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Tip 49: Check your gate & enroll in text updates

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Just because your boarding pass lists a gate number, it does not mean your plane is actually going to show up at that gate. 😉

Often changes happen that require the gates to shift. Our best advice is to check the gate on the monitors in the airport once you arrive and again after you pass through security.

It is also helpful to sign up for the text alerts. Of course each airline’s app can also provide such information and notifications.

As you can see there are plenty of helpful options to keep you informed and from having to sprint at the last minute to a new gate!

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Tip 46: Don’t rely on airport or hotel USB ports

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Maybe it is just my luck, but the airport USBs never work. Even though they are now placed in very convenient spots around the seats at the gates, they are usually broken or don’t seem to be getting electricity. The best bet to avoid this problem in a hotel room, train station or airport is to carry the socket part so you can use good ole outlets rather than hoping you’ll find a working USB port.

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Tip 40: How to pack light

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We have previously shared advice on packing mix-and-match outfits to save room and reduce the amount of clothes you pack, but it is still tempting to cram our bags full. Recently one of us took a 10 day trip and packed 4 outfits that were never worn. We’ll protect the guilty, but it’s a good reminder that even seasoned travelers struggle to keep with the minimum and not pack for every worse case scenario.

Rolling clothes is definitely our favorite way to keep items visible (like packing vertically versus layering clothes on top of one another). This helps you remember what you have added to your bag to increase the chances you pick more items to mix and match. It also helps the clothes arrive at your destination less wrinkled.

We found some more good advice on packing light here:

https://www.wikihow.com/Pack-Light

https://blog.tortugabackpacks.com/packing-light-tips/

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Tip 39: Calming travel anxiety

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While none of us @leadtravelpray are truely anxious travelers, there are situations that definitely make us uneasy or stressed. Missed flights, sick relatives that we are rushing to be near, turbulence, close connections, lost bags….we have experienced these things multiple times and more. Each leads to stress and concern, but we know many people to are anxious just at the idea of travel itself so that is our focus of this tip.

Mostly we use prayer and meditation to get to a calmer state. Yoga and essential oils are also becoming part of our occasion routines. What do you find makes you most calm?

Here’s some good advice we found to pass on to you:

https://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/types/travel

http://travelwithkate.com/2014/04/21/5-tips-for-dealing-with-travel-anxiety/

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/overcome-travel-anxiety-1654.html

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Tip 33: Best travel pillows

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Hi Lead.Travel.Pray. friends and family! It’s time for another #crowdsource answer. This is Rebecca and I have a problem with travel pillows. None, natta, not one seem to help me get comfortable to sleep. So help a girl out! Do you have a favorite travel pillow?  If so, share it with us here by commenting below.

Also, perhaps you have a favorite traditional pillow…you know the kind you sleep in a “normal” bed with?  We’d be interested to hear about that, too.  I mean…who doesn’t want to sleep better whether it be at home or on the road!