It is a horrible feeling to realise that you have left something important or valuable in a hotel room, on a bus or in a taxi. I have lost a small amount of stuff over the last 49 years of travel. Some steps to reducing:
- Take less stuff
- Avoid travelling with valuables- assume you can and will lose whatever you take and ask yourself “is it worth the risk”
- Label stuff with your name and email/phone
- Place a shoe on top of or right next to your hotel safe. This will make you think twice before forgetting stuff in the safe
- Every time you use your phone or laptop charger put them back in your bag after use
- Avoid spreading your stuff around your hotel room-I keep most things in my bag
- Likewise, avoid using hotel cupboards and drawers
- Don’t use the car or aeroplane or train seat pocket
- If you take off your glasses or scarf or gloves or have keys, put them straight into a bag
- In a group, allocate the same bag and gear to the same person for the whole trip and have one other person to check that person
I always “triple” check the hotel room before leaving for check out. I scan every spot in the room and bathroom at least three times. Last trip I left my sleeping mask between the sheets in the bed. I didn’t check there. Next time I’ll use your suggestion and keep it all in the bag. Thanks!
all good tips. every thing should be in a place thst you regulalry use and csn check when you leave. Do the shoes – safe trick too.
what are your plans for the 50th year of traveling?