HOW TO STAY ORGANISED ON THE ROAD - 5 TOP TIPS
My whole life fits into one suitcase, after more than ten years of Tour Leading, I have learnt a few things about how to stay organised on the road, top tip number 1:
All you need is less
Staying organised on the road will give you more of that precious commodity called time and less time spent faffing around means more time in that amazing looking vegan restaurant you heard about, the one with the triple dark chocolate, strawberry and cacao nib cheese cake desert on the menu.
The real key to staying organised on the road is actually to be super organised before you hit the road, top tip number 2:
Scan your passport, drivers licence and any other important documents you can think of and then email them to yourself and one other person, preferably someone responsible and trustworthy like your grandad
You'll be able to look super flashy and like a seasoned traveler when checking into hotels by just flashing your scanned documents on your phone instead of having to rummage around at the bottom of your (Mary poppins like) handbag / man bag which means more time taking photos of that intricately-made-swan-made-out-of-a-towel in your hotel room, these things are obviously special as none of us have towel swans on our beds at home. Also, if you are ever unfortunate (or just drunk and careless) enough to loose your documents, then this little trick is invaluable as wherever you are in the world, you'll always have access to those lovely scanned copies sitting in your inbox.
Top tip number 3:
Systemize your suitcase, invest in packing cells
These are possibly one of the best investments I have made in my ten year + history of tour leading. They come in various shapes,
A few years ago, I rode from Guatemala city to NYC on my motorbike (fun with a capital F), a journey of over 8000 miles. My clothes and bike gear were packed into 40 L canvas panniers. In the first 500 km, I learnt a valuable lesson in staying organised on the road, Top tip number 4:
Don't put your clothes on the same side as your exhaust pipe
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| Mexican police will laugh at you....... |
Because, if you do this, your very hot exhaust pipe will burn through your canvas panniers and make an exhaust pipe shaped hole in all your clothes which is not the best look to have at parties when you are meeting new people, although quite a good talking point, also, Mexican policemen will laugh at you.
The lesson I learnt (apart from not putting your clothes on the same side as your exhaust pipe) is, top tip number 5:
Always travel with your favourite item of clothing
Just because you are going to a different place / country / don't think you won't want to wear your favourite jeans, you will, I lost my favourite long sleeved, fast drying, wind proof top in the above shenanigan and felt lost until I managed to replace it.
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