Omakase
  • New posts 3
  • Corona Travel NEW
  • Type of travel
    • Omakase
    • Hiking
    • Adventure travel
    • Business Travel
    • Couples travel
    • Family travel
    • Green travel
    • Running
    • Stories
    • Traditions
    • Traveling with kids
  • Destinations
    • Home sweet home
    • Favorites
    • Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
    • Antarctica
    • Asia
      • China
      • Japan
      • Jordan
      • Nepal
      • Thailand
      • Turkey
      • United Arab Emirates
    • Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Cyprus
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • England
      • Estonia
      • Finland
      • France
      • Germany
      • Greece
      • Hungary
      • Iceland
      • Italy
      • Luxemburg
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Portugal
      • Scotland
      • Slovakia
      • Spain
      • Sweden
      • Turkey
    • North America
      • Greenland
      • United States of America
    • Oceania
      • Australia
      • New Zealand
    • South America
      • Chile
    • Places I’ve visited
    • My travel plans
  • Planning your trip
    • Favorites
    • Planning & Preparation
    • Travel hacks
    • Language
    • Routines
    • Food on the trail
    • Safety
  • Reviews
    • Favorites
    • Airlines & Flying
    • Eating
    • Gear
    • Hiking trail reviews
    • Hotels
    • Loyalty
    • Services
    • Traditions
    • Travel experience
  • About
    • About Omakase
    • About me (Polle de Maagt)
    • My favorites
    • My travel plans
    • Places I have visited
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
    • Subscribe to Omakases
0
3K
Omakase With an open mind, you experience more
Subscribe
Omakase With an open mind, you experience more
  • New posts 3
  • Corona Travel NEW
  • Type of travel
    • Omakase
    • Hiking
    • Adventure travel
    • Business Travel
    • Couples travel
    • Family travel
    • Green travel
    • Running
    • Stories
    • Traditions
    • Traveling with kids
  • Destinations
    • Home sweet home
    • Favorites
    • Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
    • Antarctica
    • Asia
      • China
      • Japan
      • Jordan
      • Nepal
      • Thailand
      • Turkey
      • United Arab Emirates
    • Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Cyprus
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • England
      • Estonia
      • Finland
      • France
      • Germany
      • Greece
      • Hungary
      • Iceland
      • Italy
      • Luxemburg
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Portugal
      • Scotland
      • Slovakia
      • Spain
      • Sweden
      • Turkey
    • North America
      • Greenland
      • United States of America
    • Oceania
      • Australia
      • New Zealand
    • South America
      • Chile
    • Places I’ve visited
    • My travel plans
  • Planning your trip
    • Favorites
    • Planning & Preparation
    • Travel hacks
    • Language
    • Routines
    • Food on the trail
    • Safety
  • Reviews
    • Favorites
    • Airlines & Flying
    • Eating
    • Gear
    • Hiking trail reviews
    • Hotels
    • Loyalty
    • Services
    • Traditions
    • Travel experience
  • About
    • About Omakase
    • About me (Polle de Maagt)
    • My favorites
    • My travel plans
    • Places I have visited
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
    • Subscribe to Omakases

Browsing Category

Travel hacks

53 posts

I have been traveling more than 200 nights per year for at least the last 5 years. Over these years I have developed some habits, tricks, shortcuts -so you will- that help me travel smarter and more efficiently.

So here’s to these travel hacks.

Subcategories
  • Animals on the trail
  • Language
  • Routines
  • Safety
28 January 2019
LLanguage

“Thank you” in 50 languages

  • byPolle
  • No comments
  • 1 minute read
Thank you, handwritten by The Lark
When preparing for longer trips, I like to make a key list of words. Having at least a…
22 January 2019
LLanguage

Japanese words for hiking in Japan

  • byPolle
  • 3 comments
  • 2 minute read
When preparing for the Shikoku pilgrimage (and earlier, when hiking the Kumano Kodo) I stumbled upon a gap in…
30 December 2018
SSafety

The best safety tips – according to me.

  • byPolle
  • 3 comments
  • 3 minute read
Walking through Petra in Jordan
Nothing is ever risk-free. Crossing the street or driving to work is dangerous, but does it prevent you…
26 December 2018
SSafety

Being safe while running: my tips and tricks for running safety

  • byPolle
  • No comments
  • 4 minute read
Running in the Bratislava heat
Most of the time, I travel by myself (also see my separate post on why), whether it is…
26 December 2018
GGear

Zero waste on the trail

  • byPolle
  • No comments
  • 2 minute read
Camping at the end of day 1 on the Jordan Trail
My recent hike of the Laugavegur trail was the first time I encountered a zero waste policy on…
24 December 2018
GGear

Cut your toothbrush in half

  • byPolle
  • No comments
  • 1 minute read
Cut your toothbrush in half to save valuable grams on your hikes
I can spend hours and hours optimizing my packing lists. Making sure I do not forget stuff and/or…
23 December 2018
OOmakase

Brushing your teeth with the opposite hand

  • byPolle
  • One comment
  • 1 minute read
Toothbrush - brushing your teeth with the opposite hand
Over the years, I developed a healthy interest in both surprises and lifehacks. Brushing your teeth with the…
21 December 2018
TTravel hacks

How to make the most of your in-flight time – European flights

  • byPolle
  • No comments
  • 3 minute read
London from the sky
When you fly a lot, when you’re part of the travelers’ tribe (as some like to call it),…
Omakase
Omakas.es by Polle de Maagt
  • About me
  • About Omakase
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact