**The Art of Traveling: Tips and Tricks from a Seasoned Pro**

As I stood on the airport tarmac, preparing to board my next flight, I couldn't help but think about all the things that can go wrong when traveling. From the pesky smell that follows you after a night out drinking to the struggles of checking in online, there are many pitfalls that can make or break your travel experience. In this article, I'll share with you some of my hard-earned tips and tricks for making flying a little easier and a lot more enjoyable.

**The Smelly Truth**

Let's face it: sometimes we don't realize the full extent of our own personal hygiene. If you've been out drinking the night before, there's a good chance that your armpits are going to be smelling like a combination of stale beer and regret. To avoid becoming a biohazard on a plane, make sure to brush your teeth seven times, bring some gum or mints to freshen up, and take care of yourself before you even get to the airport.

**Checking In: Don't Get Caught Off Guard**

One of the most frustrating things that can happen when traveling is showing up at the airport only to realize that your flight has been delayed – again. To avoid this nightmare scenario, make sure to check in online and double-check the date of your flight. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement of packing and forget what day it actually is, but mistakes can be costly. Take a few minutes to log onto the airline's website and confirm that you're flying on the correct plane on the right day.

**Luggage: The Ultimate Test of Patience**

When it comes to luggage, there are some simple rules to follow. Each passenger is allowed one carry-on bag, which can be a suitcase or a small bag that fits in an oversized bin. If your bag doesn't fit, you'll have to check it – and trust me, you don't want that. Take a moment to measure your bag against the airline's size restrictions before attempting to check in.

**The Etiquette of Traveling**

When traveling with others, especially if you're not all friends, there are some simple etiquette tips to follow. When getting on the plane, take your seat and get settled quickly. Don't struggle to put your bag up – it's annoying for everyone around you, and those who are behind you might even try to "help" by taking your bag off your hands. And if you do happen to have a bit of air escaping from your rear end, just politely excuse yourself and head to the bathroom to let it out.

**Airplane Etiquette: The Little Things Matter**

Flying is all about compromise – whether it's giving up your seat to an elderly passenger or swallowing a bag of pretzels because someone else wanted them. One thing that I've learned over the years is to always be considerate of those around you. If someone falls asleep next to you, try to give them some space and maybe even grab them a snack if they're sleeping while the snack cart comes by.

**Snacking on the Fly**

Speaking of snacks, flying can be a cruel mistress when it comes to food options. Sometimes I get lucky and score a bag of peanuts or pretzels right off the bat, but other times I'm stuck with nothing but stale crackers and a dwindling supply of soda. If you're like me and have a sensitive stomach, try to plan ahead and bring some snacks of your own to tide you over until the next meal service.

**Final Thoughts**

As I boarded my flight in Miami and prepared for the long haul ahead, I couldn't help but feel grateful for all the travel tips and tricks that I've accumulated over the years. From avoiding the dreaded smell to snagging a snack from an unsuspecting passenger, there are many ways to make flying a little easier and more enjoyable. And if you do happen to have any of your own travel tips or stories to share, be sure to leave them in the comments below – I'd love to hear from you!

