11 Common Travel Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

                                                                                                                                                         Jai Guru Ji

MISTAKES TO AVOID WHILE TRAVELLING

It is common to make mistakes while travelling, Whether its your first trip or several times a year. We all make mistakes which causes problem and sometimes also ruin our trip, But with several tips you can avoid them and enjoy your vacation. Here, are 11 blunder mistakes to avoid while travelling.

1. Avoid Overpacking

There are a chances that you have craving to bring all outfits for different occasions, but it makes you luggage heavy and can also create hype. Sometimes even you should not be able to handle all your luggage just because of heavy suitcase. Instead, of having haul you should carry half of your clothes and try to pack those which can be used on multiple occasions and destinations. So, you can pack less items.

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2. Failing to check weather forecast before Leaving

This a major travel blunder happened with us. Since you're going for your trip, make sure that you will carry clothes according to weather. Otherwise, you will find yourself too hot, too cold and there is also having chances that you will get ill, which will ruin your whole trip. Check weather forecast daily minimum 7 days before you're leaving, So you can make adjustments in your itinerary according to weather.

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3. Totally Rely on Travel Guides

Instead, of totally relying on guidebooks make sure that you will find yourself a places to explore. Guidebooks help to travel not to explore, there are many places to visit other than guidebooks, Always yourself to explore, make it an initiative. 

4. Not checking your Cell phone plan

It becomes necessary to check your cell phone plan before leaving on a vacation. Otherwise it becomes an unpleasant surprise, when your cell phone doesn't work in destination. Try to find that your sim network is working in that area where you are travelling, So you don't have to rely on your Hotel's network and you will never got out of data.

5. Forgetting of budget and running out of money

It is a biggest blunder which sometimes happen in our trip and will ruin our whole trip. Instead of considering your travel packing, make sure first consider and make a Realistic budget of your trip and add more money in your account than budget. So, you can travel much and worry less.

6. Not double-checking your documents and bookings

You should always double check your documents like driving license, personal identity and also your reservations of hotels, flights, trains, buses etc. Always endorse the time and location, make sure they are scheduled correctly without any errors or mistakes. These documents are very much needed to travel.

7. Not grabbing local currency before leaving

You should always grab or exchange some local currency from your near bank or ATMs because changing your money at Airport is sure that you will lose your money. Because at airport rats and charges are high on currency exchange. We can also use international debit and credit cards, but some local currency can be helpful in local markets.

8. Not learning some local words and phrases

You should always know or lean some local phrases of that place where you're visiting, because without a few local phrases. So, you can't feel helpless in new place. Even locals can't help you if you can't learn basic "thankyou' and "please" in their language. It is not so much difficult to learn some basic words that gonna be essential at that place. 
You may also take help of Google translate and u-dictionary.

9. Not making copies of important documents

You should always having a hard copy of your important documents like passports, ID's credit cards, driving license etc. and also a digital soft copy of these documents in a password protected encryption pdf. on your email address so you can easily access them when you want. In case of losing your original documents, copies will help you for the identification process.

10. Not doing Research of travel destination

You should always do proper research of your visiting travel destination and Avoid arriving at destination and not knowing what to do. At least get some information from google or form some other websites to know the interesting  history of that place. The more research you do, the more you will get to know about that place.

11. Not buying Travel insurance

By spending those few extra money will give you benefit and feel more secure in case of any baggage lost, trip delay or any cancellation and also helps in medical expenses in emergency. When you're going for an adventure tour travel insurance becomes more important in that case.

If you ever fall for any of these blunders, don't get disappointed. Keep enjoying and exploring and try to avoid these mistakes to make your travel experience far better..!

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