10 TRAVEL MISTAKES I Wish I Knew When I Started

[@heynadine]

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[@pauldee1577]

I love traveling around the first week of October. People usually think of October as fall, when it's cold, but early October is usually still pretty warm enough for your to enjoy yourself without the crowds!

[@KRodCollective]

I totally agree! I love traveling in October. I feel like it's the perfect time to beat the crowds and still enjoy the weather before winter.

[@heynadine]

P.S. I love Sweden, it was just the first country that came to my mind for an example :)

[@lillyfisher3986]

Could you do a video on Romania

[@don-dspid2404]

Glad you mention “Let your bank know”. That one screwed me big time. Nothing like making a panic call to your bank when you are down to your last Euro. Especially when you are in one of the most expensive cities in the country (Venice in my case). I had to leave the city for the counry side for two days while things could get sorted out. Actually that was actually great, but it was frustrating. Lesson learned.

[@BarnaliD]

I read, "had to leave the city for the countryside" I'm like, hmm, that doesn't sound too bad, in fact, it must have been beautiful. Then I kept reading. :)

[@scottman895]

I love that first tip about not blaming a country or a destination for having a bad time. When I went to Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia a few years ago, I ended up spraining my right foot there, but I still loved the place due to how beautiful it is. As a result, I would love to go back again! The last tip about traveling with other people is a very good one. People can behave much differently on a trip than in everyday life. That's why it may not be a bad idea to do a "trial run" where you do a day trip or a small trip so that it does not potentially ruin a long trip. Great video!

[@mattofstie9298]

Trial run with a potential travel companion is a great idea 👍

[@PinkCupcake9999]

I definitely agree with the second to last one. I traveled to Greece with my best friend and we didn't get along lol. I realized that we have completely different travel styles.

[@PinkCupcake9999]

I feel like when you're traveling with your parents or family, we have to be accommodating because everyone is at a different level. Last year, I traveled with different groups: friends, boyfriend, solo, and family and they were all different experiences. There were pros and cons for each of them.

[@rebecaj6045]

I work at an airline and I cannot emphasize how important it is to book your itinerary in ONE booking. You’re 100% right! When airline A is delayed or cancelled , they’re responsible for rebooking their guests. If the airline employee only sees their flight on the itinerary there is no way for them to rebook flight B. It has sucked having to tell guests that they’ve lost hundreds of dollars on flight B, because it wasn’t on one reservation. 😬 My tip for those who reaaally want to book them separately, is to book them with one day difference. That way if flight A is cancelled or delayed, they have 24 hrs to catch flight B.

[@mattofstie9298]

Definitely a high risk move. Glad to hear it from an airline employee 👍

[@KRodCollective]

@@mattofstie9298 Exactly! Such a great tip. I'll be sure to keep this in mind next time I book! This could potentially save me lots of money.

[@heynadine]

great advice!

[@TheTravelingChefs]

Thanks for all the tips!! My husband and I just started traveling full time 2 months ago, and yours is one of the first channels we found while looking for inspiration and tips. Glad we watched this video! ❤️

[@TsarEventsDMC]

Thank you so much for video! It’s really useful and very clever done!

[@palynaike]

The different carrier flights happened to me! My first flight was cancelled and the company gladly gave me another ticket, but I would not be able to get my second flight back to Europe... I freaked out. I was lucky the company decided to help me and arranged for me to land in another airport so that I could still catch my second flight, but... I learned my lesson.

[@FrolicAndCourage]

You are speaking the 💯% truth! From trip medical insurance to notifying your bank and of course the budget...OH the budget!! I could easily spend a ton of money 💰 on food, snacks, last minute fun, souvenirs, pretty much anything if I didn’t already travel with a spending strategy (budget). This video is so on point Nadine, thank you for sharing! 👏🏽❤️👍🏽

[@viatravelers]

This is a constructive and helpful travel tip for aspiring, first-time travelers and travelers who've been traveling for months or years. Thank you! 👍

[@JuliaGFast]

Always appreciate your travel wisdom 👏👌

[@heynadine]

Thank you !!

[@vclamp]

Wise words from a wise woman!

[@MargaGabo]

What a great video!! Thanks for sharing :)

[@NickFaulkner]

Great tips

[@SarahWheeleeTravels]

The ME time is so important! Usually book a solo thing on day 3 cuz by that point we want to kill each other

[@SarahWheeleeTravels]

Omg not backing up your photos. Omg the cloud wasn’t available & my external hard drive broke and ALL of my photos and videos from China, Japan, Italy, and Thailand were lost. I am still devastated by this.

[@missburn]

I'm sorry, that sucks!

[@BarnaliD]

Ok, I didn't know you could have banks order money for you. That is totally new to me. Thanks again, Nadine.

[@KRodCollective]

Same here! That's so good to know!

[@awesomeadamfrom2099]

Hey Nadine awesome vlog .

[@btl4life220]

I’m a teacher, so the only time I can travel is during peak season. Now I’m worried as I leave for Europe during my spring break in a few days 😫

[@AlexUAE]

Amaiziiiiing, well done, great channel

[@KRodCollective]

Such great tips Nadine! I had to learn to back up my photos the hard way! 😬

[@heynadine]

don't we all :/

[@Samelia]

Yep a fan of the mistakes. You me hair is soo pretty like that. Thanks for the insurance advice girly

[@toobydude41]

Words of travel wisdom. Can't find a much better source than here :) There was a video posted a few days ago, for some reason got taken down, I guess it had some issues :)

[@oldfarmshow]

Thank you for your videos

[@jonm6756]

Great tips Nadine!!!❤️

[@WanderlustWithT]

Backing up travel photos to the cloud is something I learned the hard way. I use Google Drive. I do it all the time now. Losing photos succccckkkkkkkkksssss!

