Five Easy Luggage Packing Tips
Have a look at these five simple luggage packing tips to make your trip to the Gold Coast much easier and much more enjoyable.
It’s time to hit the road and let go of your day-to-day cares. Traveling can be certainly one of the most restorative things you can do for yourself and it should be just plain fun.
Although it requires a good deal of planning for the main parts of a trip, for instance airline flight tickets and hotels, it is often the really basic things that can help to make or break the overall experience.
Leave all valuables at home unless of course you absolutely have to have them whilst traveling.
If you do decide to take them with you, consider specific steps to keep them secure. Make certain they are included in your travel insurance policy and secure them in your hotel room safe or if you don’t have a safe in your room then check them in to the hotel’s main safe.
Obtain a written declaration of exactly what you give them, and have the clerk who takes the valuables sign it. In the event that they do not provide a special document for this, write one up yourself and request them to sign it. Have a witness with you when you hand over your valuables. Even though the Gold Coast is a very safe destination it is still a good idea to never wear expensive jewelry in public.
Pack a number of plastic bags, in different sizes.
They take up very little space and can certainly be very helpful for stashing damp swimming costumes or tucking away left over snacks and foodstuff.
If you are bringing along any kind of electronic devices, wrap them in plastic just in case anything else in the suitcase leaks. Put shampoos, lotions and creams and hair products in plastic as well and consider putting them away from each other in your luggage.
Avoid the temptation to overpack.
It sounds obvious but one of our main luggage packing tips is to make it a rule to never take anything that you don’t wear on a regular basis. If you rarely wear it in your daily life, the probabilities are that you will not wear it on holiday. You really want to avoid being weighed down with an excessive amount of travel luggage and you also may need additional room in your luggage to bring back items that you buy whilst away.
Take a torch, even a compact, small one if that is all you have space for.
It can certainly be valuable in case of unexpected emergency whilst driving, or if there is a power cut in your accommodation. If a fire breaks out and the electrical power system is disabled, a torch can help you find the way to the closest exit.
If you still have your outdated luggage from many years ago, upgrade to ones with wheels.
There is no need to haul hefty luggage nowadays, when you can very easily roll them along with very little effort and hard work on your part. If the expense is an concern, go to a discount store and buy one at a fraction of the price of purchasing an expensive brand.
Be mindful of the essential aspects of planning your trip, but do not forget about these simple luggage packing tips to help make the trip go without problems. No effort you make early in advance will go unrewarded when you set off on the trip you have dreamed of taking.
