Comments on: The 10 Worst Travel Mistakes You Can Make

By: Vanessa @ Green Global Travel

Vanessa @ Green Global Travel — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 21:11:00 +0000

Excellent tips on travel! I personally know the overscheduling one! It’s easy to do that when you have a limited amount of time in a place and want to do all that you can while there, but you need some balance.

By: Micki Kosman

Micki Kosman — Sat, 17 May 2014 02:34:36 +0000

In reply to Mark. Mark, that's a great tip. I've heard of quite a few people who have been burned by not having enough room on their passports for stamps.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 03 May 2014 23:06:11 +0000

Somehow a tweet caught my eye and landed me here. Good list. In addition to visas, you may want to add having enough blank pages on the passport. If you are down to one blank square on your passport, the odds are pretty good you are out of luck here. A good friend of mine was denied entry because he forgot to add new pages to his passport and did not realize it until he arrived. Naturally, they put him to the next plane back and his travel insurance wouldn’t cover the cancellations.

By: noel

noel — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:04:04 +0000

Great tips, those are good advise. I usually travel just with my hand carries so I’m forced to bring as little as possible and just buy what I need when I’m traveling.

By: Nigel Clifford

Nigel Clifford — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:45:03 +0000

I think that overpacking and checking visa requirements are the two biggest mistakes friends and I have made when going on long trips, wish I’d read this before 😛

By: Micki Kosman

Micki Kosman — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 03:11:56 +0000

In reply to 30Traveler.

Yep, we’ve made similar to mistakes, though I’m not sure I’d want to spend Christmas Eve in Heathrow 🙁

Wow – $400 for an orange? Remind me not to mess with the Kiwis 🙂

By: 30Traveler

30Traveler — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:51:04 +0000

This is a great list. Not taking into account public transport running times and public holiday closures is an expensive mistake I’m made (e.g,, in student days, I spent night at Heathrow airport on Christmas Eve because tube wasn’t running on Christmas Day and had a Christmas Day flight).

Also, forgetting you have a piece of fruit in your bag is an instant $400, no excuses fine when entering New Zealand.

By: Micki Kosman

Micki Kosman — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:35:46 +0000

In reply to Steph | DiscoveringIce.com. Steph, I have to admit I'm a travel insurance nerd. Maybe it's because I've ended up in the hospital on the road before :). I get insurance to make sure we're covered for major medical emergencies, or if one of us needs to be airlifted home. Thanks so much for stopping by!

By: Steph | DiscoveringIce.com

Steph | DiscoveringIce.com — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:45:32 +0000

This is a great list, I think you’ve thought of everything here! We’re guilty of plenty of these!
I’m threading on thin water with number 3…still need to sort my travel insurance and I’ve been 8 months on the road already! eek! Maybe this will give me the kick I need! haha

Glad I found your site, will be back again! 🙂

By: Micki Kosman

Micki Kosman — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:58:23 +0000

In reply to Abby. Abby, you and me both! I'm always so excited to travel that I have grand plans of seeing way too much. The kids usually rein me in though. :)