TRAVEL TIPS

There are many questions that we can have when we’re going to travel and prepare a trip. Which accesories, cloth, money, and how can I spend those days with a great experience in the country where I’m going to visit? I want to bring many travel tips, option to save money, best way to move in a cities, where to stay, how to meet locals and more.

essential things you need to travel

 

The essential for travel

Every country you want or going to travel is fundamental to make research about it, doesn’t matter you’re planning a trip with a travel agency or group.

  •  Have up to date your country passport. Don’t travel with a passport soon to expire since there are countries that does not allow passport with less than 6 month of validity.
  • Verify if you need a Travel Visa to the country you want to visit.
  •  Travel with your money, DON’T do a personal loan for travel.
  •  Verify the temperature and the weather in the areas where you going to visit and stay.
  •  For a better trip, verify which are the best months to travel to that countries. You can find many blog post in the web that can have all this information.

 

 

Best web page and apps for book your flights

 

travel apps to select the best travel flight
Places to stay in the country you going to travel

 

Hotels, Airbnb, and Hostels

What are the best option for me to stay in a country?

That’s a question that everyone could have. My experience in select the option where I’m going to stay is base in the prices, the location and where I think I can have the best experience. You can choose a hotel very comfort and because it has room cleaning, lobby, bars, restaurants and maybe in strategic zones in the cities.

Airbnb’s give you the option to rent a private room, a house or an apartment. If I choose an Airbnb I preferred to rent an entire place. The entire place gives the option to be an apartment or a house in which you can have all the facilities of have many rooms, kitchen, balcony, and may have laundry.

The Hostels is the most economic option in which you rent a bed for prices of $8 to $30 USD or maybe more depends on the options of room you choose. This places you may share a room and bathrooms with up to 10 or more people. It great for meet new people and many travellers. 

 

Travel with credit card

Travel with a credit card that you can take advantage of it. There are many credit cards that give you miles, rewards, cash back, travel insurance, and lot of credits for book travels, Ubers, selected hotels, and more. Make sure that
the credit card you going to use it does not have foreign fees. If is a travel card, you don’t have to be worried. If you want to be a traveller or you already are, there are many credit cards for you, but I’m going to give you my
top 5:

  •  Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
  • Chase Sapphire Reserve
  • Capital One Venture
  • The Platinum Card from American Express
  • Bank of America Travel Rewards Visa

     

    Best credit card for travel rewards
    Pay everything you can with credit card and pay only cash things or places that only take cash.

    How much cash should I take on a trip?

     You can take cash with you but not too much. It should be only for an emergency. Is better to get cash at an ATM in the country you travel, doesn’t matter you get a fee from the bank of your card because that fee is less than exchanging
    currency in an airport. Pay everything you can with your credit card and only in cash the souvenirs, or other things you buy in the street or places that doesn’t have option to pay with cards.

    There are some Debit Card for travel that returns the atm’s fees at the end of the month statement. You should try one if you travel a lot.

     

    How much clothes and accessories should I take with me?

    Based on the trip you want to do is what you must take with you. I recommend having clothes for the half of the trip. This recommendation is the best option for me because is more comfort and that give me the opportunity to travel
    with a carry-on size backpack or luggage. Most airlines include a carry-on and a hand baggage at no cost. You can wash your cloth in a laundry, and if you like to buy cloth in the city you visit is the most comfort way for me travel.

    If the trip is long:

    -T-Shirt for the half of the days of the trip.

    -Two jeans, one for the day and the other for the hangout nights and a short pant.

    -Dress shirts for the half of the days of the trip.

    -One jacket if the country and the month where you visit is cold.

    -Two pair of shoes, one for the days and the other for the hangouts.

    Accessories:

    -Bluetooth headphones. Preferred to be noise cancelling, is better for the flights.

    -Portable Charger

    -Travel adapter

    -Bluetooth speaker for the room or apartment

    -Camera

    -Hair accessories

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