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If you are a traveler, you will come across a series of challenges when you keep on exploring different destinations. Cleaning clothes are one such challenge that you will have to deal with. From recent studies, it has been identified that a lot of travelers deal with hassle and frustration when they are trying to keep their clothes clean.

Below mentioned are some of the effective tips that you will be able to keep in mind when you clean clothes while traveling. These tips can deliver amazing results to you in the long run. Hence, you will be provided with the opportunity to focus more on your traveling and enjoy the different destinations that you visit during the journey.

 

1. Use a scrubba wash bag

 

Many travelers prefer to use scrubba wash bags in order to keep their clothes clean. The simplicity and effectiveness associated with the scrubba wash bags have contributed a lot towards their popularity among travelers.

The scrub wash bag would give life to a flexible internal washboard. With that, you will be able to get your clothes cleaned within a couple of minutes. Hence, it can be considered as an excellent travel companion.

You just need to follow six different steps when you are using a scrubba wash bag in order to clean your clothes. As the first thing, you need to add water into the scrub wash bag, along with a cleaning liquid.

You need to add water to about 30% of the total volume of the bag. Then you need to add the clothes that you want to clean. Once you do it, you need to remove excessive air found within the bag. By rolling down from the top of the bag, you will be able to get the job done.

The next step is all about deflating the scrubbed wash bag. You need to twist the valve found on the side of the bag while pressing the bag down. Then you will be able to remove trapped air.

Then you need to press down the bag and rub the clothes against the internal washboard found within the bag. You will need to do this for 30 seconds. But if you want to get a precise washing experience, you are encouraged to rush at least for about three minutes.

Once you complete rubbing, you should unclip the scrubba wash bag and unroll it. Then you need to remove dirty water found within the bag. You should then go ahead and rinse the clothes found inside the bag with fresh water.

You can use tap water for that. As the final step, you need to dry the clothes. The scrubba wash and dry kit will be able to help you with that as well. All you need to do is to wrap the wet clothes in the scrubba towel and hang them in a clothesline. Then you will be able to dry your clothes within a short period of time.

As you can see, this is one of the most convenient methods available for you to clean the clothes while traveling. Therefore, any traveler can think about giving it a try.

2. Hand wash the clothes

 

The second tip that you need to learn is about hand washing. Hand washing your clothes can also be considered as a step by step procedure. If you follow the steps, you will be able to get the job done without hassle.

As the first thing, you need to find a bucket or a tub to add your detergents. If you cannot find a bucket, you can simply take a ziplock bag. Then you need to add water and the detergents into it. Before you put in the clothes, you are encouraged to go through the instructions that can be found in the care label of your cloth. Then you will be able to avoid frustration in the long run.

Once you go through the care instructions, you can put the clothes into the water with detergent. Then you need to swirl the clothes inside water for few minutes. If needed, you can add additional amounts of detergent as well.

This will help you to get the cleaning job done within a short period of time. After you rub the clothes, you need to let them soaked within the water and detergent mixture for a period of about 20 minutes. If the clothes are too filthy, you should leave them overnight.

As the next step, you should drain soapy water and rinse your clothes with tap water. Then you will be able to get rid of detergent in clothes. It is also possible for you to keep the clothes within a tub of clean water for about 10 minutes. Then you will be able to clean them even better. After that, you need to squeeze the clothes with your hands. In here, you need to try to remove water as much as possible from the clothes.

Now you can hang your clothes in a clothesline and let them dry. However, there are few additional and options steps available for you to try out. These optional steps will help you to end up with better results. You are encouraged to hang all the wet clothes in a single layer of the clothesline.

Or else, you can take a towel and roll the clothes up in it. Then you will be able to squeeze it and remove water as much as you can. If you are having thick clothes, you should roll them several times on the towel.

Then you will be able to remove excess water as much as you can and get a quicker cleaning experience at the end of the day. If possible, you need to hang the clothes to dry overnight. It is better if you can hang them outdoors because you will be able to get a quicker cleaning experience.

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We need to understand what the hullabaloo that most travelers are making about luxury travel and travel itself, in its normal sense.

