by Venerando George Jr. Briones

Created on: June 09, 2009

8 Tips To Worry-Free Travelling

Traveling should always be a fun experience. Your family should have as little worrying as possible, and just enjoy your family vacation to the fullest. Even though your best laid plans may not always materialize, here are some tips for helping you to have a wonderful experience:

1. Have each child bring an identification card in his pocket at all times. In lieu of this, have him bring your calling card with the name, address and telephone number of the hotel where you are staying. In case you lose sight of him, any person of authority can easily identify him and hopefully call your hotel.

2. Bring a fair amount of over-the-counter medicine for most ailments, not too much to arouse the suspicion of the immigration people of course, but enough for a quick fix for headaches, colds, diarrhea, muscle pain, and possibly band-aids. Six tablets of each would suffice; you can always get some more from the local pharmacy.

3. Bring change of clothes for a maximum of seven days only, even if you're going on vacation for two weeks. You can just arrange for laundry service before you run out of clean underwear or something to wear for dinner at that fancy restaurant in that exotic city you are exploring. This way, you won't be bringing too much luggage, and at the same time have more room for your souvenirs.

4. If you have to change hotels because you're going to another city, how do you separate clean clothes from soiled ones if you brought only one suitcase per person (remember the mantra for travelers...travel light!)? The answer is: Ziplocs. That ubiquitous little plastic in the kitchen transforms into a lifesaver for your clean clothes. Bring lots of them in different sizes, big ones for pants and shirts; small ones for underwear, handkerchiefs, etc. You can also use one for your toiletries, for make-up; whatever you need to keep separate from the other things in your suitcase. It also keeps your things dry as an added bonus, just in case you get drenched in the rain for some reason.

5. Any vacation involves a lot of walking, and au naturelle, perspiring. Remember what your gym instructor keeps reminding you: hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. So what do you do if you're stuck somewhere where you can't get a drop to drink? Here's what you should do: get some of those small sizes of bottled water and chuck them in the freezer in your hotel room the night before. In the morning, wrap them with a small face towel,

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