TOP 20 TRAVEL ESSENTIALS - 11 to 15

Here are the next 5 of our top 20 travel essential list.

Fabric Sheets are wonderful!  They keep your clothes smelling fresh.  We usually make sure we have several.  When we get home from a trip we will place a couple in the suitcase before we put it away for our next trip.

A warm pair of socks.  It can get chilly on flights – especially international ones.  We like to kick off our shoes and put on socks.  Just remember – wear your shoes to the bathroom. 

 Always take medicines in your tote.  We make sure we have a wide variety.  We usually place them in quart or gallon size baggies.  Here is our list: 

Sleeping pills – you will need these for a long flight.  If you plan to arrive at your destination in the morning you will want to sleep on the plane.  And remember – don’t go to sleep if you arrive in the morning.  Stay up until that evening.  It will be hard but it will help get your body clock on their time.

Ibuprofen – or the pain reliever of your choice.  I tend to get a headache every time I fly. 

Allergy/Sinus

Tums / Stomach medicine

Airborne – this will help you keep your immune system in tip top shape.  We usually start taking them daily a couple weeks before our trip.

Alka-Seltzer

Eye Drops – the plane can make your eyes really dry. 

Prescription Medication

Pen – as simple as it sounds you will be glad you have it.  If you need any arrival forms the airline will typically pass them out on the plane.  You will need a pen to complete the forms. We usually take a pen with black ink.

If you don’t plan to use your smart phone as a camera, then I would take a camera or something like a GoPro Hero 5.  You will always have the memories but sometimes it is nice to reminisce with photos.   Just remember if you keep your photos digital and don’t print them – make sure they are backed up a couple places.  We have a portable PASSPORT drive for all our travel photos.  Then we only print the ones we really want.