Another tip is wear at beanie or cap at the airport when going through security put all the items from your pockets in the hat so when your at the other side just lift your hat grab your stuff and goooooooooooo
1. Unlock your phone 2. Download local map for offline access 3. Bring several bank cards, curve is good (discount code: BANAN) + local currency before arrival 4. Buy travel insurance, world nomad is good for bagpackers 5. Check travel vaccinations Flights 6. Drink up before flight 7. Liquids below 100ml 8. Weigh your bag before leaving for airport 9. Check in online before getting to airport (in case of overbooked flights) 10. Travel with an open mind, be respectful
You can also use a bar of soap for body and hair wash :) won't get you in trouble for limits on liquids, won't spill and is good for the environment. :))
No need to buy a special weighing scale for your baggage. You step on the scale in your bathroom, then do it again and carry your bag, the weight difference will show whether you are within the weight limits of your airline.
Works from home I guess (if you can actually hold your case and have a scale). But what about the return trip home or other additional flights when you’ve probably bought things along the way and don’t have access to your home scale?
related to the "100ml only" - travel with a bunch of large ziplock bags. In addition to being generally handy for keeping wet stuff separate, if you _do_ forget that your favourite water bottle is full and security won't let you tip it out... just empty it into a ziplock bag, seal it up and hand over the squishy bag of fluid. It's cheeky, but it beats chugging the bottle, or leaving the queue.
We're currently travelling Central and South America and documenting this on our channel and have the following tips as well: 1. Research a place before you go. It may sound obvious but some people just arrive in a city and plan to just wing it there. This can be great sometimes (we admit to doing it) but it may mean you miss out on some great activities or places there and if you don't research areas or transport, could cost you more with accommodation and getting around. 2. Carry on luggage. When we told people we were travelling 9 months with just carry on they thought we were crazy! However, you really don't need THAT much stuff and when you're walking up a hill or running for a bus you will be thankful for a lighter load. Also, you don't have to pay any luggage fees if you're planning on flying during your travels so saving some extra cashhh :) 3. Shampoo bars. They are smaller so take up less room than bottles, last for sooo long and also don't have any plastic packaging so better for the environment - woo! 4. Let your bank know you're travelling. In addition to all the advice on cards, just give your bank a quick call or message on social media to let them know what area you are travelling and for how long. Some banks you can even do this through their app. It just saves the risk of your card being blocked and the hassle of spending time you could be travelling and enjoying yourself, trying to sort it out.
On #4, recently all my banks have stopped the practice of taking down your foreign travel plans now. They tell you on their site to not bother calling in. As I understand it, it’s something to do with advanced fraud detection techniques of analyzing your prior purchases like plane tickets or something that they already can tell if it’s validly you or not. I’m pretty sure it’s nefarious big brother stuff, but it is what it is I guess.
Great video, with really relevant stuff! A few extra tips: When leaving your country, remember to turn of data on you phone (no big surprise-bills) and instead go on Settings -> Phone -> wifi call connected. That way you can use your phone for calls (when you have wifi). When going on long trips I tell my bank before leaving, that I won't be having any income for half a year, and that it is fine that my visa is begin used in eg. Indonesia, so my risks of a blocked card fells a little less. When going to third world countries or countries at risk of eg. earthquakes for a longer time I register to an official government list (in Denmarks it is called danskerlister / Danes list), so if something should occur in this area, the government will know that you are there, and try to get you home. I don't know if something similar exists in other contries though?
the signing up for the government list does exist in other countries...it does in my country at least (Slovakia). I'm in Japan for a year and so I signed up. They do send warnings too if something big is expected to happen (like the typhoon Hagibis).
If you’re on a long term multi-country trip it’s a good idea to keep about $100-150USD emergency cash stash, one of the strongest currencies so you can always exchange it anywhere. The more often you exchange money the more you lose to conversion and fees. So better to just exchange it when you really need it, rather than going to money changers every time you switch countries. Also research which countries need you to exchange money before you leave the country, assuming you have cash left over. I got caught with this. Couldn’t exchange my Nepalese rupees in denominations below 1000 outside of the country. Lost about $30. I’ve heard Laos is another one where this happens.
