Travel Pro
I’m about to get on my fifth flight in 11 days, because of that, consider me a travel influencer.
Here’s how to crush at the airport.
No roller bags! I’ll get a lot of feedback on this one but, seriously, you can’t convince me anyone looks cool wheeling luggage around. Yeah, sure it’s easy and you don’t have to pick up your bag, but come on. You can’t move fast through a crowd and they occupy a hand leaving you limited. Backpacks are superior. They leave your hands free, and bonus, you can just ruck around the airport while waiting for your flight rather than adding more sitting to an already heavy sitting day. I realize there’s a time and place where they’re necessary, but if I were Supreme Ruler of the Universe, we would all carry our bags like it’s 1972; when the roller suitcase was invented.
Walk! Get those steps in people. I love doing laps in the terminal while listening to a book and lugging my backpack around. I always opt for stairs when possible and laugh at everyone standing still on the escalator. After running 50ish miles last week in the mountains of Utah, I really kickstarted my recovery by getting laps in before the flight. This highly contributed to my lack of soreness.
Beware of easy options. Junk food, alcohol and caffeine are everywhere in the airport. Tread carefully, and mostly, if you travel a lot, don’t make it a habit out of these things. For full disclosure, sometimes you’re sad your red eye gets delayed into the wee hours of the morning and a Guinness may make you feel better, and more bold for your Monday morning blog post.
Books on your phone. I love reading, and have found that when traveling your phone is the best way to read. You can increase the size of the font, it’s easy to hold, you never lose your place and it saves room in your backpack since you’re not messing with wheeled luggage.
Electrolytes. We all know planes are dry. Preflight, load up on electrolytes. This will help keep you hydrated, and if you’re better hydrated and actually absorbing water, you won’t have to get up a pee every 40 minutes like when you’ve sucked down too much water you’re not absorbing.
There you have it, my influencer travel tips. Next plan, not get on a plane for a very long time.
Justin Miner
@justinminergain