Amazing opportunities can be provided by traveling and visiting new locations. You will automatically pick up lots of suggestions as you travel over time, which would, in turn, encourage you to travel that much better on subsequent visits.

You’re learning from your experiences. We’re going to share with you our best travel tips that we have gathered from years of experience to get you started. Here are ten travel tips that will help you travel like pros.

Tip 1: Be Flexible

When things eventually go wrong, we still prepare for delays and try not to get angry. When traveling, patience is extremely necessary.

Tip 2: Make a List

Start about a week or two before each trip, I make a mental list of items I don’t want to forget — which I WILL forget if I don’t write them down. I’ve learned that when I think of something, I need to write it down.

Tip 3: Learn Common Phrases of the Local Language

A quick “Please”, “Thank you,” and “I’m sorry” in the local language, makes a big difference. I like learning the word beer, too, but that’s just me.

Tip 4: Don’t Forget an Extra Camera Battery (or Two)

Have you ever reached this epic picture spot at sunset and realized that your camera battery is empty and you don’t even have a backup? On all of our journeys, I try to carry at least three camera batteries because then we don’t miss out on that good shot.

Tip 5: Always Bring a Sarong

Until you are cold, sarongs can also be used as a wrap, a towel, a curtain, or an article of clothing that can then be worn in hundreds of different ways. They’re great with solid colors, or, if you prefer, any color that stands out.

Tip 6: Always Buy Travel Insurance

A medical emergency, and even worse, will wipe out your money. For travel insurance, we use and believe in World Nomads.

Tip 7: Make Photocopies of Important Documents

I was really good at keeping a copy of my passport in a separate bag from my true passport during my early trips. Then I became lazy. A friend of mine recently lost her passport at the airport. She was told they would have let her fly if she had brought a copy of it and extra passport images. Since she didn’t, she was forced to travel to Europe for $2,000 a week. I’m bringing with me a copy now.

Tip 8: Book Early for Cheap Flights

Flights are usually the first thing I book while planning a holiday. I do this almost a year in advance sometimes! The sooner you book, for the most part, the better price you’ll get. Unless there is a sale or an airline pricing mistake, airfare seldom goes down in price.

The first place I check while looking for cheap flights is Momondo. It looks for the best fare for hundreds of locations and includes both regular and budget airlines. The calendar or map feature illustrates the cheapest days to fly in your favorite travel month.

Tip 9: Travel First Aid Kit

These are a lifesaver for traveler’s diarrhea and mild allergic reactions, Neosporin, and other things that we do not always have quick access to while traveling. We bring a small first aid kit with aspirin, Benadryl, cold medicine, Tums, cough drops, bandages, Activated Charcoal tablets. An affordable mini first aid kit is offered by J&J.

Tip 10: Pack Extra Underwear

Underpants are small and, in event of an emergency, it’s always a good idea to have a few extra pairs. Another choice is to pack this fast-dry underwear to wash them on the road quickly.

These are ten tips when you are traveling. Traveling is a joy of a lifetime. So enjoy every moment of it. And don’t forget to take your backpack with you. The best hiking backpack always comes in handy on your trip.