4 simple but effective things I learned being on the road
4 simple but effective things I learned being on the road in no particular order of importance
Never ever check-in a bag
George Clooney said it right in the movie Up in the Air. “Do you know how much time you lose by checking-in? 35 minutes a flight. I travel 270 days a year. That’s 157 hours. That makes seven days. You’re willing to throw away an entire week on that? ” Listen to the man. Don’t do it. There is another reason why you shouldn’t check in a bag. This is especially in the winter months. Delays and cancelled flights are bound to happen so make an already irritating process go smoother by not checking anything. Imagine the nightmare if you had checked in your entire luggage only to find out that your flight has been delayed by 3 hours, then gets cancelled and the airport is shutdown and now you are stranded in the middle of nowhere with none of your belongings. You would kill for your suitcase wouldn’t you?
Being a Vegetarian isn’t that hard
This is especially true if you are what I like to refer as a ‘vocal vegetarian’. This means not taking NO for an answer. Think of it this way every restaurant has a trained or some-what trained chef, raw materials (such as veggies, spices, starchy things etc), and a stovetop. This basically means they should be able to whip up something for you that is not even on the menu. It has helped me countless times in the praries. Also feel free to modify things on the menu. Sometimes it is worth it to even pay a little bit extra (up to $2) to really modify an item on the menu and not only make it vegetarian but also really healthy. So this applies to all you ancient and whole grain loving folks too!
Always take the window seat
Don’t buy into the hype of ‘I-can-easily-access-the-washroom’ phenomenon and choose the aisle. You probably shouldn’t even use the airplane washroom anyways. That place is a dark void one should never enter.
I always prefer to take the window seat.
1) Because like majority of the population my head leans right when I try to go to sleep or rest my head
2) I avoid contact with a lot of people passing by on the plane (which means my arm isn’t being hit by their luggage and I avoid their germs on the plane considering I am sitting in a tube fileld with recycled air excessive contact is the last thing I need
3) I like the view.
Traveling light means traveling without worry
I used to be a pack rat. I was always the center of many jokes because of my affinity to bring big suitcases even for small weekend trips. Being on the road forces me to live out of a small carry on suitcase. You don’t need all of your clothes to survive. There is usually a laundry or dry cleaning service close by so relax and pack light and leave the weight at home. Plus this also automatically gives you the right to make fun of people who lug 40 ton suitcases all over the airport and sometimes even inside the plane.
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