Planning: Tips for More Enjoyable Trips

How Solo Travelers
Can Spend Less on Hotel Nights

One of the downsides of traveling solo is that you're paying heavily on hotel rates.
It's not the end of the World, there are a few tricks that you can try.
And we're talking about hotels! No hostels, no couchsurfing, nor house stay... Comfy hotel nights, indeed.

Cheap Plane Ticket Hunting -
Eyeing and Grabbing Cheap Airfares

Flights and accommodation eat up most of our funds when traveling.
Save on your flights and your entire trip will cost a lot less. Proven techniques can help you more than what you've tried before.
Here are a number of tips and tricks you can try in your search for cheaper flight tickets!

Make Your Check-in Luggage
Easy to Distinguish

You don't want your check-in luggage get mixed up with someone else's at the airport.
With minimal effort you can make it more distinguishable to improve its security.

Great Travel Gadgets
to Bring With You on a Trip

Besides the "standard" travel gear, I also take a bucket load of small gadgets on my trips.
Are you using any of these? If not, you should!

Illusions, Disappointments
of Naive Travelers

Traveling can be terribly disappointing and some experience this more often than others...
Naive travelers can get a slap in the face if they aren't prepared for these issues.

How Travelers Can Enjoy
"Free for All" Experiences

We tend to forget about a vast amount of attractions that won't cost us a single dime...
More about the "free for all" in this article.

Multi-use Items Help Shrink
Luggage Size and Weight
You can shrink volume and weight by simply learning how to substitute certain items.
Here are my tips on how to use replaceable items to minimize your luggage.

20 Annoying Things
That Keep Happening When I Travel

Traveling is not just about fun...
Some things about it can be nerve-wrecking. And the bad thing is, some of these things keep happening to me again and again...

Important Travel Documents
That You Must Replicate

Here's a list of the most vital travel documents to make copies of. Some of those documents cannot be replaced, so having a copy is vital, especially when traveling faraway, abroad.

Jet Lag Coping Techniques

Prevention is good, but suppose it has already hit you... how do you cope with it?
Jet lag isn't the end of the World, it too can be dealt with.

How to Prevent Prolonged
Walking-induced Exhaustion

Walking can drain your energy eventually, if done systematically day-by-day...
Here are my practical tips for reducing prolonged walking-induced fatigue.

Tips on Preventing
Food and Drinks-related Sickness

Its not just food intoxication, but also bad habits that we have to get rid off.
Here's how to avoid eating and drinking-related sickness...

Basic Advice for Beginner Travelers

Most people have a naive superficial perception regarding travel and fall victim to their lack of experience and ill-preparedness.
Tips for the beginners only...

How to Take Care of Your Stomach
and Digestion When Traveling

It's not just what, but also how and when you eat and drink that counts when you're on a trip.
Find advice for taking good care of your belly and digestion.

How to Make- and Keep Warm
in a Cold Hotel Room?

Once a terribly cold hotel room gave me pneumonia as "souvenir".
The experience taught me a few things and inspired me to come up with coping tips.

Foot Care While Traveling

We use our feet more while traveling, therefore the risk of injury, fatigue is relatively high.
Good care can prevent unpleasant problems.

Tips on How Not to Miss
Less-known Unique Attractions

You won't find most of them in guidebooks, but they too can be interesting...
They can be parks, ports, hidden picturesque streets, even great views of the skyline, an old restaurant's interior, a library, even certain industrial areas...

Insect Bite Prevention Techniques

Potentially deadly diseases are spread by obscure mosquitoes, ticks and other insects.
Take as many measures as possible to avoid the bite.

20 Items That Travelers
Often Forget to Bring

Besides the passport and plane tickets, travelers often forget bringing a long list of other important items.
Verify my checklist to see what these items are.

Checklist for
Travelers' Medical Box Essentials

Medicine and related items that you should pack when preparing for a trip.
Most don't pack the essential medical items. Remember: you are going on a trip and you will expose yourself to new risks and more often than in the comfort of your home.