What Lifehacks Do You Use When Travelling As a Developer or Enthusiast?

Travelling to conferences and other Android events can be stressful, but we can make it easier for ourselves with just a few tricks. Of course, the most obvious way of making life easier for enthusiasts like us when travelling is the mobile boarding pass. But what about the less obvious ones?

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Depending on your carrier, travelling abroad can get expensive but some carriers are far better than others. Three UK has a clever trick that anyone (not just those from the UK) can use for cheap data, calls and texts when travelling to a huge amount of countries. You can convert your Pay As You Go credit in to Add-ons which while not advertised as such come with their feel at home perk. This perk allows you to use your plan at no extra cost in all the countries shown here. Now in order to take advantage of this, simply order a PAYG Sim from Three or Amazon and follow the instructions on the pack to apply an add-on, the £25 ($32) add-on gives you unlimited data, 500 minutes and 3000 texts. We used this trick with TK from XDA TV when he was travelling from the USA to MWC, in Barcelona.

Only going away for a few days? Forget charging adaptors, power banks could be the answer. Many hybrid tablets can be charged via Micro USB or Type C so therefore taking a larger capacity power bank with multiple ports could be more than adequate for your journey. In my case I prefer to use Aukey’s 20,000 or 30,000 mAh power banks depending on my chosen airline’s battery capacity rules. They come with multiple outputs and inputs and are fully QC 3.0 compatible so no matter which phone/tablet combination I take, I’m covered. They even come with a bright LED torch which can be useful for finding things in a large rucksack. An added bonus as far as Aukey power banks are concerned is that they come with a 24 month return or replacement warranty and they pay shipping expenses if you do need to return it.

So, today’s question for discussion is quite simple:

Which lifehacks do you use when travelling? Are there any apps, devices or gadgets that are better suited for travelling with than others? Do you have any other tips for the travelling enthusiast?

Share them below!