4 travel lessons a road warrior learned the hard way

There are some travel lessons that even road warriors will sometimes forget and have to relearn the hard way. Fortunately, the blogger behind the Pearls of Travel Wisdom blog and the SmartWomenTravelers.com website has recently written a post repeating the following lessons that she recently relearned the hard way:

Lesson 1: Always, always, always look at your boarding pass and luggage tag to ensure that they are taking you and your bags to the desired location.

Lesson 2: Get your food and drink ahead of boarding the flight, as there may not be what you expect on the plane. This is also great advice for those long tarmac delays, as your patience will last longer when your stomach is happy.

Lesson 3: If there was any chance that your luggage came in on an earlier flight, or may not have made your flight due to tight connections, just check as the baggage office. They should be able to tell you what flight your luggage was on.

Lesson #4 is (compliments of my wise husband): Always have a full charge on all electronics before boarding a plane.

And if you are living and traveling around Asia, I would further add two lessons I have either learned or almost learned the hardway:

Lesson #1: Just because nationals from neighboring countries do not need to pre-arrange a visa to certain countries like Vietnam, that doesn’t mean nationals from the USA or Europe have the same privileges.

Lesson #2: Do not forget your travel adapter if you want to charge or recharge your electronic devices when visiting countries that also happen to be right next to each other but may use different size outlets.

Keeping the above lessons in mind will save you from having both time and money wasted on your next trip within the region.