Travel Tips We've Found

Cross Packing
My Husband and I always pack a change of clothing in each other’s luggage plus a copy of our passports. If one person’s luggage is lost you have at least one change of clothing in the other’s bag. — Hilda

Cell phones and Post Offices
My cell phone is attached to me! I use the camera to take pictures of parking places, street names, meeting areas, hotels, daily pictures of what travel partners are wearing for emergencies, and many other uses. Also, use the town’s “major” post office as a meeting place since they only have one. – Dani

Hotel Postcard
In a country where I do not speak the language, ask at the hotel front desk for a picture postcard of the hotel, and ask the staff to write “Please take me to this hotel” in their language on the back. If I get completely lost, I can hand the card to a taxi driver and he’ll know what to do! – Captain Mike

Beer in a Bottle
We agree whole-heartedly with the person that said “one of the safest liquids to drink is beer.” But don’t drink it if it comes in a frosted mug! We learned not to do this in Egypt! It’s basically ice cubes in disguise! We lost hours of our vacation to a very unpleasant “condition.”— Bruce

For Healthy Gums, Too
Take one of those tiny boxes of floss that you normally use to clean your teeth with you. It can be used for repairing your moscuito net, to hang up some cloths to dry, temp shoe laces, sewing thread, etc. It is very light and does not take in much space!!! – Monique

Knot Your Clothes
I tie a knot in panties, bras, or socks that have been worn. That way I always know what is clean in my suitcase. — Janine