Air Travel Tips

Introduction

• Famous author Cesare Pavese said, “If you wish to travel far & fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness & fears

• What you think you can take with you while you travel by air?

• Some tips you need to follow

Pack Less• Travelling with just hand-luggage should be

your goal

• Carry a light suitcase or backpack that's just enough for you

• Consider carrying less clothes especially if your destination hotel have laundry services

• Take few toiletries along, you can use the destination hotel toiletries provided if your not particular

• Take less & you’ll travel cheaper (no check-in luggage fees)

 Always Travel In A Hoodie

• They may have become the uniform of unruly teenagers, but hooded tops make excellent travel garments

• Just slip up your hood to retreat from the world of noise & light when you want to sleep on a flight/airport seat 

Things You Should not Wear on a Plane

• Don't wear tight clothing, they can restrict blood flow in the confining space of an airplane seat

• Wear loose-fitting natural fiber garments

• Don't wear high heels which are restrictive, they cause a long list of maladies, from chronic foot pain to hammer toe

• Wear your most comfortable shoes like your hiking boots, as wearing the bulky shoes as opposed to packing them frees up some suitcase space

• Wear Freshly washed clothes• Don't wear offensive clothing• Don't wear warm weather clothing, do

layers they are a traveler's best weapon against such varying conditions

Carry Your Medicines• Accidents happen & uncalled

illnesses can come up so be prepared

• Always take band aids, antibacterial cream & ointments for cuts & scrapes

• Carry prescription drugs or over the counter drugs you usually use , airlines may not always have medicinal drugs you are used to

Tiger Balm is medicine of the gods

• This Singaporean-made balm

• Soothes sore muscles after a lot of travelling

• Also works as an insect repellent to keep the little biting beasties away

Bring Healthy Snacks• Save yourself some cash, probably some

heartburn & even some time on the treadmill by packing your own healthy snacks rather than relying on airport & airline food

• Simple, cheap snacks can keep you healthy & prevent your blood sugar from dipping too low during a long flight

• Crunchy snacks like carrot sticks, celery sticks & whole-wheat crackers are satisfying & require a minimum of fuss to eat in your seat

Bring Hand Sanitizer• It's easy enough to be a vigilant hand-

washer while you're still on ground, where soap & water are pretty easy to come by. The airplane bathroom has both, too, so make good use of them

• A simple preventative measure, like using hand sanitizer, can help keep at least some of everyone else's germs out of your system

• Staying healthy while you're traveling is important

Carry A Sleep Kit• Sleep kits can be purchased in most

airport gift shops or you can build one at home

• Basics for a sleep kit include a U-shaped travel pillow & an eye mask

• Keep with your luggage• Earplugs can definitely help• Noise-cancelling headphones can make a

world of difference• A small blanket or large shawl is the final

item you might want to stash with your sleep kit. It's nearly impossible to grab some sleep when you're shivering

Drink Water• Air in the cabin isn't humidified, which

leads to that all-too-familiar parched feeling

• Lips chap, nasal passages dry out, skin feels papery & likelihood of blood clots can even increase

• All these things can be mitigated by staying hydrated simply drinking water

• Don't try to substitute coffee, soda or a tiny bottle of booze for water either. Caffeine and alcohol will dehydrate you the opposite of what you're trying to achieve