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into a plane with their luggage and people have other things on their minds naturally this will turn any normal sane person into like I said a complete idiot I'm going to give you guys some tips so that if you're traveling you won't be one of the traveling idiots I still am sometimes a tring idiot but with these tips it will help you become less of a traveling idiot first things first before you even think about getting on a plane before you even leave your house take a shower just take a freaking shower for the sake of yourself and for the sake of everybody else on the plane that has to smell your smelly butt don't want to smell don't want to smell you nobody else wants to smell you if you happen to go out drinking the night before there's a good chance that you're probably still going to smell like that bar brush your teeth seven times bring some gum bring some mints you're going to stink now if you know you have a flight tomorrow make sure you get online check in find what seat you have now that you're checked in you know that your flight is actually tomorrow be sure to double check the date because there has been times that I've showed up to the airport and realized guess what the flight that I'm about to board doesn't actually board for another 4 months mistakes were made try to avoid that mistake next just know that you are allowed one carry-on which can be a suitcase small enough to fit in an oversized bin usually they have little things that you can just stick your suitcase in and if it fits you can carry it on if it doesn't fit you can't you got to check it one personal item this can be a little bag this can be a briefcase a purse something that you can shove underneath of your seat Now ladies if you have a purse please take that purse and put it underneath of the seat in front of you now if you put it up on top somebody's going to take their roller bag shove it in there smash everything in your purse break all of your makeup break your phone break whatever this goes for guys too if you have a small bag don't put it in the oversized luggage because it's probably going to get destroyed by some idiot let's just trying to put their bag up now this leads me on to the most important thing that I need you guys to listen so when you're getting on the plane and if you're struggling to put your bag up step into your seat just take a little step just take one step two steps into your seat let those people go behind you there's nothing more annoying than standing behind a person struggling to put their bag up now if they're struggling guess what person behind them you can be nice enough give them a little lift give them a little help maybe they're not strong like you are I know I've dropped my bag several times on the people behind behind me because they weren't nice enough to give me a hand we're all friends we all want to get on this plane we all want to get going it's going to say something else but I had to choose my words wisely another thing guys this happens it's it's a part of life but look let me just give you a a little tip just just bear with me please if you feel like there's a little bit of air going to come out of your butt just politely get up go to the bathroom and let the air out in the bathroom okay please planes are very very small and do you know what happens with all the air in the plane it's recycled this is the motion of recycling your poo air poo butt recycled so not only are you subjecting everybody else to it you're subjecting yourself to it this is something that I always appreciate so if this happens to you I encourage you to do the same most of the time I fall asleep before the plane even takes off and I miss the freaking snack cart and there's nothing more upsetting than waking up to seeing everybody else snacking around you and what do you have nothing no snacks for you so if the person next to you happens to be napping while the snack cart comes around please just get them a snack just get them some little peanuts get them some pretzels place it nicely just right on their either on their lap I've actually woken up and found nuts on my lap and so I was like this is great let's just I'm going to just keep that no I'm just going to move on cuz that sounds weird anyway I hope you guys enjoyed some of my traveling tips I actually was in Miami this past week for this conference called natp and I was on a panel with this girl named Sonia and she has a channel called Sonia travels and it's pretty cool cuz she actually gives real travel tips she posts videos every Thursday so depending upon when you're watching this she may have a new video out thanks for watching guys make sure you subscribe so you'll know when I post a new video and be sure to leave me some comments on what video you'd like to see me post next and some traveling tips of your own cuz I can't wait to read them these were my traveling tips so I think yours will be even more entertaining I'll see you guys in my next video and uh that's it do you guys hear this freaking alarm probably not because I'm going to cover it up with music but stop it stop ithey guys how's it going I'm Justine uh so this is a little crazy but you're actually seeing my desk and not a white wall today now it's because I've been traveling and I haven't really had time to clean up my little white wall area so this is what you're going to get now speaking of traveling that's what this video is going to be about now I travel a lot it's really hard because I've been trying to post Monday Wednesday Fridays here on my main channel so far so good but when I'm traveling I don't really have all the time in the world with that being said traveling definitely does give me inspiration for videos like this one now this past week on the plane I just sat there and observed people now in my observations I realize that most people are idiots myself included I'm not claiming to not be an idiot but let's just be real we're all just idiots especially when we're thrown outside of our comfort zone like all of these people random strangers being HED into a plane with their luggage and people have other things on their minds naturally this will turn any normal sane person into like I said a complete idiot I'm going to give you guys some tips so that if you're traveling you won't be one of the traveling idiots I still am sometimes a tring idiot but with these tips it will help you become less of a traveling idiot first things first before you even think about getting on a plane before you even leave your house take a shower just take a freaking shower for the sake of yourself and for the sake of everybody else on the plane that has to smell your smelly butt don't want to smell don't want to smell you nobody else wants to smell you if you happen to go out drinking the night before there's a good chance that you're probably still going to smell like that bar brush your teeth seven times bring some gum bring some mints you're going to stink now if you know you have a flight tomorrow make sure you get online check in find what seat you have now that you're checked in you know that your flight is actually tomorrow be sure to double check the date because there has been times that I've showed up to the airport and realized guess what the flight that I'm about to board doesn't actually board for another 4 months mistakes were made try to avoid that mistake next just know that you are allowed one carry-on which can be a suitcase small enough to fit in an oversized bin usually they have little things that you can just stick your suitcase in and if it fits you can carry it on if it doesn't fit you can't you got to check it one personal item this can be a little bag this can be a briefcase a purse something that you can shove underneath of your seat Now ladies if you have a purse please take that purse and put it underneath of the seat in front of you now if you put it up on top somebody's going to take their roller bag shove it in there smash everything in your purse break all of your makeup break your phone break whatever this goes for guys too if you have a small bag don't put it in the oversized luggage because it's probably going to get destroyed by some idiot let's just trying to put their bag up now this leads me on to the most important thing that I need you guys to listen so when you're getting on the plane and if you're struggling to put your bag up step into your seat just take a little step just take one step two steps into your seat let those people go behind you there's nothing more annoying than standing behind a person struggling to put their bag up now if they're struggling guess what person behind them you can be nice enough give them a little lift give them a little help maybe they're not strong like you are I know I've dropped my bag several times on the people behind behind me because they weren't nice enough to give me a hand we're all friends we all want to get on this plane we all want to get going it's going to say something else but I had to choose my words wisely another thing guys this happens it's it's a part of life but look let me just give you a a little tip just just bear with me please if you feel like there's a little bit of air going to come out of your butt just politely get up go to the bathroom and let the air out in the bathroom okay please planes are very very small and do you know what happens with all the air in the plane it's recycled this is the motion of recycling your poo air poo butt recycled so not only are you subjecting everybody else to it you're subjecting yourself to it this is something that I always appreciate so if this happens to you I encourage you to do the same most of the time I fall asleep before the plane even takes off and I miss the freaking snack cart and there's nothing more upsetting than waking up to seeing everybody else snacking around you and what do you have nothing no snacks for you so if the person next to you happens to be napping while the snack cart comes around please just get them a snack just get them some little peanuts get them some pretzels place it nicely just right on their either on their lap I've actually woken up and found nuts on my lap and so I was like this is great let's just I'm going to just keep that no I'm just going to move on cuz that sounds weird anyway I hope you guys enjoyed some of my traveling tips I actually was in Miami this past week for this conference called natp and I was on a panel with this girl named Sonia and she has a channel called Sonia travels and it's pretty cool cuz she actually gives real travel tips she posts videos every Thursday so depending upon when you're watching this she may have a new video out thanks for watching guys make sure you subscribe so you'll know when I post a new video and be sure to leave me some comments on what video you'd like to see me post next and some traveling tips of your own cuz I can't wait to read them these were my traveling tips so I think yours will be even more entertaining I'll see you guys in my next video and uh that's it do you guys hear this freaking alarm probably not because I'm going to cover it up with music but stop it stop it\n"