Travel Tips
Pack properly
For Reading
Pack paperbacks as they are more travel friendly. Also, take your electronic reader as a complement. Download a book or literary podcast to your audio reader for the late-night plane trip.
Mini Toiletries
Get mini toiletries to save on space. Pack your liquids in leak-proof bags (a single freezer bag will do).
Plan a 3-Day Personal Reading Retreat!
Grab a book or two, plan your reading travel, squeeze in a quick cultural experience, and relax!
Travel with Ease
Welcome Pickups
When you can, plan to have a transportation service pick you up from ‘arrivals’ at the airport. For international travel, this relieves a lot of stress and provides a sense of safety. Your hotel or airport will have a list of recommended services.
Travel Pouches
Store important items in accessible pouches. Keep your passport and important documents in one stress-free pouch as you navigate TSA and customs. Make sure your charger, medication, sanitizers, and things you need on the plane are stored in a pouch in your under-the-seat bag.
Start packing!
Read Around the World with These Tips
Check out my reading guides!
Literature from around the world places you inside stories and lives shaped by different histories, cultures, and social systems. Novels, memoirs, and poetry capture migration, displacement, political upheavals, and everyday life in ways that textbooks do not. These book recommendations show how global events are felt and revealed in personal and artistic ways:
Travel Items to Consider?
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Optimize Your Travel
Viator
Viator has a global selection of experiences and excursions that is perfectly suitable for literary immersion in a new city. From city-walking tours and private cultural tours to cooking and wine-tasting activities, Viator offers a range of activities that includes vetted tour operators and secure booking where payments are handled through the app.
Google Flights
Google Flights makes it easy to find and compare flights. You can do a side-by-side comparison of flights and layovers. One unique factor is the ability to view the cheapest days to fly. Travelers with reward programs can still book with ease using their preferred airlines, assured that they have the convenience of transparent pricing.
Maximize Your Travel Value
All-Inclusive Travel
All-inclusive travel works for some literary travelers because it offers peace of mind, as well as varying accommodations that range from budget to luxury. While all-inclusive resorts offer a great way to budget food and hotel stays, all-inclusive vacation packages include flights and hotels, with the options to upgrade (depending on which vacation travel host you use).
Hotel and Flight Reward Programs
Loyalty to a flight or hotel has its benefits. For the solo literary traveler, this could also mean a layer of safely. Most hotels offer rewards that include free stays, free upgrades, and access to exclusive international hotel lounges with complimentary breakfast and cocktails. Flight reward programs may offer free upgrades, access to exclusive airport lounges, free wi-fi onboard, and priority preference.