) I simply discard them, with sorrow for loss of an old friend. If they are lost with my luggage or accidentally left behind, I won't regret the loss so much as I would a new purchase."
(Finally something that Amazon doesn't stock! haha)
8) The 2 reasons to wear black clothes
"I'm a New Yorker, so for cities I wear mostly black t-shirts, brightened with accessories and jackets (one each for rain, cold, sun protection (linen bigshirt), and dressy). Black is slimming and doesn't show dirt."
1) When removing your wedding ring is acceptable, even to your partner
"I wear nice looking costume jewelery and a cubic zirconia wedding ring set in place of my good stuff as well as an attractive but inexpensive watch. That way if we were to be mugged, I would offer to give up all of my jewelry in exchange for our safety and hopefully that would appease the mugger."
(Check out Amazon for Cubic Zirconia rings)
2) How to use more than one electrical item at a time when you only have one plug
"For a cruise I always take an extension cord with multiple plugs. Usually the cabin has only 1 outlet and this way I can use my hairdryer in a more convenient spot, while still being able to charge my cell phone, laptop, etc."
(Check out Amazon for extension cords with multiple plugs)
3) How to create an instant travel gear organizer in any hotel room
"I also take 2 over the door clear plastic or fabric shoe holders which typically have 20 individual pockets. I hang one on the closet to hold shoes, keys, belts, scarves and other items, and one over the bathroom door to hold toiletries, etc. I bought a clear plastic jewelry holder with many small pockets that comes on a hanger. I then hang an item of clothing over it so it is completely hidden from view in the closet."
(Check out Amazon for shoe (travel) organizers)
Trish Rickettson has sent me this travel tip:
4) How to never get caught out by a sudden downpour (albeit at the expense of a little style)
"It was pouring as my daughter and I got off the train in Sorrento, Italy. We quickly pulled out the rain ponchos we had packed in our luggage and scrambled to put them on. About five people asked us where we got the rain ponchos before we even made it out of the train station. Very few people were prepared for rain. It rained the whole time we walked to our B&B, and for a couple of hours after we arrived. We were so thankful that we thought to bring the ponchos, which were inexpensive, took up very little luggage space, and saved us from becoming wet and miserable."
(You've guessed it, check out Amazon for rain ponchos)
Judy Thompson has sent me these travel tips:
5) How something that packs to the size of a loaf of bread can make any hotel bed instantly comfortable
"I have at tip for those travelers who find hotel beds at varying degrees of hardness from hard as a melon to hard as a brick. I went to my local camping store and bought a Thermarest three-quarter length inflatable camping mattress. It rolls up to about the size of a loaf of bread for easy tracking. I never travel with out it."
(Amazon stocks these hand Thermarest mattresses too)
6) The magic drink bottle that turns any water mountain-spring fresh
"Also, another tip is that I never travel internationally without a water purifier. It is the size of sports drink bottle and also fits nicely into my carry on or checked baggage. I never have to worry about finding bottled water. Also, in hotels that purify their own water, the water can be very salty because of the method used to purify it. So, if it is water and it is intended to cross my lips, it goes through my purifier first. I have been in some places where the water was just plain dangerous to drink and I have never been sick!"
(Is there anything Amazon doesn't sell? Check out their filter bottles)
Cheryl sent me these travel tips:
7) How to guarantee a comfortable trip
"Also, I never buy new clothes for a trip (except required special equipment, such as bike shorts). I take clothes so old I know how to wear them and with what; they will not surprise me by wrinkling or binding or being too hot or not warm enough, etc. (No one you meet for the first time on a trip is tired of seeing the clothes you have been wearing at home). If they finally rip (because they are old) I simply discard them, with sorrow for loss of an old friend. If they are lost with my luggage or accidentally left behind, I won't regret the loss so much as I would a new purchase."
(Finally something that Amazon doesn't stock! haha)
8) The 2 reasons to wear black clothes
"I'm a New Yorker, so for cities I wear mostly black t-shirts, brightened with accessories and jackets (one each for rain, cold, sun protection (linen bigshirt), and dressy). Black is slimming and doesn't show dirt."
Got an amazing travel tip you want to share?
Email it to me now at michael@mobalphone.com
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