Is luxury travel the prerogative of only the rich, what about others who could use a bit common sense and prudence whilst still enjoying some of these so-called luxury aspects of traveling.

There are three areas which would entail a larger proportion of the cost of your holiday, which are the flights/transport, accommodation, and food.

If you could manage these three areas with a bit of flexibility you could enjoy some luxury and also do so at affordable costs without much ado.

Let us carefully go through a normal traveler contemplating of taking a holiday with his family or even on his own.

We could see how he or she could have luxury but still have an affordable holiday.

 Flights/ Transport

There are two ways of getting a good bargain on the cost of your flight tickets.

One would be to book very early for the destination you plan to spend the holiday.

The other would be to wait for the last minute and book your tickets.

In the former, the airlines would sell the ticket at a discounted rate, because for them “a bird in hand is worth two in the bush”.

In the latter scenario, if the flight is to leave with empty seats which would be a loss for the airline, they could offer you substantially reduced rates.

To enjoy the latter you may have to be flexible with your date of leaving and another important factor would be if you are not very fussy as to where you would spend your holiday.

Keep your bags packed to leave at short notice, and if you are lucky you may be offered a Business Class ticket at the same price that an Economy Class would have been offered to you in peak season.

So being flexible could take you in luxury flying Business Class, with all its trappings of luxury to the destination that you would finally leave to.

Flexibility and a bit prudent thinking without a stereotyped mind could procure you a Business Class ticket if it is luxury that you would want on your flight.

Another factor to remember would be to book your return flight because if they took you where they need to bring you back and they cannot refuse to do so.

In this instance, you could choose when you would return so you gain an advantage.

The matter to be satisfied with glee on your face would be, you travel in a style both ways, and that is luxury that you would want for you.

Accommodation

There are many safe destinations that are luxurious and still very affordable. These may be new destinations still trying to beat the competition and get off their feet.

They may have a new hotel just having begun operations with a soft opening where you are sure to get a bargain.

Try one of those less popular destinations and their off-season rates, with less traffic coming to them, generally, hotels drop their prices substantially.

You could either try to book through a travel agent or even contact the hotels directly and negotiate room rates, depending on how many days you would plan to stay.

The longer you would propose to stay it is inevitable that they would drop their prices to ensure they take your business.

If it is off season and you are a risk-taking gambler, another option would be to fly in and look around for accommodation, because as a walk in guest you may get a top hotel at cheaper prices.

Most tourist destinations apart from the very high end have good decent hotel accommodation at very attractive prices.

One important factor to remember would be “like soap, hotel rooms cannot be sold for tomorrow”.

Most hotels try to pack their property today because they cannot sell that room again for today if they lose you because tomorrow is another day.

On that premise other than large chain hotels which would have their own corporate image to maintain, smaller hotels would offer you a room, and if you opt to stay longer you are sure to get a good bargain.

Food costs

Once you are at a location look around as there is nothing wrong in checking for prices, which you could do discreetly by walking in for a coffee and checking their food menus.

This would apprise you of the general prices prevailing in the area and also the standards that are maintained.

Some of the top hotels may have sumptuous buffets laid out on weekends and depending on their room occupations, would drop prices too.

The food in such instances could be substantially cheaper, than at other restaurants around the area.

You could dine in style and enjoy some of the best food laid out with some luxury trappings attached too, such as the ambiance and atmosphere.

Conclusion

There are ample hotels spread all around the world which have luxury trappings and are still very affordable, especially during the offseason.

Check them out and try to be as flexible as possible and move away from the stereotype thinking and you are sure to get a better holiday at better prices.

One important factor to consider would be the weather at your intended destination at the time you would land there.

Some places would have super weather whilst others could be overwhelmed with rains and floods so check this out.

Another advantage of holidaying during the perennial offseason in your country would give you more peace of mind as the crowds would be lesser than during the season.

You may need to decide on what type of holiday you would want and accordingly select the dated and the destination, and you could have a great holiday.

You could spend the same amount that you would spend during the season and have a luxury holiday like never before.    

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Air travel may be relaxing for many. But for many, it is not. This is because many people are prone to motion sickness. The symptoms of motion sickness include nausea, dizziness, cold sweats, and headaches. In fact, motion sickness can occur to a person in any moving vehicle.

