What are your travel hacks?

You can download Google Maps offline while on WiFi and later access maps without Internet (or to avoid roaming charges).

Packing less stuff. It's been a long time coming, but I've finally picked apart enough of my insecurities around my s--t/stuff/possessions/belongings that I can pack for vacation almost as fast as my spouse, who doesn't seem to have much trouble packing.

An ereader continues to be a wonderful way to bring a pile of books, and now that I'm unhooked from videogames I don't bring a laptop anymore, which saves a lot of physical and mental space.

I pack a sewing kit, and have used it on trips.

Sunglasses and half a towel (I like the scratchy brown ones from Basic Training, and to save on laundry I cut the towels in half and sewed up the cut edges vs unraveling), per The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Being okay with asking strangers for help/advice/guidance (listen to your internal alarms and bs detectors, obv).

Auxiliary cable so you can listen to music on the rental car speakers without giving up a bunch of data over Bluetooth.

Flights:

- Bring a VR headset and a nice pair of headphones (airpod max work well) then download Big Screen VR and a few movies.

- Bring a Nintendo switch for some gaming

- Bring an M1 iPad Air with movies downloaded.

- Bring a nicely sized battery pack for all these gadgets.

- Get some cardio in the day before, or morning of, your flight. You're much more likely to enjoy sitting for hours if you're physically exhausted.

- Bring an eye cover and (if you're like me) a strap to keep your jaw shut when sleeping. For some reason when I fall asleep, my mouth wants to open (gross).

A few of my own:

- Bring two types of credit cards from two bank accounts. If one has issues, you're not SOL.

- Pack ear plugs

- Retractable cables are great