• Face masks are a great way to prevent sickness and deter others from sitting next to you on flights.
• Wear a face mask, not because you are sick, but because you never know what others may be carrying.
• I have never gotten sick traveling to and from other places because I’m always wearing one of these face masks.

Hi everyone, it’s Shauna from Without Bag. Today you’ll notice that I’m wearing my face mask. This is one of my favorite travel tips. Not only does it prevent you from getting sick, but it has also earned me an entire row of seats all to myself when flying.

My favorite story comes from my plane trip to Hawaii. I sat down in my aisle seat; I always go for the aisle seat to get a little more space. I’m kind of a tall lady. Up walks what appeared to be a husband and wife. He looks at me, looks at me with my face mask on, turns to the flight attendant and basically says, “Are there any other rows anywhere else we can sit?”

The assumption he made was that I was sick. Now, of course I don’t wear these because I’m sick; I do when I’m sick, but I wear them because I’m not so sure that I trust all the other people on the plane hacking and coughing. I have never gotten sick traveling to and from other places because I’m always wearing one of these face masks.

Not only does it keep you from getting sick, of course it gives you the added benefit of having an entire row in the plane all to yourself. One of my top travel hacks, and I hope you guys are enjoying it. I can’t wait to see you guys when we get to late March, early April when we’re going to Ireland. I’ll see you guys there.