I didn’t realize they could bump you from the flight if you aren’t checked in yet. I always check in early just so it’s one less step when I get to the airport, but now I have a real reason to do it as soon as the notification to do so pops up on my phone.
Your awesome I have never backpacked yet but a few more of your videos and I maybe hooked and have to go I’m 34 and slightly sheltered i am from the US
I am so glad you mentioned downloading google maps and being able to track your route journey. Great advice with all the info mentioned. Thanks so much.
this video thumnail reminded me to weight my bag, thank you! I've been happily stuck in Costa Rica bc of the virus and I'm coming home tomorrow, this saved me a bit of anxiety at the airport
I've just been backpacking Costa Rica very much inspired by your travels and found a chain of great hostels called Selina, they are absolutely amazing, comfortable and just have everything for backpacking and I made a me talk note to tell you cos there are some in Southamerica and you'll probably really enjoy them.
Loved this! I work in travel and all flights are over booked! airlines rely on passengers no showing! It’s just to make sure they have a full flight!! Sucks so bad!!!
Backpacking Bananas If business travelers ever disappeared, the whole system would fall apart. They are the ones buying the fully cancellable tickets and change their minds up to an hour beforehand.
Go travel bottles are by far the best! Such a great tips video- even though I’ve been travelling for a decade, this was still helpful- awesome work Christianne, xx
I’ve never used a SIM card internationally. In America we have T-Mobile and they have unlimited international data roaming. I used to have Verizon and would go to Canada all the time and my data overages were stupid high. And that’s why I switched to T Mobile. Not sure if UK has a phone plan that’ll incorporate travel addiction into the plan.
Haha a 'travel addition' plan, if only 😅. We have the network Three which is best for international travel and cover you in a fair few spots over Europe and also in Australia but sadly not the whole world (and most places I find myself travelling)
I checked in online for my flight online 24 hours prior and I was still bumped off - got back on to my flight as my perscrpirion medication is illegal in some countries.
Ok I just found your youtube channel and OMG the offline map trick..... I always screenshot the google info and I end up with so much photos.... Thank you so much!!! :)))
Hydrating for flight is a great tip. Aircraft air conditioning removes up to 80% of the humidity from the air. Very important to drink water while flying. Word of the day, kerfuffle. Also, still waiting for my bum bag...are orders for the U.S. taking longer?
That's a wild statistic! Hahaha kerfuffle is a fantastic word 😅 and yes! International deliveries take a bit longer, it should be with you soon! Check your spam inbox if you haven't received the shipping confirmation email yet xx
I never received my shipping confirmation either but I just received my package in the mail yesterday. As for how long it took, I ordered my stuff on October 31st.
And don't forget your passport! Triple check that you have that before you leave! I know a few people that have had to turn back quickly to grab it hahahaha
Very helpful video! Made notes in my note book before I go on my first solo backpacking trip around Thailand early next year!! 😁 keep up the good work! your vids help me and many others out there a lot!! 🙂
Really wish I knew about number nine before I moved to Australia..... over 150.00 and having to send shit back home, oh my god - lesson learned the HARDEST WAY.
Hey Boo, going to s/e asia in january and will buy a local simcard! I don’t get the „unlock phone“ thing... why do you have to do it/can’t you just put in a different card? How do I do it? Thanks! Xx
It depends on if you bought your phone as part of a network contract or independently. Best thing to do is take your phone to your nearest phone shop and they'll tell you what to do x
Some countries have laws against carriers locking their phones (ie, so that they only work on the network you have a contract with), so it’s a foreign concept to a lot of people. But if your phone is locked in a country that allows it, it can usually only be unlocked if it is fully paid off and/or wasn’t bought on discount through a carrier contract. It’s because you essentially bought the phone on a payment plan from the carrier in return for agreeing to exclusively using their services for a set period.
