15 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Your Next Vacation

From Redditor u/blackwitch_:

Do not plan every minute of your vacation. Let things happen. If things go wrong, find another option. Disconnect from the digital world and accept what happens.

Meet people, try new things, and see new places.

From a former Redditor:

A country offers much more than its capital city.

From a former Redditor:

Pick a few main activities. Spend the rest exploring. Walk the streets and just see the place. Do not rush from one spot to the next.

From Redditor u/Ragnel:

Do not let your vacation drag on. Over two weeks makes me anxious about returning. Find the right number of days for you and your family. Eight to ten days works for us.

From Redditor u/ChildhoodRelics:

If you have a tablet or smartphone, search for a basic language cheat sheet. Save it in your Pictures for later. I used it in Thailand to find directions.

From Redditor u/Rose1982:

Solo travelers scared? Spend 20 or 30 minutes at a new spot. Get a map and find your way. You will feel better about it.

From a former Redditor:

Back up all your photos often. Losing photos from a laptop or camera is terrible.

From Redditor u/Gaviero:

Travel in the morning. If flights have problems, you can rebook and reach your destination before dark.

From Redditor u/cactus_thief:

Turn off notifications for all work emails!

From Redditor u/Gunnnar:

Someone said you forget how much a cool thing costs, but you always remember the cool thing.

That makes sense. Looking back at my trips, I cannot recall the cost of any single event. Going to the Colosseum or eating a good meal—whatever it is.

From Redditor u/messiahwannabe:

The lonely planet shared this: To make local friends, go to the biggest university cafeteria. Ask a group of locals if you can trade English lessons for local language lessons. Students are usually middle-to-upper class; they have no agenda. They will speak good English, especially those interested in your English teaching. You gain local language skills. Then, most of the group will show you around or take you to a local spot later.

I have met many nice people this way!

From Redditor u/HRRB:

Scan or photograph your ID card, passport, insurance, flight info, and travel visas. Email these copies to yourself. This way, if you lose everything, you access all your personal documents online from anywhere in the world.

From Redditor u/thekingbarron:

Get a journal and write in it daily. Reviewing the small sensory details you wrote down—details you usually forget—lets you put yourself back into that time and place.

From Redditor u/unkyduck:

Learn basic language: yes, no, how much, please, thank you, where's the bathroom?

Photograph your hotel immediately. Some hotels share the same name.

From Redditor u/Trudeau19:

Take twice the money. Pack only half of what you need.