The first thing to battling motion sickness is to know what is. The motion sickness occurs when ears detect movements that eyes can’t register. This may work in the reverse if eyes detect movement and the body doesn’t. For example, you can become motion sick in a movie theater without any form of movement.

Although a doctor can give you better prescriptions on motion sickness, some common tips can also help you to overcome it. These tips will help you make your air travel comfier.

1.Choosing the airplane seat

Choose an aircraft seat in the front or near to the plane wings. These areas a more stable than the middle of the plane. This will help you cut down the body movement. Another seat you can choose is the window seat. A window seat allows you to see the horizon. This seat may also help you lower the motion sickness.

2.Using Air Vents

Using air vents in the airplanes can help you to relax if you are having motion sickness. The cool air directly on your face will help to cut down the dizziness you may be feeling.

3.Foods to avoid before or in the flight

If you are prone to motion sickness, you may avoid spicy and salty foods. Drink water and have a light meal. It is advisable not to eat new foods or oily foods that might upset your stomach. Another thing is to avoid consuming heavy meals in flight. 

4. Reading during the flight

This is something you must avoid. Although, you may think that reading will keep your mind away from the motion this actually aggravates the sickness. This is because your mind is looking at a stationary object but the ears are registering movement. 

5.Wear an acupressure band

Acupressure is the application of pressure at various points in the body so as to regulate the energy flowing through the body. You can purchase an acupressure band which will help you prevent motion sickness.

6.Have Ginger Flavored Drinks or Ginger Tablets

Ginger is great for digestion. Ginger flavored drinks like Ginger Ale can aid digestion and help reduce the feeling of nausea. Even ginger tablets can help to reduce this dizzy feeling.

7.Using Avomine tablets (but be careful)

Tablets like Avomine may help curb the feeling of vomiting. But be careful while using these tablets as they can cause drowsiness. This may have an adverse effect on your fellow passengers. However, it is a better option than going to the small toilet in the airplane. 

Some people are more prone to motion sickness while some are less. These tips will help you get over the feeling of motion sickness in air travel. These tips can also be applied when traveling long distance by train or bus.

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Solo travel for male and female can be entirely different. If you are female traveling away from your home town can be a challenge. In your town or city that you grew up everything would be familiar. You may know or recognize by eye contact some of the people at the regular grocery, the bus halt commuters, train station attendants even those who walk past you on the sidewalk. The feeling of home would be around you that would provide a sense of security.  

Even in familiar surroundings, you would need to be apprehensive. But if you are a female in unfamiliar territory you would need to a little extra cautious. A trip that you would embark on would be called nice only when you return from it unscathed, refreshed and full of happiness.  Some rules that may make you feel secure during your travel are as follows.

 1. Using common sense

It’s imperative that you use common sense wherever you may be because it would ensure that you stay out of trouble by not getting you into on in the first place.

 2. Dressing like a local

It is a foregone conclusion that men anywhere could be the same and this assumption should be at the back of your head and dressing modestly especially in such environments could save you a lot of trouble.

What is considered good clothing by one country may not be considered good by the other. Make sure to research the dress code in your destination. For example, if you are going to a conservative country dress modestly, if you are going to a western or south-east Asian country you can loosen up a bit.

 3. Avoiding moving out after dusk

Unless you are  95% sure of what you are doing avoid moving out of safety into the dusk because it is a universal issue that most unpleasant situations have happened to ladies after dusk.

 4. Being apprehensive of others

Being vary of strangers and good Samaritans even if they are women because you could find yourself among a gang of con-women who have proliferated around the world recently.

 5. Keeping a loved one informed about your daily routine

Informing your daily movements to a loved one would enable them to contact you in an emergency.

 6. Being aware of what you consume

Be absolutely sure of what you consume and as a rule refrain from drinking anything offered by strangers because that is the easiest way to get you to drop your guard.

7. Interacting with locals but drawing your line

Interact with the locals and enjoy everything that they have to offer but use your common sense and prudence to know where you should draw the line.

 8. Respecting local laws and customs

Never break the law in a foreign country because you would not know what would be in store for you as you could be treated as a criminal thereafter, and some law enforcement officers could be nasty.