Hey Christin! It totally depends on where specifically you're going. I've made a bunch of videos in the past for budgeting for different countries in South East Asia xx I also recommend watching my recent video of planning my South America trip as in that video I go through how I plan my accommodation and how I generally work out a budget for any destination x
@@BackpackingBananas i'm planning to fly to Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and maaaybe Australia.. i am struggling with my budget at the moment. I don't know how much i should plan, since everyone is saying different things..
So good 🙌🏼 I’ve just unpacked my bag after 8 months of tour guiding/travel *(check it all out on my channel & subscribe)* and i agree that all these tips are spot on! 🦋
@@BackpackingBananas I have the google pixel and they just notified me that my offline maps will expire by the end of the year and will no longer be available.
@@pandanieshii I think that is just the data, so after a year you'd have to update/download the map data again (otherwise you know there'd be people driving around with 5 year old map data that was horribly outdated)
Hi, how are you? I hope you are fine and having a good time I subscribe to your channel but after I saw your vlogs I want to unsubscribe Yes i want to unsubscribe and I want to send your youtube channel to my friends and when its 99,999 subscribers I will hit the 100,000 and after that I feel I will share your happiness you are so sweet, so nice, so friendly and you go with the flow with open-minded with excellent personality and with cute clear sweet charisma. I'm talking to you as a friend and you don't know me and that because when I saw your vlogs I felt I'm traveling with you!. I hope I will see you at any hostel in the future. Thank you so much for your Tips and all the valuable information I had a very good time with your vlogs thank you very much.
Another tip is wear at beanie or cap at the airport when going through security put all the items from your pockets in the hat so when your at the other side just lift your hat grab your stuff and goooooooooooo
Haha brilliant 😅
Wayne Mccammon haha omg I thought you meant put the hat back on with all the stuff inside still and I was like oh nooooo hahaha
1. Unlock your phone
2. Download local map for offline access
3. Bring several bank cards, curve is good (discount code: BANAN) + local currency before arrival
4. Buy travel insurance, world nomad is good for bagpackers
5. Check travel vaccinations
Flights
6. Drink up before flight
7. Liquids below 100ml
8. Weigh your bag before leaving for airport
9. Check in online before getting to airport (in case of overbooked flights)
10. Travel with an open mind, be respectful
You can also use a bar of soap for body and hair wash :) won't get you in trouble for limits on liquids, won't spill and is good for the environment. :))
Yesss! Great tip!
No need to buy a special weighing scale for your baggage. You step on the scale in your bathroom, then do it again and carry your bag, the weight difference will show whether you are within the weight limits of your airline.
Haha that is indeed another way of doing it (if you have a bathroom scale 😉)
Works from home I guess (if you can actually hold your case and have a scale). But what about the return trip home or other additional flights when you’ve probably bought things along the way and don’t have access to your home scale?
Your hair is looking lush! 😍
Thanks Laura 😊❤️
related to the "100ml only" - travel with a bunch of large ziplock bags. In addition to being generally handy for keeping wet stuff separate, if you _do_ forget that your favourite water bottle is full and security won't let you tip it out... just empty it into a ziplock bag, seal it up and hand over the squishy bag of fluid. It's cheeky, but it beats chugging the bottle, or leaving the queue.
Haha I've never seen anyone do this, but fair play if it works!
We're currently travelling Central and South America and documenting this on our channel and have the following tips as well:
1. Research a place before you go. It may sound obvious but some people just arrive in a city and plan to just wing it there. This can be great sometimes (we admit to doing it) but it may mean you miss out on some great activities or places there and if you don't research areas or transport, could cost you more with accommodation and getting around.
