More Travel Tips

Not to dwell on the subject, but when  you find good tips its hard not to pass them along (thanks to Robyn for forwarding this!). Check out this article from the Washington Post that lists 46 tips to make your travel experience a little smoother. A few favorites that we always encourage for On The Road Travelers:

- Email yourself and someone at home a copy of your travel documents including itineraries, passport, and visas.
- Check recent public announcements about regulations. Americans click here. Canadians click here.
- Don't check bags if you can avoid it. This is tough if you are on an overnight trip and have to pack a toiletry kit. I had an unhappy woman behind me in line at security last week find this out the hard way when she had to part with several bottles of perfume.
 
A couple of new ones that I like:
- Dress down to avoid the aggravation of taking your stuff off anyways (yet another occasion to wear yoga pants!).
- Avoid skirts in case you run into those new "puffer" bomb detection devices that will put you in a Marilyn Monroe snapshot.
- Don't be afraid to ask for more water.

This last one is a bit touchy, since I am a 'gallon of water-a-flight' kind of girl. I miss being able to bring water on the plane, and as recent studies have shown, that airplane tap water isn't exactly the healthiest! I recently read a good tip to get around this: head back to the galley and ask for a can of soda water when you get thirsty. It might be bubbly but at least you know it won't have e-coli...