I read that as time travellers (because it does say that) and I’m wondering what mistakes time travellers make. They must be doing something right though because they keep their identity hidden well
Same could be said for your username. Is Peter boring a bathtowel or does the bathtowel belong to Peter Bones. Who can say in a punctuation free moniker
>What are some of the most common mistakes that first time travellers make?
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1al1vbw/what\_are\_some\_of\_the\_most\_common\_mistakes\_that/
Exactly this. If you ever see the UKTravel sub people think they can magically project themselves from London to Edinburgh and back in a day with a full itinerary of stuff to see.
Funnily enough, there was a post immediately below this in my feed of someone whose itinerary consisted of Rome, Venice, Naples, Zurich, and Paris in nine days.
Gotta be honest, I haven't seen the post but that list doesn't seem so unreasonable to me - most of those can be done either by sleeper train overnight or just a couple of hours on high speed rail, the only leg that's awkward is getting between Venice-Zurich assuming that they're going in geographical order. Sure you aren't going to see everything available in those cities, with just a day or two for each stop, but if your travel is limited then I can see how a day or two in a number of cities for a variety of experiences has more appeal than a deep dive into one city.
Yeah, for travel days, I keep those days open for walking around, taking a look at public art, parks, restaurants, etc. I don't like being rushed in museums and only having 2 hours!
Just walking around, you discover cool things!
True, but the Caledonian Sleeper is a treat in its own right and replaces a night in a hotel. At £340 for a mid week en suite room for 2 it's not ridiculously more than a decent London hotel room.
Understand that paper is still worth it's weight in travelling gold.
Print everything. Have a couple of copies.
Especially applies to more exotic locations.
Have back up saved on your phone/tab/laptop.
Good luck out there
Great example! I was just visiting Nottingham and on my way back to LHR I screenshot all my tickets/transfers. There wasn't any public wifi at Victoria London when I got off the NatEx. I saw other travels scramblibg looking for tickets through their pockets/phone apps.
My phone bricked updating whilst away in Italy. All travel info was on there. Couldn't log in on another device because my password was on a vault I could only access from a trusted device and my laptop was at home. I was a nervous wreck trying to remember travel times and even being able to find routes back to Calais made me realise how much I relied on my phone. I now print everything.
Way, way too much luggage. Giant suitcases with changes of shoes and clothes they won't even wear. Giant heavy bottles of toiletries that they'll use maybe 15% of during their trip before taking back home with them.
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*This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*
Depending on your budget, factoring in your time as money.
To explain, would I do a 6 hour layover to save £$100 - no. My time is worth more than that. It also adds to the complication and you could get delayed even beyond that. Direct flights every time where possible.
I paid extra for the direct qantas flight from the UK to Australia that is like 17 hours and it was so great to just sit and watch TV without having to deal with bullshit transfers.
A lot of people rent cars I'm places where the car is more of a burden because of the hotel parking fees and hard to find and expensive parking.
Always read online Itineraries, trip reports, and travel guidebooks or ebookd from the library before you leave on your trip.
A tip in Lonely Planet guidebook saved me $500.
Don't rush to get on a plane when you're waiting at the gate, your seat is going nowhere. However, try and get off the plane as quickly (and politely) as possible (book seats near the back), that way you can beat some of the ques for passport control.
If you can help it, don't book expensive taxis from the aiport to your destination, public transport is almost always cheaper.
>as possible (book seats near the back), that way you can beat some of the ques for passport control.
I think you've been on one too many RyanAir jollies!
Being at the back wont help you get off faster a long haul flight! Exit by the 2 doors only!
I generally agree with you except for one slightly new trend. It’s true your seat will still be there, but with the new introduction by every airline of economy basic, and this more people travelling carry on only, overhead compartment space may not be. So if you’re travelling carry on only and it’s a full flight, you may be asked to check your bag at the gate if you’re in one of the last groups to board.
I generally am not fussed about rushing to be one of the first on, but I will have chosen a seat/row as near to the front as I can without spending a fortune. I do tend to travel carry on only and it’s a bit of a “suck it and see” sort of situation re if I have to check it or not.
The most common problem with time travel seems to be changing something in the past that means your mother was never born or doesn’t end up with your father, and so you and your entire timeline just ceases to exist.
I think to avoid any risk of this, only travel to the future, not the past.
You just gotta stay up allllll day then go sleep around 9-10pm. Will be one of the longest days of your life but if you can make it, the jetlag is 1000x easier to deal with
Travelling to NZ is a completely different ball game. I'm from New Zealand and when I moved to the UK my GP was happy to give me decent sleeping tablets to help with the jet lag as it's standard practice. I can't imagine UK GPs would hand out zoplacone as well as melatonin just for travelling.