2. Carry on luggage. When we told people we were travelling 9 months with just carry on they thought we were crazy! However, you really don't need THAT much stuff and when you're walking up a hill or running for a bus you will be thankful for a lighter load. Also, you don't have to pay any luggage fees if you're planning on flying during your travels so saving some extra cashhh :)
3. Shampoo bars. They are smaller so take up less room than bottles, last for sooo long and also don't have any plastic packaging so better for the environment - woo!
4. Let your bank know you're travelling. In addition to all the advice on cards, just give your bank a quick call or message on social media to let them know what area you are travelling and for how long. Some banks you can even do this through their app. It just saves the risk of your card being blocked and the hassle of spending time you could be travelling and enjoying yourself, trying to sort it out.
Great tips!
On #4, recently all my banks have stopped the practice of taking down your foreign travel plans now. They tell you on their site to not bother calling in. As I understand it, it’s something to do with advanced fraud detection techniques of analyzing your prior purchases like plane tickets or something that they already can tell if it’s validly you or not. I’m pretty sure it’s nefarious big brother stuff, but it is what it is I guess.
Great video, with really relevant stuff!
A few extra tips:
When leaving your country, remember to turn of data on you phone (no big surprise-bills) and instead go on Settings -> Phone -> wifi call connected. That way you can use your phone for calls (when you have wifi).
When going on long trips I tell my bank before leaving, that I won't be having any income for half a year, and that it is fine that my visa is begin used in eg. Indonesia, so my risks of a blocked card fells a little less.
When going to third world countries or countries at risk of eg. earthquakes for a longer time I register to an official government list (in Denmarks it is called danskerlister / Danes list), so if something should occur in this area, the government will know that you are there, and try to get you home. I don't know if something similar exists in other contries though?
the signing up for the government list does exist in other countries...it does in my country at least (Slovakia). I'm in Japan for a year and so I signed up. They do send warnings too if something big is expected to happen (like the typhoon Hagibis).
If you’re on a long term multi-country trip it’s a good idea to keep about $100-150USD emergency cash stash, one of the strongest currencies so you can always exchange it anywhere. The more often you exchange money the more you lose to conversion and fees. So better to just exchange it when you really need it, rather than going to money changers every time you switch countries.
Also research which countries need you to exchange money before you leave the country, assuming you have cash left over. I got caught with this. Couldn’t exchange my Nepalese rupees in denominations below 1000 outside of the country. Lost about $30. I’ve heard Laos is another one where this happens.
Cuba as well your not supposed to leave the country with their money! I got back to Canada with about 150$ cad worth and couldnt exchange it!
12: your passport
I didn’t realize they could bump you from the flight if you aren’t checked in yet. I always check in early just so it’s one less step when I get to the airport, but now I have a real reason to do it as soon as the notification to do so pops up on my phone.
I didn’t know about that offline map tip, thanks!!
The amount of times I forget to weigh my bag is crazy ! Thanks for the tips I have sooo many holidays coming up, thanks !
My pleasure 😊❤️
Your awesome I have never backpacked yet but a few more of your videos and I maybe hooked and have to go I’m 34 and slightly sheltered i am from the US
I am so glad you mentioned downloading google maps and being able to track your route journey. Great advice with all the info mentioned. Thanks so much.
Thankyou for the curve card tip ! Iv used your code and look forward to getting my card for my next backpacking trip
Shampoo bars are great to avoid the liquid restrictions for hand luggage
this video thumnail reminded me to weight my bag, thank you! I've been happily stuck in Costa Rica bc of the virus and I'm coming home tomorrow, this saved me a bit of anxiety at the airport
Some country's require you to have a flight out of the country as well, best to check before you go.
Wow I didn’t know that
The current link for the Curve card in the description does not work anymore:( Do you happen to have a new one?
Love all the tips btw!
I've just been backpacking Costa Rica very much inspired by your travels and found a chain of great hostels called Selina, they are absolutely amazing, comfortable and just have everything for backpacking and I made a me talk note to tell you cos there are some in Southamerica and you'll probably really enjoy them.
Already booked into a Selina!! I'm really looking forward to it!
Take a couple of empty spare bottles and jars for the onward and return flights, maybe shop around for smaller scales lol x
Loved this! I work in travel and all flights are over booked! airlines rely on passengers no showing! It’s just to make sure they have a full flight!! Sucks so bad!!!
Crazy! And crazy how most of the time, it totally works
Backpacking Bananas If business travelers ever disappeared, the whole system would fall apart. They are the ones buying the fully cancellable tickets and change their minds up to an hour beforehand.
I’m obsessed with your outro. Such a feel good channel you’ve got!
Go travel bottles are by far the best! Such a great tips video- even though I’ve been travelling for a decade, this was still helpful- awesome work Christianne, xx
I’ve never used a SIM card internationally. In America we have T-Mobile and they have unlimited international data roaming. I used to have Verizon and would go to Canada all the time and my data overages were stupid high. And that’s why I switched to T Mobile. Not sure if UK has a phone plan that’ll incorporate travel addiction into the plan.
Haha a 'travel addition' plan, if only 😅. We have the network Three which is best for international travel and cover you in a fair few spots over Europe and also in Australia but sadly not the whole world (and most places I find myself travelling)
I checked in online for my flight online 24 hours prior and I was still bumped off - got back on to my flight as my perscrpirion medication is illegal in some countries.
Thanks for the tips! I didn't even know curvva exists, so much covenient for me as I have many cards!
It's great!!
I'm bummed, the curve card isn't available in the US!! D:
They say curve card is coming to the USA but not available as of today
Great tips! Thanks!
Pleasure 😊
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OFFLINE MAP TIP!!!!!
Ok I just found your youtube channel and OMG the offline map trick..... I always screenshot the google info and I end up with so much photos.... Thank you so much!!! :)))
Almost at 100K! Amazing inspiration for us!
not even going anywhere at the moment, just love your videos
Your videos are always so useful and informative!!
❤️❤️❤️
Hydrating for flight is a great tip. Aircraft air conditioning removes up to 80% of the humidity from the air. Very important to drink water while flying. Word of the day, kerfuffle. Also, still waiting for my bum bag...are orders for the U.S. taking longer?
That's a wild statistic! Hahaha kerfuffle is a fantastic word 😅 and yes! International deliveries take a bit longer, it should be with you soon! Check your spam inbox if you haven't received the shipping confirmation email yet xx
@@BackpackingBananas I have the order confirmation but not the shipping confirmation. Hmmm.
I never received my shipping confirmation either but I just received my package in the mail yesterday. As for how long it took, I ordered my stuff on October 31st.
All of these are things I already do! Glad to know I do the same things as a seasoned backpacker 😁
And don't forget your passport! Triple check that you have that before you leave! I know a few people that have had to turn back quickly to grab it hahahaha
Curve app does not support the US. I was super excited to sign up for this
Great tips lovely Christie!!! ❤👍
Cheers Sean
Loving your hair colour! (And videos of course! ) 😊
With a curve card does the app need Internet to allow you to swap between bank cards?
Great video! And this video would've been so helpful when I was traveling lol 😂 I had to learn from my mistakes hehe 😜
Haha well learning from your own mistakes really is the best way to learn!
Super helpful, thanks
Thank you for these wonderful tips 🥰
You’re a legend. Thanks for reminding me to unlock my phone!
Pleasure 😉
Very helpful video! Made notes in my note book before I go on my first solo backpacking trip around Thailand early next year!! 😁 keep up the good work! your vids help me and many others out there a lot!! 🙂
Yay! That's so exciting 🙌🏼 my pleasure ❤️
These tips are suuuuper useful as these are things I always forget to do 😅😅
I think a lot of us forget them! 😅❤️
What is really annoying is getting bumped even when you checked in early online.
Sorry for having a hard time w/ your ATM in Manila.
You have excellent points to consider before travelling.
