Great Tips for Keeping Travel as Simple as Possible

Many of the tips are about packing, how to pack light and what items are essential or useful. What follows are some of the best, but be aware that there may be contradictory tips  choose the ones that will work best for you.

• Pack as light as possible. Ask the simple question: “Do I want it or do I need it and if I need it am I will to cart it around?” There is little you really need when you travel.
• Pack only what you can carry on to the flight.
• Put everything you want to bring in a pile and slowly strip away things that aren’t necessary.
•  Leave the laptop behind, as well as blackberry and any other tech gadget. For computer addicts, being away from the internet’s constant flow of data for a few days recharges and relaxes you in ways that you never experience at home.
• Bring a small amount of foreign currency to cover incidental expenses upon arrival, then change the rest in your destination country, as exchange rates are usually more favorable.