40 tips from the TED staff who travel frequently

The blog TED Foundation, known for its conferences, the staff talked about stunts, who learned during the trip and that will be useful to other travelers.

TED employees travel frequently because of the conferences that are held annually in different locations: in Canada, Brazil, the USA, the UK. In his blog, they have given advice to help them make the most of each and fun trip.

for planning

1. Use incognito mode for booking tickets. Many airlines use information about site visitors (age, device, location) in order to set the ticket price, taking into account these factors.
2. Try the service Airfarewatchdog.com. "You simply specify the direction and get a notification email when the ticket price becomes less. Sometimes you can save more than twice ", - says the blogger TED Reisman Hailey (Hailey Reissman).
3. You can stay in Iceland. Icelandic airline Icelandair It offers two tickets for the price of one. Between flights, you can stay in the country for up to seven days.
4. Explore the country you are visiting.
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   TED Employees are advised to use Google Maps, to find out all the interesting places in the country to which you are flying, and get driving directions in advance.
5. Ask your friends. If you have a lot of friends in Facebook or other social networks, ask them for advice about the country you are visiting.
6. Sign up for profiles of a few people in the country in Instagram. You do not need much, just the highlights. Most of the photographs are accompanied by geo - so you can find new places to travel.
7. There are good and bad hotel rooms. use TripAdvisorTo find out what numbers like the previous guests.
8. Plan ahead for one night, but not for the whole trip. TED employee Tanya Kiripart (Thaniya Keereepart) does this every time. Search for new housing on the site allows you to plunge into the atmosphere of this city.
9. Pobespokoytes advance of flight. To do this, you can use the service TripIt. You only need to send an email with the reservation, and the service will keep you informed of any changes in the flight.
10. Save the information on transport in the locality where you are going. Internet can not be a move you still need. Data can be stored in Evernote (only premium account with offline subscription) or conventional pad.
11. In advance, discuss your trip with your friends. If you are not traveling alone, the Speak some moments beforehand. Someone loves museums, long someone can walk the streets of the city. That you did not dispute, it is better to find out before the trip.
12. Preheat interest. Watch a movie or read a book on the travel destination. Best of all art. Location will be more romantic.

for fees

1. Create a list of things for the trip. If you travel frequently, such a list - a must. Go through the list and collect all the things in your bag will take no more than 15 minutes.
2. Or use a universal list. Here you can make a list of necessary things based on how many people where to go and how.
3. Or application. Travel ButlerFor example, allows you to create a list of necessary things and then quickly for him to come.
4. Pick colors. If you take the clothes of neutral colors, you can combine wardrobe items in any way. Yes, we know that not to take something striking hard.
5. Displace clothes roller. This is a trick of the stewards and stewardesses. Coiled roll clothes takes up less space.
6. Find the weather for the entire travel period. Kate Mae (Kate May) was able to visit in Los Angeles in a snowstorm and in Scotland, where there the sun was shining. Weather often throws up surprises, so watch out for it.
7. Choose bright suitcase. So it is easier to see on the conveyor belt at the airport.
8. Take only the most important. TED Fellow Shoham Arad (Shoham Arad), for example, never forgets about only two things: tablets for nausea and headlamp.
9. Make notes. Cut several pieces of paper and write on them my phone and your email. Put them everywhere: in the bag, camera case, in a notebook, wallet, passport. Maybe someone wants to give you back your belongings in case of loss, but you have to help them.
10. Collect all the wires in one case. To this end, suitable plastic cases for the soul.
11. Take care of the right medicine. Painkillers funds from nausea, allergies, and all that you may need.

In order to get the most out of travel

1. Talk to the barista. "On the first day of travel I go to the coffee shop and talk with the barista. In most cases, they are happy to help and provide really useful information ", - said an employee of TED Jody Mack (Jody Mak).
2. Jet lag better time to spend in the museum. And is not that where you wanted to get, and some small and quiet. The brain will work themselves, so it is better to postpone all activities for later.
3. If possible, choose a vegetarian menu on the plane. Quality of food in it is often much higher.
4. Go to a comedy show. Improvisation, stand-up and theater. Learn about what makes you laugh the carriers of other culture, is quite interesting.
5. Try geocaching. This is a game of the same name and service. Its users around the globe hide small little things - notes, trinkets and so on. And you can find them.
6. Do not change money at the hotel. It is better to look for exchangers outside the tourist area where there will be more benign course.
7. Take the scarf. Pretty functional piece of clothing. It can be used not only to keep warm in the cold, but also to protect from the sun, as towels, facial masks and carrying things.
8. Visit cooking classes. Food - is another integral part of any culture.
9. Make a list of restaurants. Moreover, it is desirable to include a number of seats for each district. So you will be able to improvise and not stumble upon a bad place.
10. use the service EatWith. This is something similar to a dinner organized by professional chefs. There you can meet new people.
11. Use an offline GPS-application. For instance, OsmAnd. For his work do not need a mobile internet connection, sufficient GPS. With it you can find ATMs, coffee shops and other places nearby.
12. download Application for travelers.
13. Do not forget about Google Translate. Application (iOS, Android) Is able to translate the labels in real time - just bring your smartphone camera.
14. You do not need to plan too much. Leave room for the unexpected events.
15. Do not be afraid to get lost. First, you have a GPS, and secondly, it is one more reason to talk to the local people.
16. Think what you will take pictures. For example, you can take a photo of each door, you'll see. Individually, they are so-so, but if you combine them taymlaps, You get cool.
17. Make a cool playlist. But not in advance, and those songs that you hear in the journey. So you'll have a list of songs that remind you in the future about the trip. To do this, you can use Shazam.