- Travelling across the globe, as exciting and enjoyable
as it is isn't without it's problems.
But fear not, here are five nifty travel hacks to
help smooth your intercontinental path.
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It's safe to say that not all of us can afford to
travel business class or above when zooming across
the globe, so here's a couple of tips to help make
your flight a little bit more comfortable.
Wear compression socks without worrying about being
arrested by the cycling star police.
Yes, this is totally legit.
It'll help the blood flow when you're sat down for
long periods of time and will assist with avoiding
fat ankles, as well.
Get up and walk around, too, to help with blood flow
and avoid stiff muscles.
Keep off the booze and coffee if you can and stay
as hydrated as possible.
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Check out this fantastic bit of software that gives
you even more insight into your planned route.
This is especially helpful in unfamiliar areas or
countries as it gives you a real sense of what the roads
will be like and if there are any hazards along the way.
GPX Hyperlapse enables you to view a slideshow of
your route even before you've left the house, or hotel.
Once you've planned your route simply export a GPX file
of your route from you favourite route mapper.
Then export it into GPX Hyperlapse.
It uses Google map street view to collect the images
before adding them together for a handy little movie,
showing you your selected route.
No need to spend ages keying through on street view.
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Jet lag can be a little bit of a nightmare and it
affects people differently, but as a rough guide,
when travelling west per time zone it takes about
a day to adapt and when travelling the other way,
travelling east, it can take about a day and a half.
Although exercising can help ease that transition,
(mumbles) Matt.
Thanks Matt.
One way to help combat jet lag is to blow away the
cobwebs in the gym.
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From my own personal experience of being relatively
well travelled I found that doing some exercise
pretty much straight away really helps kind of reset
my body clock, even though I might not exactly feel
like going to the gym, once I've done the session,
I've always found I feel far better.
And also, it'll help you if you're struggling sleeping,
a bit of a session in the gym will help induce
top quality sleep, as well.
There's nothing like some exercise induced rest to help
you get back into a normal pattern.
Although not inevitable, sadly on the odd occasion
bikes do get delayed and can arrive late.
So it's always a good idea to pack a pair of trainers
so you can get to the gym in lieu of riding your bike.
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In a worst case scenario your bike could be late arriving
at your destination and this certainly isn't unheard of.
So if you find yourself without your bike,
it's definitely worth piking up a city bike and
going for a little pedal.
Most major cities now have them, they're cheap,
they're fun, and they'll help you spin your legs in
the absence of your very own bike.
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One of the many things that unites us as cyclists
is our love of coffee.
Which, let's face it, we've got very very easy access
to when we're at home.
But if you're travelling to particularly far flung
remote corner of the globe there's no guarantees at all
you'll get a cup of coffee that hits the mark.
Or, God forbid, a cup of coffee at all.
Imagine that, no coffee.
In fact, don't.
So as a cheeky insurance policy you want to pack
one of these coffee makers in your suitcase,
along with your favourite ground coffee.
Like many of the pros do on grand tours and on their
travels around the world.
That way you'll never be too far away from your favourite
cup of joe, keeping your morale intact.
I hope you found those long distance travel hacks helpful.
If have any of your own, you know what to do,
leave them in the comments section down below.
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in the world, or click just down here for how to clean
your bike whilst on holiday or whilst travelling.
Oh God, is that the time?
Got a flight to catch, got to go.
(dog barks)