Forgive. If your itinerary goes all awry, forgive yourself or whoever or whatever caused it. Go to Plan B. If there's no Plan B, smile, wing it, and just make the most of the situation.
Forget. Or rather, when you travel DO NOT FORGET to...
- bring your underwear. My little piggy friend forgot to bring his undies when he traveled to Myanmar for a week! Haha! Or maybe he did that on purpose. Must have been very airy down there in the scorching, dusty lands of Bagan!
- keep your passport with you at all times, else you undergo horrifying minutes that could stretch to hours (or feel like hours) like Brennan of The Weekend Dispatch experienced when he traveled in India.
- bring your memory card and/or extras (if you're using a camera). When we were in Sabtang Island (Batanes), a fellow tourist approached us begging to borrow an extra memory card because he had forgotten to bring his!
- turn off your MP3 player (or whatever gadget) after using. Or if you do forget and it drains the battery, I hope you did not forget to bring your charger.
- have an open mind. The possibilities are endless. Enjoy your trip!
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