A travel hack from Quora

1. Skip luxurious hotel rooms over hostels, you can find new friends and have friendships for lifetime.
2. Don't just interact with the new people you come across, interact with every new place you visit, dig deeper into the history.
3. Go for public transit over taxis, always.
4. Use incognito mode of your browser to avoid the raise in the price as the flight booking sites track cookies and hike up prices based on a your actions on the site.
5. Use Skyscanner to find and compare cheap flight.
6. Create a packing list, write down all the items you need to bring, and tick the items off once you’ve packed them.
7. You can use hair straightener to iron your clothes. ( but not steam iron to straighten your hair lol :P )
8. Limit the number of shoes you bring to save a lot of luggage space, carry only two pairs.
9. Please carry plastic and ziplock bags.
10. Always go for light-weight suitcases.
11. Bring an empty water bottle that you can fill up before getting on the plane, there are times when buying water can get extremely-overpriced.
12. Carry a mini-first aid kit.
13. Be Ranbir Kapoor aka Bunny from YJHD when you travel: fly, run, fall…just don't stop…explore off-limits and push yourself out of your comfort zone.
14. Always choose an accomodation that provides breakfast.
15. Invest in a good pair of shoes, and be prepared to walk, a lot.
16. Use offline version of google maps.
17. Avoid bulky clothing and roll your clothes while packing to save space.
18. Print your flight/hotel bookings and entire itinerary.
19. Place cotton wool balls in makeup palettes.
20. Take a photo of your important documents like passport, tickets and text it to yourself.
21. Ask the representative to attach a fragile sticker to your bag, when you’re at the check-in counter at your departure airport, this way your suitcase comes out first on the baggage carousel.
22. Keep a dummy wallet with you, and the real wallet at hidden place.
23. Don’t put anything in your back pocket or let your phone hang out.