How To Be A More Organized Traveler – Around The World or In Your Car

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Jul

How To Be A More Organized Traveler – Around The World or In Your Car

How To Be A More Organized Traveler This week I’ve seen two helpful posts on getting organized for travel, at opposite ends of the travel scale.

Around the World

Unclutterer has a post on travelling from Chris Guillebeau. Chris is a man with a plan – to visit every country in the world (113 out of 197 done) before his 35th birthday in 4 years. Impressive!

He offers a few tips for being a more organized, less stressed traveler, including:

Taking fewer clothes
Having nothing large in the bag
Being flexible
Combining items and multitasking wherever possible
Leaving things along the way
Having the right technology

And he should know!

On the Road

For road trippers, Productivity 501 suggests some handy Tips for Car Travel:

Driving into the daytime rather than night
Having a large store of podcasts & books on CD
Using GPS
Writing down highway patrol numbers before leaving
Preparing first aid and emergency supplies
Knowing how to change a tire
Getting a professional vehicle maintenance check
Doing a visual check of your car – lights, etc – yourself
Packing a single overnight bag should you stop at a hotel
Rationing toys over time
Keeping cells and such charged, and taking chargers with you
Programming your cell with numbers for hotels, information, etc
Having good sunglasses

However grand or simple your travel, what are your best tips for well-organized and stress-free travel? Please share them in the comments.

Note for Ultimate To-Do List Pack | Home & Family Edition & Ultimate To-Do List Membership customers: You have various packing lists, itineraries, budgets and expense records to help organize your travel in the Vacations & Activities category.