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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A game changer for me was downloading maps onto my phone before travel and relying on GPS, which doesn’t need cellular signal to work.
I rely on public tranportation and walk everywhere (if you call Uber to get from airport to hotel etc then don’t worry about this) so before I get on the plane, I enter my destination from the arrival airport and sort out how I am getting there. 
Even if I can’t get a signal, having a map to tell me where I am is the most helpful thing. I used to carry a compass and try to navigate with a paper map, but Google Maps on a smartphone, working with GPS only is the bomb. You can map out how to get from A to B and even if your cell or wifi signal cuts out, the route will still show on the phone.

Another game changer is this refillable toothpaste tubes. I travel very light (right now I’m in Copenhagen for 1 week and brought only one personal sized bag and a cross body bag) and usually I’m running to the drug store to buy travel size toothpaste before a trip. Now I can just fill these.

The other perk is that these tubes don’t dispense a big glob of toothpaste, can control the amount that is squeezed out better.

https://www.matadorequipment.com/products/refillable-toothpaste-tubes[/quote]

Please explain this Gps and downloadable maps to a non tech savvy person

Where and how do I do that?[/quote]

First, save places you want to go (restaurants, attractions) and your lodging in Google maps.

Open up Google maps, click on the circle in the upper right corner for your profile, select off line maps. Click on create an off line map (or something like that).Select the area you want. Go for as big a chunk as you need, if it's too big, Google will tell you and you can break it into two separate maps. Then you can use Google maps as usual in an area without cell service, just doesn't have live traffic info. 
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