Travel Tips: Part 1

I recently had a great opportunity to go to Orlando with a friend. It was the first...perhaps only time...I had traveled away from my immediate family for several days. I enjoy getting out of town from time to time and, since it is a popular travel time right now, I thought I’d share several travel tips over the next two or three posts. Here is the first set, in random order.

• Bring a garbage bag to hold dirty clothes. When packing up to leave, put the dirty clothes in the bottom of the suitcase, lay the garbage bag on top, and put unused clean clothes on top of that.
• Consider getting an audio book from the library to listen to on long trips.
• If traveling alone and you have smart phone, consider using the Google "Latitude" app so that a family member or friend can track your trip. At one point my husband called to check why we had gone on a particular route. The GPS had "told us" to go on that road to get around a city, but he would have been able to re-direct us if we'd gone the wrong way.
• Have a variety of activities for kids so they can switch between games, "screen time" activities, and car friendly crafts.
• When you stop at a rest area, make everyone use the facilities even if they "don't have to go right now."
• If you travel frequently, keep a separate bag of toiletries "on the ready" at all times. This way you can just grab it instead of thinking about all the miscellaneous items you'll need. If flying, make sure to follow TSA guidelines for such items.
• Along with number 6, you might pack a suitcase with underthings, bathing suit, etc that go right back in the suitcase when you return from your trip.
• Have a little recreation bag with puzzle book, coloring (even for adults) card game, etc to while away the time in a car or on a plane.
• Be aware of how certain drinks or snacks affect you and plan accordingly, especially if there is a long distance between "pit stops." I think you can figure this out!
• Your digestive system can be affected by non-familiar water. You may want to pick up some bottled water to use en route and at your destination.

What are some of your best travel tips?

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