{"id":446,"date":"2018-11-19T22:44:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T22:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/?p=446"},"modified":"2021-04-29T02:17:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T02:17:19","slug":"10-travel-hacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/information\/10-travel-hacks\/","title":{"rendered":"10 travel hacks you will be glad you read"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"446\" class=\"elementor elementor-446\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcf6d88 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcf6d88\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/photo-plane-1227x297.jpg 1227w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b36f307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b36f307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10 Travel hacks you will be glad you read<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-590fb43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"590fb43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3055e74\" data-id=\"3055e74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d4a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7d4a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">As we head into the holiday season many of us will be traveling. Lots of us, in fact. Traveling can be stressful any time of the year, but especially during the holidays. Hopefully these tips will help reduce any winter holiday meltdowns.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80d00da elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80d00da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9d3b1f\" data-id=\"a9d3b1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-04bb197 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04bb197\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-812341c\" data-id=\"812341c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9807135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9807135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u21d2 Invest in a portable cell phone charger.<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">It might not seem important but you don&#8217;t want to run out of battery life while traveling. Free charging stations might not be safe either. There are &#8216;fake&#8217; ones that can hack your phone data! Not to worry though. There are several options. There battery packs the size of your phone like the one in the picture from Hyndsight. You never have to worry about finding a plug to charge the unit because it is solar! It even doubles as a flashlight.\u00a0\u00a0Don&#8217;t want something so large? Get a pocket size key ring pack such as this one on Amazon.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/a.co\/d\/6ZQk7xk\">http:\/\/a.co\/d\/6ZQk7xk<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c5217c\" data-id=\"9c5217c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f056a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f056a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d36374 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d36374\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cf5767\" data-id=\"2cf5767\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa0fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aa0fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\"><strong>\u21d2<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Scan important documents<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Scan important documents such as drivers license, passport, and reservations. Keep them in a separate place from the originals in case the originals get lost. Better yet, email the scanned documents to yourself as well.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-153ba0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"153ba0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\"><strong>\u21d2<\/strong> <strong>Dryer sheets to freshen<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\">When packing your suitcase, whether it be an actual suitcase or a rucksack backpack, toss in a dryer sheet between clothes and in your shoes to keep them smelling fresh. Once at your hotel you can put one in the vent to freshen the room.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b36e36\" data-id=\"5b36e36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd05b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cd05b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/photo-1532510933101-b163ecba2110-300x209.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/photo-1532510933101-b163ecba2110-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/photo-1532510933101-b163ecba2110-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/photo-1532510933101-b163ecba2110-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/photo-1532510933101-b163ecba2110-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/photo-1532510933101-b163ecba2110-426x297.jpg 426w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/photo-1532510933101-b163ecba2110.jpg 1917w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ac2993 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ac2993\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aa1297\" data-id=\"3aa1297\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f72635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f72635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\"><strong>\u21d2<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Don&#8217;t spend a fortune on water<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Bring and empty water bottle with you. Once you are past airport security you can fill it from a water fountain or sink.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fe3b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57fe3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\"><strong>\u21d2<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Packing jewelry<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\">When packing jewelry such as a chain necklace, use a drinking straw to keep it from getting tangled. Simply thread one side through the straw, then clasp the ends closed. If you have small earrings, clasp them to a\u00a0 a large button so they don&#8217;t get lost.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67593a8\" data-id=\"67593a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df10b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df10b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/water-bottle-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/water-bottle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/water-bottle-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/water-bottle-200x201.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/water-bottle-295x297.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/water-bottle-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/water-bottle.jpg 551w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-392a1ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"392a1ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ec90b7\" data-id=\"9ec90b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde6ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cde6ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\"><strong>\u21d2<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Google Map offline<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Did you know you can use Google Maps offline? You might not have internet connection in some areas of your travels but don\u2019t let that stop you from finding your way around. Read how to download areas for use later in case you can\u2019t connect or find a strong connection.\u00a0<br \/>To down load a Google Map offline &#8211; <br \/>1. Open your Google Map app on your phone or device (make sure you are connected to the internet)<br \/>2. Search for the place that you would like a map of<br \/>3. Tap the menu (the three lines on the top left in the &#8220;search&#8221; bar) to open the menu<br \/>4. Scroll down and tap &#8220;offline maps&#8221;<br \/>5. Tap &#8220;select your own map&#8221;<br \/>6. Tap the download<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-753df1a\" data-id=\"753df1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8b3bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d8b3bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/googlemap-300x174.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/googlemap-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/googlemap-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/googlemap-1024x593.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/googlemap-200x116.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/googlemap-513x297.jpg 513w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/googlemap.jpg 1506w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0deb29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0deb29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-331a7b9\" data-id=\"331a7b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9c2f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9c2f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\"><strong>\u21d2<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Protect your laptop with bubbles<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Carry your laptop or tablet in a bubble lined mailing envelope. Not only will this help protect your device from damage, it will help keep it hidden from potential thieves but still easily accessible to you. You can find laptop size ones like these on Amazon.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/a.co\/d\/8zqklFu\">http:\/\/a.co\/d\/8zqklFu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e72a3d\" data-id=\"5e72a3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-838383d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"838383d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-722df62\" data-id=\"722df62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74826d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74826d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\"><strong>\u21d2<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Carry two wallets<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Use a hidden wallet, such as a money belt like this one from Amazon\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/a.co\/d\/1IKaGQl\">http:\/\/a.co\/d\/1IKaGQl<\/a>, to keep all your cash, credit cards, and important items in. Also keep a decoy wallet in a normal place with very little cash, if any, in it. If you are a victim of a pick pocket your valuables will still be safe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008fca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"008fca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\"><strong>\u21d2<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Packing delicate items<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Nothing like packing that bottle of spirits or other liquid in a glass container in your suitcase wrapped in clothing only to have it break anyway and not only ruin your clothing but leak out. Not to mention the shattered glass now in your clothing. Instead, wrap breakables in disposable underwear or diapers. Not only will that help cushion your breakables but it will help absorb a lot of the liquid and contain the broken glass making it easier to dispose of.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0af095\" data-id=\"e0af095\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ee148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36ee148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/wallet-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/wallet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/wallet-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/wallet-527x297.jpg 527w, https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/wallet.jpg 699w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cd0fe8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cd0fe8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b62283a\" data-id=\"b62283a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158abb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"158abb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\"><strong>\u21d2<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Nobody likes jet lag<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Help reduce jet lag by exercising. According to Verywell Fit magazine, if you do some heart pumping, calorie burning exercise before you flight, some stretching during your flight (not much room but do move around a bit and get up if you can), and a good walk after your flight you can help reduce your jet lag symptoms. A walk around your destination when you first arrive can be a great way to look around and explore a new place.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4be7b8a\" data-id=\"4be7b8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cd862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11cd862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southwesttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/walking-300x200.jpg\" 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