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I don't know if it's the maid setting the room's alarm clock as a prank, or the occupants prior to my stay. In any case, too many times I have been abruptly awakened to a blaring alarm or loud music booming at my head from the nightstand.

Not the best way to start off a relaxing vacation.

Therefore, it's become my custom to check -- and turn off! -- the room-provided alarm clock when I first arrive so there will not be any surprises at dawn. Or worse: at pre-dawn.

[Photo: Flickr | Robert S. Donovan]

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Who mails letters anymore? With the ease of email, social networking and banking, I had a drawer full of return address labels that were not being used. For a quick way to personalize my travel gear I put the time-saving stickers on everything from my camera, iPod, reading materials, umbrella, inside my jackets and nearly everything I pack.

It's easy to think you won't lose anything or leave an item behind, but oh-so-hard to replace them when you do!

Use return address labels when traveling - Packing tip originally appeared on Gadling on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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