We didn’t have much time to prepare for our vacation but we made sure we have a few essentials that will make our travel a little more smoother and will somehow give us comfort.
Audio Share Device. Smiggle (a lifestyle store in Australia) calls this “The Heart Hub”. We usually watch videos to pass the time in airports and inside the plane so we use this so we both can connect our own headphones.
Travel book/s and map/s. Even if we have digital copies of Lonely Planet guide books saved in our phones, laptops and tablet, I can’t help but feel a little safer when I have a book with me too.
Magazine. I always bring at least one magazine with me whenever I get on a plane. I never buy fashion magazines on ordinary days, only when I travel. I buy a fashion magazine when I travel because it entertains me when I’m inside the plane.
Insect Repellant. I’m afraid of mosquito bites so I always bring a small bottle of insect repellant. I spray this on my legs and arms. Funny thing that happened here in Manila: I sprayed this on my legs and arms–it worked! No mosquito bites on my legs and arms. The mosquito was smarter though, they attacked my face and bit me on the right cheek. I had red marks when I woke up yesterday morning.
Feet Cushions for Shoes. Traveling involves a lot of walking so to bring a bit of comfort to our feet, I bought Foam Insoles and Gel Cushions.
Herbal Teas. Believe it or not, sometimes I bring my own tea bags even if I am just attending a party, moreso when I travel. I know that even if we are having a great time here in the Phils, there’s a part of me that misses Sydney. So I needed to bring something from Australia which I know will give me comfort. These brand of teas are one of my favourites so I bought two variants with me. Some habits are hard to break; even if I’m here in Manila and it’s hot, I still drink tea throughout the day and before bedtime.
My Stuff for Writing. If I’m not blogging, I write on my journal/scrapbook. My “whole entourage” consists of the following: two Canon DSLRs (not in photo) Lumix GF1 camera (not in photo), Samsung netbook, iPad 2, iPod Touch, planner, Moleskine notebook, a pencil case that houses my pens and mechanical pen and my prescriptive glasses (a normal one and a tinted one).
6 Comments
kg
i will never travel without my camera! yun lang. he he!
upto6only
wow you’re here in Manila. Nice. for traveling it’s essential that i have my phone, notebook, pens, planner, sanitizer, shades, and of course my cam. plus i have those small things like, calculator, paper soap, comb and kikay kit hehehe.
Genesis Paredes
I love your traveling essentials! they’re really quite essential esp. the fashion mag. we gotta endure the long travel time and the plane mags just won’t do 😀 love the writing stuffs 😀 when people love to write tlg, kahit hindi sa blogosphere, they still write… i love it!
jeanny
and cute nung smiggle.
Ako travel eesentials ko – lotion at lip gloss. Ipod, phone and camera. 🙂
kayni
i have one rule…you can forget anything BUT not the camera. i’m with kg.
i love the smiggle.
kay
thats a lot to bring but I totally agree … I’d throw in a few scarfs here and there though hahaha