Seasoned travellers have their favourite pastime activities in between two destinations. You might be on a 10-hour drive or waiting for a connected flight for 3-4 hours in an airport. While travelling is an adventure, there are days and hours when you could get bored, and it is essential to have things to do in those moments.

It’s great to have activities when the conversation dries out and no new sights come out the car window. Here are some actions you can have while travelling

Edit pictures on the go

If you’re stuck at the airport for your next destination, you could devote some time to organising pictures. Then, whether you have a high-end smartphone, compact camera or DSLR, transfer the images to your laptop and manage them.

For example, you could delete bad ones and categorise them by date, place or other tags. If you’re tech-savvy, you could edit photos with software like Lightroom, Photoshop, GIMP or Snapseed for mobile phones.

The same goes for the video. Outside of the short TikTok and Instagram videos you’ve posted from your mobile phone, you might have a camera, drone or other footage. Again, you can edit source material or create a well-edited video from your journey so far.

Visit iGaming websites

Most iGaming platforms have hundreds of high-quality games. You can browse through modern slot titles with great visuals and features or play with live opponents in live casino games. Whatever you like the most, this complete online casino guide can help you choose a suitable entertainment option.

Complementary with the iGaming websites, you can visit other cloud gaming platforms and play classic video games.

Tidy up your phone

Most of us have a phone in our hands more than we should. A long flight might be a perfect opportunity to clean up the clutter on your mobile device. You can delete problematic or bad photos, some embarrassing selfie shots or videos of you singing karaoke. Organise your apps in folders, delete the apps you don’t use, and if you still have time, you can clean the contact list.

Take full advantage of streaming services

Depending on where you’re travelling, you will need a data connection. Travelling within the country will allow you to spend your data traffic, and if you’re going within the European Union, there is free roaming. You can always buy a local SIM with a couple of GB to enjoy in your streaming services without considering expenses.

Once you settle the data connection, you can spend a lazy afternoon watching Netflix, Disney, Amazon Prime or YouTube. Whether you like Better Call Saul, Peaky Blinders, or you’re more into Star Wars, there are countless options. You could also revisit some of the classic music albums. So put on the headphones, watch outside and see what all the fuss around Stranger Things and Master of Puppets is.

Perfect time for your book

If you’re one of the people who never have time to read a book, waiting or commuting on a long trip is the perfect time to catch up on reading. You can read a novel by a favourite author or read one of the books from Elon Musk or Bill Gates reading list for inspiration. Whatever you decide will be time well spent because few things can beat a book reading experience.

Listen to sportscasters or other podcasts

Podcasts exploded in the last few years. Streaming services are fighting for premium podcast creators like Joe Rogan. Simultaneously, there are countless new podcasts every day. TV pundits have their shows, and sports stars also contribute with their podcasts. You can find quality content on almost any topic. So put in the earpiece, and maybe you could listen to the podcast about your next destination to be better informed.

Learn something new

Wherever you’re travelling, locals will appreciate it if you know a few words in their language. So you can spend the time learning a language. In addition, there are great apps like Duolingo that offer a great learning experience with gamification elements. So you can work on the language of your destination or enhance the knowledge of some other foreign language you already know the basics of.

If you’re attending some kind of education, you could read materials connected to what you’re learning. However, that might spoil the whole vacation feeling.

Get some sleep

Travelling can be an exhausting experience. So if you catch a few hours with nothing to do, it might be a good idea to take a nap. Short power sleep could energise you for the rest of the trip.

Workout

You can kill some time with a workout. Whether you’re into yoga, gym or other training, find a suitable spot and do a light exercise. Just like sleeping, a great workout can energise you for the rest of the day.

Author

Northern girl Laura is the epitome of a true entrepreneur. Laura’s spirit for adventure and passion for people blaze through House of Coco. She founded House of Coco in 2014 and has grown it in to an internationally recognised brand whilst having a lot of fun along the way. Travel is in her DNA and she is a true visionary and a global citizen.

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