Travel

Packing

REI mentions the 1-2-3-4-5-6 Rule.

• 1 hat
• 2 pairs of shoes
• 3 bottoms
• 4 tops
• 5 pairs of socks
• 6 pairs of underwear

Packing cubes are good for dirty clothes.

Lactaid pills for ice cream and cheese.

Flights

Planes have wifi that you can sometimes get for free (free, loyalty program, credit card perk, t-mobile perk). Mainly for texting people while you are on the flight. Not enough bandwidth for video streaming. Should watch inflight entertainment instead. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/how-to-get-wi-fi-on-a-plane-which-airlines-offer-it-free-and-which-will-charge-you/

https://www.cnbc.com/select/how-to-get-free-in-flight-wi-fi/

Money

When given a choice to pay with local currency or US, you should always choose local currency for a better exchange rate from your bank. Use ATMs from banks without fees. Use credit cards without foreign transaction fees like travel credit cards.

Netflix

Download offline movie ahead of time since you can’t stream due to region lock unlesd you use VPN.

Internet

Buy an eSIM. You can use two SIMs at once and avoid losing existing SIM. Many sited will block ip from abroad like Safeway and Home Depot.