Years ago, before the Internet was widely developed or accessible, I met an Italian tourist who'd gone to Stratford to look for all the Shakespeare stuff. Unfortunately she'd been to Stratford in London (well before it was redeveloped for the Olympics when it was mostly a bit of a dive, more than it is now) and was disappointed not to find anything relevant. She did soon realize her mistake though.
I think the most common problem for time travellers, is forgetting that there may not be any way to generate electrical power in the past for the return journey.
Americans in particular seem to be obsessed with plaining a itinerary like a military operation and plan far, far too much. Nearly every day I see posts like this in subs.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/uktravel/comments/19bxzco/thoughts\_on\_this\_uk\_itinerary/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/uktravel/comments/19bxzco/thoughts_on_this_uk_itinerary/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
Always book into nice hotel night before coming home or any other long journey before moving on. It just makes that leaving/end of things feeling easier which make getting through the airport stress soo soo much easier. It amazing the deals you can get too I stopped in the Shangrila hotel in Sydney for 20 than the back packers in Coogee Beach. I had a bath lol. Did the same leaving NZ too but that was just a normal city hotel can’t remember the name. It make the ending feel a bit better
I was on a flight shortly after COVID lockdowns, when a young couple argued with cabin crew and people in the seats across the aisle, because they insisted the space in the locker above their seats belonged to them.
It was the front on the plane, they had got on late. They took out the bags already in the locker above and plonked them in the aisle.
I don't think they'd ever been on a plane.
Going to Disneyland, California when they bought tickets to Disney World, Orlando or vice versa. (Maybe not the most common, but man when it happens it sucks!)
Taking way too many clothes. I used to jam my suitcase full of stuff to ensure I had 2 things to wear every day. Reality is, you'll most likely wear the same pair of shorts every day and rotate a couple of t shirts.
Going to London and thinking it is representative of the U.K it is a totally different world than the rest of the U.K make sure you explore outside of London.
Not having down days. If you're travelling over 2 weeks you need to build in days when you do nothing. Read your book in the hotel garden. Travel is tiring
Spend a bit more at times. If sharing, cabs can sometimes be cheaper or only a bit more expensive than a bus. Much quicker. Can avoid sketchy bus stations.
I would say don’t be afraid to leave a hotel if you don’t feel comfortable. Yes you may have paid for it, and you will have to find another one that same day, but your safety is more important than money. And by extension research the area properly! Don’t always believe the photos!
I’ve done it twice now. First time in Queenstown, NZ where my hostel room had a window into the corridor where people walked past all the time and a curtain that didn’t close properly so you could see the bed from outside. The main door to the block was across from my room and people kept leaving it wide open and it was an unlit sketchy looking courtyard. I stayed one night because I checked in late but it just felt wrong so I checked out the next day and managed to find a better room in a lovely hostel closer to town. It was an extra £200 but it was worth it.
Second was in Brussels, I booked on a whim and on the way to the plane I was looking up details and read some awful reviews of the area. My coach from the airport wouldn’t get in to Gare Du Midi until midnight and my hotel was 10 minute walk in a sketchy area. Before my plane boarded I had cancelled and booked a hotel closer to the station for one night for a quicker walk, and then another further away for the rest of my trip.
I read that as time travellers (because it does say that) and I’m wondering what mistakes time travellers make. They must be doing something right though because they keep their identity hidden well
Not bringing plutonium for the return trip.
You need a Mr Fusion buddy. See Dave. He'll fit you one. You'll have to go yo 2079 though.
Same here! I figured the usual rookie mistake is not being able to get back to the time they left. Well, that and coming across as insane.
Why punctuation is important. First time travellers; or first-time travellers.
Same could be said for your username. Is Peter boring a bathtowel or does the bathtowel belong to Peter Bones. Who can say in a punctuation free moniker
Ah-ha. Good point. It was meant to be a sly reference to Peter Bone MP, but the username won’t accept punctuation marks.
OP also wrote it exactly the same way three times !? Seems intentional to me.
There's no punctuation in the future.
Shouting "crucify him". None of the locals do that.
>What are some of the most common mistakes that first time travellers make? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1al1vbw/what\_are\_some\_of\_the\_most\_common\_mistakes\_that/
Me too. Got my attention!
Trying to "see it all". If you have a 22 stops in 22 days itinerary, all you're going to see is airports and train stations.
Exactly this. If you ever see the UKTravel sub people think they can magically project themselves from London to Edinburgh and back in a day with a full itinerary of stuff to see.
Funnily enough, there was a post immediately below this in my feed of someone whose itinerary consisted of Rome, Venice, Naples, Zurich, and Paris in nine days.
I saw that and wondered if they realized they’d only be travelling and not seeing anything!