 9. Screaming and running in any event of a confrontation

Avoid confined places that you would find yourself alone and even if you do and are confronted don’t wait to fight back, scream and run as fast as you can. 

 10. Not compromising

Never compromise on your safety and always ensure that you are in the safest of surroundings especially in known areas of the world where violence and crime are high.

Conclusion

To repeat what was said earlier the world is not a safe place, nice things that humans were known for are gradually deteriorating. This is not exclusive to any society but is a universal curse and if you are a female planning to travel the world keep your wits about you as you could avoid many unpleasant issues if you do so. Safety should be your primary concern and if you could manage that confidently and prudently you could make your travels a lot easier.

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Traveling alone could be fun and sometimes it could be dull with patches of loneliness coupled with a few moments of boring solitude. We may think it is the best way to travel but once you are into it for a few days, the monotony of the day could leave you with an empty void within which only another could fill. That is the time you would make up your mind to ensure that you travel the next time around with your partner and break the monotony and fill that much empty void. 

It would be a difficult endeavor to accommodate another on your travels if you have ben always on your own. Hence you and your partner would need to make many a compromise if you are both to  enjoy each other’s company. We put together a few salient and essential tips that would help you and your partner to make your travelling wherever it may be a pleasant one.

1. Plan the trip together

Make all arrangements together which would not leave any issues where one would not agree have way through the trip. The itinerary should be planned perfectly to suit the interests of both and if there is a need to change it do so in consultation with each other.

 2. Provide some time to be away from each other

It is not conducive to be pasted to each other all through the 24 hours, give time to each other and be alone for some time doing whatever each one would like to do. One could go to a salon, while the other could go shopping or for drink at the bar. Being alone for a few hours of the day on the trip would rekindle the love that one would have for the other.

 3. Patience is primary

Patience is the most important factor especially whilst away from friends and other near and dear because you both would need to sort out every issue without advice from another. Throwing tantrums would not be the best way to enjoy a holiday so keep your horses together and be calm at all times.

 4. Never lose your temper

Losing your temper is not the last thing to do, it should not even be considered as it could ruin the whole trip thereafter and it would leave a very bad taste in both. There may be instances where disagreements may arise and at that time a few moments alone could help each other to reminisce the days past and come back cooled down.

 5. Always compromise

Compromising is the best way out of any disagreement and a potential argument. Once there is compromise any situation could be handled prudently and sensibly. If there is a need to find a solution to a problem, first compromise and later sit down and place what one should say or a point of view and find an answer to the issue at hand.

 6. Spend together

Ensure that the budgeted amount is not overspent half way through the trip that could create unnecessary tensions and problems. Avoid it at any cost and ensure that whatever is spent is collective and leave no stone unturned to bring the right understanding between the two of you.

 7. Have fun

Fill every moment together with fun, it does not matter how old you both are just let yourselves go and enjoy every moment. Take as many pictures as possible over which you could have a hearty laugh later or smile broadly.

8. Create togetherness

Create an air of togetherness around you both and do things that would be different which would bring the excitement back if it was a stereotype life you both were living. Make the best of the time spent together and try to bring something new a flash to the life you both have been living before embarking on the trip.

9. Break the monotony

Always deviate from the norm and break the monotony may be lie in bed for longer than usual, or eat something different. There are many things that we take for granted and go through the motions, try changing them and do something out of the ordinary.  This would bring that extra spark and excitement that you would need to keep the relationship at peak levels.  

10. Embrace the chaos & always laugh

As travel strips you of your familiarity with surroundings, disrupts your routine, it may be a bit chaotic. Therefore, the best way to manage this stress is to embrace the chaos and laugh about it. While couples may find it difficult to laugh when they navigate through airports or other important places. Once you have gotten out of the stress, you should always look back and laugh at the things that caused stress before. 

11. Forgive and Forget Fast

Most travel arguments can be about the little things like forgetting to pack, decide what to eat for lunch etc. However, even the littlest disagreements can turn a happy time into something that is not happy.

If you take too much time to forgive it will spoil your trip. Therefore, the best advice is to forgive and forget quickly.  Let go of anything that happened. You can always fix things later. 

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