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No matter how many hours you spend planning your perfect vacation getaway, there’s always the chance that something goes wrong. Feel at ease booking your next vacation with these five travel hacks that will help avoid even the worst disaster!

Use First Class Wifi

Get Free Wifi Anywhere And Avoid Email Disasters

The Scenario: You’ve finally made it through security and to your gate, only to realize you forgot to send that final draft to your boss… and there’s no public airport wifi. Fear not! Many airports have a First Class lounge with unlimited wifi. While members are required to pay a fee to get the full benefits, more wifi codes are easily accessed via FourSquare, where users have shared the passwords to Wifi hotspots all over the world. You’ll be connected in no time and fully able to enjoy the start of your vacation.

Save Your Luggage With A Fragile Label

Regardless of whether you have fragile items in your suitcase or not, no one likes to see that their items are mishandled (or worse, broken). A simple trick to make sure your bags are handled with care is to ask for a Fragile Bag tag at check in. Not only will your bags be placed on the top in cargo, but they will also be the first unloaded from the plane. This means an even speedier start to your vacation!

Plan Vacations in Private Mode

While searching for flights, you find an amazing price and your dream vacation starts to feel like a reality. That is, until you refresh the search and see that the same flight just doubled in price! Before you let those dreams crash, try switching your browser to private navigation mode every time you look for hotels and flights. Otherwise, cookies that are on the web pages actually record and remember your previous searches. This drives companies to increase their prices, simply because they know what you want. Time to start planning that vacation stress free!

Avoid Pickpocketing With A Fake Wallet

Man Holding Fake Empty Wallet to Carry For Vacation

Nothing can instantly ruin a vacation like finding out you’ve been pickpocketed. While it’s always advisable to never keep all your money in one place, a great solution to avoid losing your money while traveling is to carry a fake wallet. By wearing this fake wallet somewhere typical, like an outer pocket, thieves are more likely to go for the fake than your real money hidden in another location. Nasty note inside the wallet is optional!

Spill-Proof Your Travel Liquids

The last thing you want to have happen after a long flight is to find out your clothes are covered in shampoo, thanks to a leaky lid. To avoid starting your vacation with a sticky situation, place a piece of plastic wrap underneath the lids before tightly closing the lid. The plastic wrap acts as a protective barrier so that even if the cap comes loose, your belongings will be protected. To be extra cautious, put all sealed liquids in a travel ziplock bag before placing in a suitcase. So long saturated clothes, hello vacation!

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Have you ever eaten a full meal, only to feel hungry an hour later? Do you find your day consists of constantly noshing on snacks and never feeling satisfied?

Turns out, there are many factors that could be contributing to your constant urge to eat. While each individual’s case is different, numerous certified nutritionists and doctors have narrowed the list to five main culprits for our surprising hunger. Thankfully, many of these causes are easily fixed with simple changes to our diet and habits.

Your Sleep is Slacking

In case you needed another reason to hit the hay at a reasonable hour each night, sleep deprivation is also a major culprit for causing you to feel hungry. Getting less than the recommended sleep causes a drop in the levels of leptin produced by the body, the hormone that tells our brains we are full.

As if that weren’t enough, a lack of sleep also negatively affects two other hormones, ghrelin and cortisol. Ghrelin’s main function is to alert the brain whenever we are hungry. Cortisol is the hormone linked to stress, and has a multitude of effects on the body, which includes wanting to constantly eat. Just one bad night of sleep can cause a spike in both ghrelin and cortisol levels, meaning major hunger cravings!

To avoid all the bad hormonal consequences triggered by a poor night’s sleep, aim for a regular bedtime each night. If you have trouble falling asleep, try adding some meditation exercises into your nightly routine, and avoid screens close to bed time.

Blame the Booze

Drinking with Friends can make you feel hungry

Ever notice after throwing back a few drinks while out with friends, you almost always feel hungry afterwards? While alcohol adds up in calories, it has the reverse effect on your brain, causing it to send signals to the rest of your body that you are starving.

Despite the fact you might be consuming sufficient calories with alcoholic drinks included, your body is tricked into thinking otherwise. Suzanne Dixon, a dietician from Florida, recommends getting more calories from nutrient filled food and cutting back on the booze to start feeling full again.

A Troubling Sweet Tooth

Sugary Donuts can cause you to feel hungry

Although sugary sweets like cakes, breads, and soda can serve that quick craving fix, these refined carbohydrates do more of a disservice than just empty calories. The high sugar content in these foods causes rapid changes in blood sugar, which may make you feel satisfied in the moment, but causes you to feel intense hunger later.

This doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to your beloved carbohydrates for good, but eating more balanced foods with higher protein content can help you to avoid the sugar rush.

Hungry or Not Hydrated?

Often times when we think we are feeling hungry, we are actually just experiencing dehydration! A simple way to test if that hunger pang is actually thirst is by sipping a glass of water and waiting 15 minutes. If your hunger magically disappears- you can thank hydration for that.

Another easy way to keep hydrated all day is by eating more fruits and vegetables, many of which are loaded in nutrients and water. Watermelon, strawberries, and cucumbers are all great, tasty sources to keep you hydrated and feeling less hungry.

Ditch the Dieting

With summer upon us and the urge to quickly get that beach body, it’s tempting to resort to extreme diets. Nutritionists say this is a serious mistake, for our bodies need a certain number of calories each day to function properly and avoid fatigue. The more tired we are, the hungrier we get… and the more the cravings kick in. Additionally, consuming too little food actually slows down our metabolism– making it that much harder to shed those extra pounds.

If you are trying to lose some weight and not go crazy from hunger, the best advice is to aim for a solid balance of proteins, fats and carbs in your diet. Don’t be afraid to reward yourself and still eat some of your favorite treats- the cravings will subside with everything in moderation!

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Travel Hacks That Will Disaster Proof Your Next Vacation