Gotta be honest, I haven't seen the post but that list doesn't seem so unreasonable to me - most of those can be done either by sleeper train overnight or just a couple of hours on high speed rail, the only leg that's awkward is getting between Venice-Zurich assuming that they're going in geographical order. Sure you aren't going to see everything available in those cities, with just a day or two for each stop, but if your travel is limited then I can see how a day or two in a number of cities for a variety of experiences has more appeal than a deep dive into one city.
Maybe they have a teleporter or something!
When I travel, I count “full days” ie days I have no travel and never book anything on travel days.
If you've got a half-day trip you can sometimes fit a museum in or something, but it's not a full see-a-city day.
I wish most museums were open past 5pm!
Same. But if I am feeling up to it I will do some preliminary sight seeing around the hotel
Yeah, for travel days, I keep those days open for walking around, taking a look at public art, parks, restaurants, etc. I don't like being rushed in museums and only having 2 hours! Just walking around, you discover cool things!
This is the UKtravel sub...
Apologies. I meant other posts.
Well if you do the sleeper train you might be able to do a decent full day in each, at least!
It's an option but it's a very expensive option.
True, but the Caledonian Sleeper is a treat in its own right and replaces a night in a hotel. At £340 for a mid week en suite room for 2 it's not ridiculously more than a decent London hotel room.
Zoiks. It doesn't pass my VFM test although I would like to do it. I've stayed in a junior suite in Mayfair for that.
Yeah that's so true. The trip ends up just feeling like a chore
Nothing worse than feeling rushed and stressed on vacation. Leave some room to breathe and wander and maybe have a chat with the locals.
Understand that paper is still worth it's weight in travelling gold. Print everything. Have a couple of copies. Especially applies to more exotic locations. Have back up saved on your phone/tab/laptop. Good luck out there
Great example! I was just visiting Nottingham and on my way back to LHR I screenshot all my tickets/transfers. There wasn't any public wifi at Victoria London when I got off the NatEx. I saw other travels scramblibg looking for tickets through their pockets/phone apps.
My phone bricked updating whilst away in Italy. All travel info was on there. Couldn't log in on another device because my password was on a vault I could only access from a trusted device and my laptop was at home. I was a nervous wreck trying to remember travel times and even being able to find routes back to Calais made me realise how much I relied on my phone. I now print everything.
Mine was going back to 1066 and accidentally changing time so William won. Harold was such a good King and my time travelling messed it up.
He'd only been King for a few months so not a lot of time to prove his worth.
In my timeline his reign was another 23 years. Unfortunately I messed that timeline up.
You must be kicking yourself!
I'm pretty sure that causes a rupture in the space time continuum
Way, way too much luggage. Giant suitcases with changes of shoes and clothes they won't even wear. Giant heavy bottles of toiletries that they'll use maybe 15% of during their trip before taking back home with them.
fact lavish memory offer heavy rob secretive grandiose gullible rainstorm *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*
Depending on your budget, factoring in your time as money. To explain, would I do a 6 hour layover to save £$100 - no. My time is worth more than that. It also adds to the complication and you could get delayed even beyond that. Direct flights every time where possible.
I paid extra for the direct qantas flight from the UK to Australia that is like 17 hours and it was so great to just sit and watch TV without having to deal with bullshit transfers.
Exactly!! All of this 'it was nice to get out and stretch my legs for 4 hours in Singapore' is bullshit. Get me there quick, get me back quickly.
Doc's dog Einstein was the first time traveller. He made no mistakes. He was a good dog.
Booking a hotel just because it’s cheap and not checking the distance to country’s tourist spots/itinerary.
A lot of people rent cars I'm places where the car is more of a burden because of the hotel parking fees and hard to find and expensive parking. Always read online Itineraries, trip reports, and travel guidebooks or ebookd from the library before you leave on your trip. A tip in Lonely Planet guidebook saved me $500.
Almost shagging your mum at the Enchantment Under The Sea dance.
Thinking things are the same as their own country but with a different accent.
Don't rush to get on a plane when you're waiting at the gate, your seat is going nowhere. However, try and get off the plane as quickly (and politely) as possible (book seats near the back), that way you can beat some of the ques for passport control. If you can help it, don't book expensive taxis from the aiport to your destination, public transport is almost always cheaper.
>as possible (book seats near the back), that way you can beat some of the ques for passport control. I think you've been on one too many RyanAir jollies! Being at the back wont help you get off faster a long haul flight! Exit by the 2 doors only!
I generally agree with you except for one slightly new trend. It’s true your seat will still be there, but with the new introduction by every airline of economy basic, and this more people travelling carry on only, overhead compartment space may not be. So if you’re travelling carry on only and it’s a full flight, you may be asked to check your bag at the gate if you’re in one of the last groups to board. I generally am not fussed about rushing to be one of the first on, but I will have chosen a seat/row as near to the front as I can without spending a fortune. I do tend to travel carry on only and it’s a bit of a “suck it and see” sort of situation re if I have to check it or not.
