Travel light on short trips (less than a week) but be prepared for longer trips (e.g. 3 months over the winter in Spain or Singapore).
How to Travel Light
The tube train map, such as London underground or your home city underground will help if you find your flight is cancelled or your passport is not accepted by the airline (happened to me going to the USA - passports had turned to new style) and you don't want to pay for a taxi home from Heathrow.
How To Travel Fast
Track Transport
The destination city underground railway or city centre street map, and the national railway map can be helpful. For example, we wanted t travel from Warsaw to Krakov, the second city. In Europe, you could download the Berlin transport map and your hotel location. Supposing there's an airline strike. It's handy to know the nearest airport to connect you to home.
Cancelled Flights
I was at Heathrow airport and passengers were all waiting for a delayed flight coming in from the USA. After an hour's delay strangers who were sitting near each other got talking. An American started making phone calls on his mobile phone. He said to us, No point sitting here waiting. I'm going to re-book my flight on another airline.
Somebody else said, "But it might arrive in another half hour or so."
"No, it won't," said the savvy American. I just rang America and that flight has not departed from New York yet, so it can't be here for several hours. Want to get a flight on a plane? Follow me."
How to Travel Light
The tube train map, such as London underground or your home city underground will help if you find your flight is cancelled or your passport is not accepted by the airline (happened to me going to the USA - passports had turned to new style) and you don't want to pay for a taxi home from Heathrow.
How To Travel Fast
Track Transport
The destination city underground railway or city centre street map, and the national railway map can be helpful. For example, we wanted t travel from Warsaw to Krakov, the second city. In Europe, you could download the Berlin transport map and your hotel location. Supposing there's an airline strike. It's handy to know the nearest airport to connect you to home.
Cancelled Flights
I was at Heathrow airport and passengers were all waiting for a delayed flight coming in from the USA. After an hour's delay strangers who were sitting near each other got talking. An American started making phone calls on his mobile phone. He said to us, No point sitting here waiting. I'm going to re-book my flight on another airline.
Somebody else said, "But it might arrive in another half hour or so."
"No, it won't," said the savvy American. I just rang America and that flight has not departed from New York yet, so it can't be here for several hours. Want to get a flight on a plane? Follow me."
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