Travel Hacks

Skip the boring advice about packing cubes and water bottles. Yawn. Here at Tipple Tours, our hacks are built for maximum chaos—the kind that turns airport security into performance art and roommates into lifelong therapists. Exactly the kind of mischief that makes for unforgettable travel tales.

Travel Pillow

  • Don’t buy one. Fill a ziploc bag stuffed full with bread rolls from the hotel breakfast to use instead. Perfect for a mid flight snack too.
  • Empty wine box bag? Blow it up. Boom: a perfect pillow.
  • Or just ask the passenger next to you if you can rest on their shoulder for eight hours.

Save Space in Your Luggage

  • Wear all your clothes at once. Sure, you’ll faint at customs but hey, no baggage fees.
  • Just forget clothes. Buy a “I ❤️” T-shirt in every city.  Travel wardrobe sorted.


Avoiding Pickpockets

  • Carry all your money in your socks. Smelly but safe. No pickpocket will want to get that close.
  • If someone does get close, just break into an interpretive chicken dance. They’ll back off immediately.
  • At a train station pretend your phone charges from a banana while laughing hysterically. Pickpockets will leave you alone.

Language Barrier

  • Learn 3 gestures: thumbs up, shrug and pretend to drink a glass of wine. That’s all you need.
  • Just add “-o” to every English word. Boom—instant Spanish (sort of).
  • Show locals only emojis on your phone. Want a meal? 🍔🍟🍷. Want a nap? 😴🛏️.


Bathroom Queue

  • Wear a pilot’s hat. No one questions a “Captain’s bathroom emergency.”
  • Stride confidently past the queue with a hi vis vest and wrench. “Sorry folks, urgent pipe inspection.” Instant access.
  • Start playing the bagpipes until people beg you to go first.

DIY Bug Repellent

  • Rub yourself with garlic bread. It repels mosquitoes, humans and any chance of a goodnight kiss.
  • Stand next to someone who always gets bit – nature’s decoy system.


DIY Travel Toothbrush

  • Forget to pack one? Just chew on random leaves from outside the hotel. Pray they aren’t poisonous.
  • Chew the hotel’s complimentary pencil.
  • If you eventually find the toothbrush but don't have a holder, then use a Pringles can. Bonus: minty chips.

DIY Umbrella

  • Hold a pizza box over your head. It’s stylish with dinner and dryness in one.
  • Carry a folding chair above your head. You will always have somewhere to sit when the rain stops.
  • Aluminum foil hat. Protects you from rain and aliens.
  • Use a palm tree leaf. Instant “tropical chic,” even in Manchester.

Suitcase Security

  • Wrap your valuables in the sweaty socks and underpants. Thieves open it, gag and never return.
  • Extra security at the baggage claim? Tie a leopard print thong to the handle. Nobody else will touch it.

DIY Flight Sleep Mask

  • Sunglasses + duct tape = total darkness. Trendy too.
  • Glue two corks over your eyes with more duct tape. Not comfy but guaranteed to spark conversation with fellow travellers on your airplane.

Fashion Emergencies

  • Lost your luggage? Wear the curtains. It’s not cosplay but travel couture IKEA style.
  • Wear clothes inside-out the second day. Voilà: “new outfit.”
  • Forgot shoes? Hollow out baguettes and wear them as emergency footwear. Crunchy fashion.
  • Two plastic bags + duct tape = budget bikini.


Spill-Proof Wine

  • Pour wine into a child’s sippy cup. Classy? No. Effective? Absolutely.
  • Drink wine straight from the bottle with a curly straw. Zero spills, 100% judgment.
  • Fill a water gun with rosé. Every sip is a squirt—fun and functional.