[@booklover555]

Google photos is great, so easy.

[@KRodCollective]

Ugh. Meeeee too. Google Drive is so great for this! I also have an external hard drive for all my photos too.

[@monicaharris-green2400]

Very nice/helpful!

[@paulevans3522]

Looking good as always

[@PrathameshBhat7288]

HI5 buddy, very informative!

[@mirandaalexis]

I need this for summer 2021

[@Mer.P-y7f]

Hey Nadine! (ha) I am planning my own safari this summer and REALLY want to know: did you struggle to decide against seeing the migration just to avoid the peak season? i am in turmoil whether to insist on trying for the migration season. How crowded was it for you when you went on your safari?

[@yorukkizigeziyor]

Very nice video 😀👍👍

[@ahhitskatie9094]

These are great tips! Had to learn some of these the hard way, lol. On the subject of a bad experience, I found I just do not like Rome. I had the worst allergies to the city (cigarette smoke EVERYWHERE) and a lot of people seemed crabby. Milano was the opposite. Everyone was friendly, I was able to breathe much better, and it seemed the city wasn't "full of itself" (I try to say this as kindly as possible!).

[@lourlopezsk]

It doesn't matter if I travel with a group of friends, only one friend, my boyfriend, or my mum, I ALWAYS NEED SOME "ME" TIME. Great advice! 🙌🏼🤩

[@heynadine]

Yup!! Me too :)

[@beayn]

Back in Feb 2020 we bought the family tickets for March to go back to Canada (living in AU now) and got insurance that included cancellation insurance... for $6000 it cost $600, obviously the best $600 I spent because covid broke out and we cancelled our flights. Everyone around us was saying "just go, it'll be fine." but we were worried about getting stuck in quarantine. Nobody had any idea the world would shut down. Note it had to be "Cancel for any reason" insurance because we cancelled before the airlines did.

[@mattofstie9298]

Yikes, really happy to hear that your insurance came through

[@wangkarry8731]

So useful 😍

[@MeredithForReal]

Banks can order foreign currency!? Um thank you for this tip!

[@allisonkatayama8725]

I’ve definitely made most of these mistakes 😂 I could have used this video a long time ago. It’s very smart and practical! One more mistake I’ve made was forgetting to check the expiration date on my credit/debit cards 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@heynadine]

oo that's a good one!

[@reelhappytravellers2691]

Not Booking Enough Time in Between Flights and Not Buying Travel Insurance

[@mattofstie9298]

Two very important mistakes to avoid

[@BarnaliD]

@@mattofstie9298 yeah, I gave myself a 20 minute window once. That wasn't cool .

[@sarajohansson9264]

Thank you for a great video! Can’t recommend travel insurance enough. I got a parasite in Indonesia, and let me tell you thank god I had a travel insurance❤️ That made a lot things easier and also got me great care. And also, I’m from Sweden and hope u want to come back soon. I promise we have much more to offer🇸🇪☺️

[@heynadine]

I love Sweden! It was just an example that came to my head.

[@niceguystef]

Can you let us know your debit card and credit card set up and how you utilize miles and points?

[@diandralima390]

When I went on exchange, I advised my bank about my travels and they said they’d put a notice on my account. 2 months into the trip my card was frozen... I tried calling the customer service and the number was protected and could only receive calls from a Canadian number. Such a disaster trying to get by mom to call the bank from Canada and request that they call me back on my Spain number. All because I decided to rent Lime scooters in Portugal and all of the small charges of 1-5$ were suspicious🤦🏻‍♀️

[@sujeethkeekan]

Great 😊

[@nicola6234]

I fully blame Vietnam. 😂 Food poisoning, horrendous weather, assaulted by locals for simply existing (multiple times), no sleep the entire three weeks I was there. I will never go back

[@rishujohntazi2531]

Are you coming to India ?

[@madenchristian]

We learn from the mistake ✊👊

[@SarahWheeleeTravels]

The ethical issues with animals, the information wasn’t available. And I feel terribly about it.

[@heynadine]

I do too, but all we can do it learn from our mistakes

[@SarahWheeleeTravels]

@@heynadine yes we can ❤️ ps. Love your channel! I’ve been watching for years.

[@عبدالله-ن6ه2ص]

I am from Saudi Arabia, I hope to put an Arabic translation for us to benefit. If you need tourism information in Saudi Arabia, I will help you .. Good luck to you

[@dannydanny9875]

Bump Dates are coming :-D

[@vangrodreelfishing3567]

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[@cayd8n844]

early

[@jennylicious1995]

I live in Sweden m, what didn’t you enjoy over here?😬

[@heynadine]

sorry, it was just an example :) Sweden's great!

[@jennylicious1995]

@@heynadine Oh haha I understand😅 I would love to travel with you some time😃🙈

[@derekcolman]

I had noticed that you took down some videos involving exploited animals. However I ponder whether we should judge these people by western standards. These were poor people in poor countries just trying to make a living however they can. Can we be sure that we would not do the same in their situation?

[@sirgusdaddyix4729]

I agree with empathizing with the people who are trying to make a living. People do have to support themselves and their families while working with the hands they’ve been dealt with. The fact that you bring up this point makes me appreciate how you’re seeing things from a human side. That being said, I think there’s a difference in judging the people who run businesses like that, and the act of the business itself. I don’t wanna come off as one sided and act like I have all the answers, but it should be important to recognize the issue that is unethical treatment of animals in positions like that, as well as the environmental issues regarding it too (not implying that you don’t recognize it, it’s only worth noting). By paying money to participate with an unethical businesses, we in turn promote unethical treatments through our dollar, simply because it works for an economy. If we put that money towards more ethical businesses and practices however, then it promotes ethical treatment as a result. That’s the power that consumers have to impact an economy, and more importantly, a culture.