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Travelling is an easier task these days thanks to technology, but packing is still one of the more onerous tasks that you’ll have to deal with before leaving for a faraway land. What should you take? What gets left behind?
The answers to these questions are often a highly personal matter depending on your interests, but if you are looking for ideas, these suggestions will make your trip easier and more fulfilling.
Stylish but simple T-shirts
Attempting to plan for every situation is a mistake that many travellers make when packing for a trip. Rather than taking three quarters of your wardrobe with you, pack some stylish t-shirts from ATM Collection instead.
Not only will you save space in your bag, but you will also have shirts that will look great whether you are sightseeing, or are enjoying a casual night out at the pub.
A quality pair of earbuds
Nothing goes along with travel quite like the right playlist. However, the fact that your bags take their fair share of abuse in transit makes it a bad idea to take high quality earphones with you.
Instead, it makes sense to invest in a good pair of earbuds. For as little as $10, a set that transmits sound at a high level of quality can be yours.
Be sure to test a few out on your smartphone or tablet before making a decision, as sound quality can vary greatly from one brand to the next.
Passport cover
Why does your passport need a cover? Take my experience as a cautionary tale. When I first traveled overseas for the first time, I took no precautionary measures to protect the integrity of my passport. Not realizing what tropical heat could do to it, the sweat and heat generated between my body and my money belt caused the cover and the pages of my passport to warp over the course of my trip.
I thought nothing of it until I had to endure a lecture from a consular official on the state of my passport years later. Fortunately, it didn’t turn out to be an issue, but its battered state could have resulted in my visa being rejected.
I was lucky, as I’ve heard horror stories of travellers being denied entry to countries solely based on the condition of their passports As such, investing in a cheap passport cover is a cheap and easy way to protect it from water and heat damage.
Lavender oil
Looking for a natural way to make travel easier on you? Take a small bottle of lavender oil with you. Research has shown that sniffing lavender oil helps induce and improve the quality of sleep, making it an essential tool in your fight against jet lag.
Additionally, travel can be a stressful endeavour at times; thankfully, it has also been shown to reduce anxiety by simply inhaling its vapours.
A travel diary/journal
Photos do a great job of capturing moments, but when it comes to capturing feelings, there is nothing quite like the power of the written word. Buying a small notebook where you can write down your daily experiences will give you something you can look back in the future.
It will also be something that your children and grandchildren can use to get an idea about who you were when you were younger.
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