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Flying Solo? Read This Before You Go

What Every Solo Traveler Must Know

By Rupa PathakPublished 6 months ago 3 min read
Flying Solo? Read This Before You Go
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Are you planning for a trip? Travelling alone? Well, this might be an adventure trip or a business trip; both demands careful packaging of item and carrying the valuable things. Listing a few important items that you might not forget at all is necessary. Solo trips are always fun but remember that there are hardly anyone to look after your needs and more. If you were long wondering about how to sort things out; you have landed on to the perfect page that provides you with the details that one needs to tag along for the next trip be it with family or friends or solo.

Things to be kept in mind:

1. Carry clothes according to the place:

It is necessary that you plan ahead and pack with ample attention. Your choice to carry clothes must be related to weather, availability and atmosphere of a place. Supposedly you are planning to visit a hill station and do not have warmers, woollen clothes and etc. that would be a complete disaster. On the other hand, if you are travelling to a desert without light cotton clothes and all whites, your chances of survival reduces. So, research about the place that you are likely to visit soon and know the weather, seasons and environmental structures prior to visiting the place.

2. Carry medicines:

This is one of the most important things that need expertise and concentration. Remembering the daily routine and packing the bag. Medicines are integral part of a tour packing since when travelling solo you might not find the correct material and thus often face a challenge. Nevertheless it is required to have basic knowledge of medicine and most importantly when and how to use the same. So, while looking forward to a hassle free journey, carrying things become inevitably true. Carry your own water if possible because water borne diseases affect a person badly and are easily transmitted.

3. Insurance:

Many of us aren’t aware of the factor and therefore miss out on various important things when met with an accident. Make sure you are insured; travel insurance helps the family in your absence if any unwanted accidents happen. Like health insurance and life insurance, ravel insurance also finds importance among the travellers. Thus make sure you have travel insurance, when you have to travel frequently. Make sure premium payments are done on time and that the insurance is still active. There are various kinds of travel insurance – travel insurance for the students, senior travel insurance, single or multiple trips insurance. Select among the array of choices and be rest assured that medical emergencies, cancellation of trips, lost luggage or stolen ones are all covered by the same.

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4. Government ID and address proof:

Well, if you are a frequent travel you might have sorted things earlier and already aware of the fact that Government ID’s and address proves are important. Yet, let’s take it seriously. Carrying the ID and address proof shows how responsible you are and that you care for the rules and regulations. What if you forget to carry one? This must not be the case, but if this happens you might have to face a lot of hassles and queries.

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Travelling for a business, recreation or educational purpose, we all want a hassle free environment where people do not have to mess up with things that aren’t correct. Apart from afore said points, it is necessary that you keep attention on carrying items like – food, fruits, juices and beverages. One should also make sure they are carrying the ticket to travel irrespective of the mode of travelling mode. So, what are you waiting for? Pack your bag, arrange for super visa travel insurance and be ready for a happy journey.

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About the Creator

Rupa Pathak

I’m Rupa Pathak — helping brands grow with ROI-focused SEO, content marketing, and online reputation strategies. Freelance digital marketer. Let’s connect and grow! My Website : https://www.workwithrupa.com/

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