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Checklist For Home Before You Travel
Hello Allys,
We are here on a Tuesday, and I am all set to give you tips that will help you plan your travel wisely. This week, I thought of giving tips about what things you need to keep in mind before you leave your home for a vacation or a trip.
Very simple as it sounds but definitely it is these simple things that usually slips out of our heads. But don’t worry, I have penned down a quick checklist about these things you need to keep in mind – a checklist for home before you travel.
To get started with first things first:
- Dispose the garbage from the bins.
Yes this is one of the most common things which are usually skipped, in the excitement of planning and packing for the trip. So it is of utmost important to dispose the garbage from your house. Several times what happens is, you have a wonderful vacation and when you return and open your main door, you get a stench of some bad odor. The same is of the garbage in your house which remained indoor because all the doors and windows were locked. (The feeling and the smell is seriously bleh…) So do keep this thing in your mind.
- Finish Food Items
Yes, Food items need to be finished especially like vegetables, fruits to avoid the rotting of the same which indeed would add stench which in case you didn’t dispose the trash from house would.
- Pay Due Bills
Make sure you paid all your due bills. As I am sure, none of us would like it, when we return home from a vacation only to find there is no electricity nor water.
- Make arrangement of pets/plants
We love our pets and plants and it is very difficult to part away from them. But if we cannot take our pets on a vacation we need to make provision to see to that in our absence they are not hungry or in bad condition. So either you can ask your friend to take care of them or your neighbor by giving them all the required material like food items, keys of the place the pet would be in so that they too are happy while you vacay. Same thing with the plants, ask your friends or neighbor to water the plants or else in case you don’t have anyone around you can keep the plants in your bathroom and leave slightly the tap on and arrange the plants in such a way that they get water though it may be little by little they atleast will get something other than just being dry and gradually dying.
- Close/Lock Doors in Your Absence
It is essential to lock down doors and windows securely in your absence. As you wouldn’t want to have an unexpected guest over when you may be having a wonderful vacation elsewhere.
- Unplug electronic Items
Unplug your computer system, fridge; AC plugs from the sockets, as you never know what might happen, considering fluctuations in electric currents.
- Notify Familia and Friends
Most Important notify your close friends and family about the trip where you will be going and for how long.
I hope the above article was useful. If you have any suggestions, Likes, Comments, feel free to share the same on the Page and do refer the page to your friends and relatives too – https://allycaralgoa.wordpress.com/
Until the next time!
Best Gift Ideas to gift to a Traveler Friend
Hello my Allys,
It is Tuesday and here I am back to give you Tips that will definitely help you while you plan your travel. First of all, before I get started let me tell you, I am all excited to head towards the month of Love – February which is almost around the corner. This month is indeed a very special month for me as this one is my birthday month! Yes 15th February that’s the date, that I wait throughout the year to celebrate – my birthday. And travel being such an important part of my life, this week, I thought of giving out some gifting tips, keeping in mind you too might have a birthday around the corner in your friend circle! Yes Tips on what should you gift your Travel Buddy.
If one goes to see, there are several things you can gift a traveller, but if you want to seriously be remembered gift them something that they will cherish and make use of during their trips.
Here is a shortlisted list of Top 5 things you can gift your Travel Buddy.
- Backpack Bag – A Normal size backpack bag can be the most handy item to gift your travel buddy. This is the thing, come what may your friend will definitely carry on his/her trip. If you plan to buy a bag, buy a small one. As your travel buddy will definitely have a big bag that they travel with. And a plus point of a small bag is that this bag can come in handy, when they are on the trip and they decide to stop by a store to collect souvenirs on a return trip. This Bag will indeed be very useful to him or her. So this is a great option to gift a bag.
- Polaroid Camera – Yes! Polaroid Camera is the new in thing, where you instantly get your photos on the go! Initially it was used but then with DSLR, Iphones these were lost. But a good thing is now, among the youth the same is picking up once again. And most importantly, the cost of the same isn’t much, you will get these camera for less than 5,000/- (Indian Rupees only) So what’s the wait, go pick one for yourself and for your buddy too. And capture memories and get them printed on the go!
- Portable Charger – Yes a portable Charger. This may seem like a simple thing, but it has a great value especially to your travelling buddy, who is continuously on the go clicking and posting photographs of their trip on social networking sites. And suddenly they realize that their phone battery is draining. In such circumstances, if you gift your buddy a portable charger, he will remember you for life. The same will act as a backup for his phone, thus allowing him/her to use his phone to click and post some more pictures usual!
- Watch – Yes a Watch! If you gift a travel watch, it would be handy to a person. And if the same has a dual time, then it would be a must! Especially for those who are travelling abroad and there is a time difference between the home and the country they are spending their holiday in. This will allow your friend to identify time better and also call home as per the convinence. A good thing is that thess watches you get at a budgeted prize and the same is also readily available at any given online shop.
- Personalized Goodies – Who wouldn’t like any personalized goodies. I love personalized goodies, you can gift a personalized Key Chain which could have the key of the lock to your luggage to a Diary where you can pen down memories of trip to a Travel Pouch in which you could carry your travel goods like mini Shampoo, Moisturizer, then next in line is a Sippers, may sound small but goodies with personalized mark on them makes the gift even more special. So incase you plan personalise goodies, well I’m in for it.
Yes here it is! The list that would help you decide the best travel gift for your friend. An advice which you can keep in mind while deciding the gift is – Pick up anything or create anything with love, he/she is your friend in the end and you will know her likes and dislikes better, mine were just suggestions that I hope the same will prove useful. So along with the gift go meet them on their birthday, wish them and make them feel special. Sometimes, more than anything all they need, is your time!
Well with this, it’s time to part away, but with a promise I will be back again with more tips next tuesday.. Till then write to us if you have some more ideas in this regard or what are the things you would like to know. And most importantly don’t forget to like, comment and share using the hashtag #TravelWithAllycaral I am waiting anxiously to see the lovely travel goodies that you will gift your travel buddy.
Lots of love! Until we meet again!
Picture Perfect Square
Hello Allys,
Yes! You must be thinking I am very fascinated with this palace, true! Who wouldn’t be!!! This is a very beautiful palace, which is hardly noticed by people in the area. I had a regret the last time I saw this palace which is mentioned in my previous post. I visited the same during the night so I didn’t have a picture during the day. Also another reason was I tried clicking several pictures of this palace but as there was parking of cars infront of the same, I couldnt get a good view. Finally today maybe was the day, and here ths picture is. The Day View of this beautiful palace with it’s entrance which was shifted from river front to the other side. Details of the same can be read on my previous post – https://allycaralgoa.wordpress.com/2018/01/18/destination-india-goa-adil-shah-palace-panjim/
Have a pleasant week ahead!
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