Really wish I knew about number nine before I moved to Australia..... over 150.00 and having to send shit back home, oh my god - lesson learned the HARDEST WAY.
What program do you use to cut your youtube videos?
Sad curve doesn’t work for Australia it would have been soooo handy hehe
Ooh, I didn't know that, thanks!
Which face fake tan do you use?
It's Garnier ambre solair face mist 😊 honestly a game changer!
I'm heading to Bogota in a few weeks! Any tips and tricks, or for Colombia in general? Where are you heading after?
Currently I got none as I'm not there yet 😂
@@BackpackingBananas just checked out your other video and saw your plans for Colombia and Ecuador! Can't wait to keep up with your trip!
Hey Boo, going to s/e asia in january and will buy a local simcard! I don’t get the „unlock phone“ thing... why do you have to do it/can’t you just put in a different card? How do I do it? Thanks! Xx
It depends on if you bought your phone as part of a network contract or independently. Best thing to do is take your phone to your nearest phone shop and they'll tell you what to do x
Some countries have laws against carriers locking their phones (ie, so that they only work on the network you have a contract with), so it’s a foreign concept to a lot of people. But if your phone is locked in a country that allows it, it can usually only be unlocked if it is fully paid off and/or wasn’t bought on discount through a carrier contract. It’s because you essentially bought the phone on a payment plan from the carrier in return for agreeing to exclusively using their services for a set period.
What face tan do you use? :)
Thank you for everything you do 🙏🏼❤️
her first greeting in every video is so simple and formal - in contrast to her big personality. just an observation. lol
When can i buy that solo bum bag???
We're restocking in December! Exact date TBC xx
Hii what is your monthly budget while travelling in South-East Asia?
How much should i plan for acconodation?
Hey Christin! It totally depends on where specifically you're going. I've made a bunch of videos in the past for budgeting for different countries in South East Asia xx I also recommend watching my recent video of planning my South America trip as in that video I go through how I plan my accommodation and how I generally work out a budget for any destination x
@@BackpackingBananas i'm planning to fly to Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and maaaybe Australia.. i am struggling with my budget at the moment. I don't know how much i should plan, since everyone is saying different things..
When will your t shirts go on sale? I really wanna buy a solo tee😍
We'll be restocking in December! Exact date TBC xx
Condoms
Also your hair is looking amazing 🤩😚😍
I dont recommend carryng one bank card when travelling in case it gets lost,stolen or blocked.
Me neither! When I say I carry just the curve card, all my other cards are still with me, but just elsewhere in my bags 😊
I like your hair.
Thanks David 😊
and take a bunch of bananas incase your destination don't have any
So good 🙌🏼 I’ve just unpacked my bag after 8 months of tour guiding/travel *(check it all out on my channel & subscribe)* and i agree that all these tips are spot on! 🦋
Google just ended offline maps...
What do you mean? I literally filmed this whole video yesterday 😅
@@BackpackingBananas I have the google pixel and they just notified me that my offline maps will expire by the end of the year and will no longer be available.
@@pandanieshii I think that is just the data, so after a year you'd have to update/download the map data again (otherwise you know there'd be people driving around with 5 year old map data that was horribly outdated)
@@quickdry3 ahh I see. Okay that makes sense. Thanks!
Early squad x
Yeeewwwww 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼❤️
Hi, how are you?
I hope you are fine and having a good time
I subscribe to your channel but after I saw your vlogs I want to unsubscribe
Yes i want to unsubscribe and I want to send your youtube channel to my friends and when its 99,999 subscribers I will hit the 100,000 and after that I feel I will share your happiness
you are so sweet, so nice, so friendly and you go with the flow with open-minded with excellent personality and with cute clear sweet charisma.
I'm talking to you as a friend and you don't know me and that because when I saw your vlogs I felt I'm traveling with you!.
I hope I will see you at any hostel in the future.
Thank you so much for your Tips and all the valuable information
I had a very good time with your vlogs thank you very much.