Travel light Bring a backpack instead of a shoulder bag. - Your bag will be very heavy (ie: waterbottle, umbrella, camera) - Bring a good bag will lessen your shoulder pain - It keep your hands free. - Most importantly if your carry heavy things you will feel tire easily, you may even lose your good mood.
Good pair of shoes - there's going to be lots of walking. You need to ensure that your shoes does not give you any problem.
Sunblock is a MUST - Don't underestimate the power of sun! - Even if the weather is not hot, you skin will still get tanned - I experienced it. - My freckles even appear because of too much sunlight!!
Do not travel Free and Easy with elderly
If you are planning a Europe trip with you family and you have a really picky family member, I suggest you to JOIN TOUR GROUP instead of going for free and easy.
Reasons
□ They won’t complain that the expenditure is expensive since they already paid for it
□ There is proper food to eat
□ There is a proper room to stay… at least a 4star Hotel.
□ The journey will be more relax, comfortable and luxury, it has tour bus to drive your family to the destination
□ When there is more strangers (tour group) the picky family member is less likely to complain that much
□ My overall advice, do not travel Free and Easy with elderly, like your parents, unless they are active, strong, able to walk long distance, don’t mind climbing stairs, don’t mind walking under the sun etc
How to Save
Buy voucher from the internet (Check review and location first before you purchase the voucher)
Example - Groupon (Singapore/Malaysia) - DealGuru (Singapore) - Wowcher (UK)
Visit the country's tourism board. Sometimes it may provide discount coupon for attraction sites