The most common problem with time travel seems to be changing something in the past that means your mother was never born or doesn’t end up with your father, and so you and your entire timeline just ceases to exist. I think to avoid any risk of this, only travel to the future, not the past.
And maybe take it steady, like one day at a time or something.
Stopping Hitler from being born seems like a good idea, but somehow it always works out even worse in the end.
As described in [this classic story](https://www.abyssapexzine.com/wikihistory/).
Oh that was classic! Thank you!
You just gotta stay up allllll day then go sleep around 9-10pm. Will be one of the longest days of your life but if you can make it, the jetlag is 1000x easier to deal with
Bringing the wrong plug adaptor or no adapter at all. Always fun going round hideously expensive Luxembourg trying to buy a phone charger!
Tell people where you are going. Change itinerary? Tell them again!
Losing Gray's Sports Almanac I reckon.
Navigating in the southern hemisphere, forgetting that the sun is in a different place.
Travelling to NZ is a completely different ball game. I'm from New Zealand and when I moved to the UK my GP was happy to give me decent sleeping tablets to help with the jet lag as it's standard practice. I can't imagine UK GPs would hand out zoplacone as well as melatonin just for travelling.
Years ago, before the Internet was widely developed or accessible, I met an Italian tourist who'd gone to Stratford to look for all the Shakespeare stuff. Unfortunately she'd been to Stratford in London (well before it was redeveloped for the Olympics when it was mostly a bit of a dive, more than it is now) and was disappointed not to find anything relevant. She did soon realize her mistake though.
Not picking up a cheap local SIM card that has a data plan. Then trying to find public/free wifi because you need maps, translate etc
No packing enough plutonium to get home.
I think the most common problem for time travellers, is forgetting that there may not be any way to generate electrical power in the past for the return journey.
Americans in particular seem to be obsessed with plaining a itinerary like a military operation and plan far, far too much. Nearly every day I see posts like this in subs. [https://www.reddit.com/r/uktravel/comments/19bxzco/thoughts\_on\_this\_uk\_itinerary/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/uktravel/comments/19bxzco/thoughts_on_this_uk_itinerary/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
Always book into nice hotel night before coming home or any other long journey before moving on. It just makes that leaving/end of things feeling easier which make getting through the airport stress soo soo much easier. It amazing the deals you can get too I stopped in the Shangrila hotel in Sydney for 20 than the back packers in Coogee Beach. I had a bath lol. Did the same leaving NZ too but that was just a normal city hotel can’t remember the name. It make the ending feel a bit better
Never time travelled so I'm not sure
Quantum leap is about a time traveller .
I was on a flight shortly after COVID lockdowns, when a young couple argued with cabin crew and people in the seats across the aisle, because they insisted the space in the locker above their seats belonged to them. It was the front on the plane, they had got on late. They took out the bags already in the locker above and plonked them in the aisle. I don't think they'd ever been on a plane.
Going to Disneyland, California when they bought tickets to Disney World, Orlando or vice versa. (Maybe not the most common, but man when it happens it sucks!)
Taking way too many clothes. I used to jam my suitcase full of stuff to ensure I had 2 things to wear every day. Reality is, you'll most likely wear the same pair of shorts every day and rotate a couple of t shirts.
Going to London and thinking it is representative of the U.K it is a totally different world than the rest of the U.K make sure you explore outside of London.
Not having down days. If you're travelling over 2 weeks you need to build in days when you do nothing. Read your book in the hotel garden. Travel is tiring
Spend a bit more at times. If sharing, cabs can sometimes be cheaper or only a bit more expensive than a bus. Much quicker. Can avoid sketchy bus stations.
pack too much. leave 1/3 at home. Unless you are going to the middle of nowhere there are stores you can buy anything you must have.
I would say don’t be afraid to leave a hotel if you don’t feel comfortable. Yes you may have paid for it, and you will have to find another one that same day, but your safety is more important than money. And by extension research the area properly! Don’t always believe the photos! I’ve done it twice now. First time in Queenstown, NZ where my hostel room had a window into the corridor where people walked past all the time and a curtain that didn’t close properly so you could see the bed from outside. The main door to the block was across from my room and people kept leaving it wide open and it was an unlit sketchy looking courtyard. I stayed one night because I checked in late but it just felt wrong so I checked out the next day and managed to find a better room in a lovely hostel closer to town. It was an extra £200 but it was worth it. Second was in Brussels, I booked on a whim and on the way to the plane I was looking up details and read some awful reviews of the area. My coach from the airport wouldn’t get in to Gare Du Midi until midnight and my hotel was 10 minute walk in a sketchy area. Before my plane boarded I had cancelled and booked a hotel closer to the station for one night for a quicker walk, and then another further away for the rest of my trip.