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Are you an avid traveller? Here're 8 things you need to carry with you when travelling.
Are you an avid traveller – someone who’s always on the go, ready to embark on a new journey? Are you someone who always has their backpacks ready? Are you someone who views life as a chance to spread your wings around every nook and corner of this world?
Are you someone who finds packing your travel stuff an exhausting process? Are you someone who spends a lot of time thinking about what you need to pack? Are you someone who despite devoting a lot of time to it still to forgets something or the other in the process?
If you just nodded yes to all the above questions, fret not, we have got you covered. Here’s a list of 8 essentials that you must carry with you at all times, regardless of what your travel destination is:
1. Your Travel wallet/purse – One of the most essential items you need to carry with you is your travel wallet. This is non-negotiable when it comes to travelling. So what must you include in your travel wallet? Well, your travel wallet must contain all your important documents like your AADHAR card, your passport, your Debit and Credit cards, your COVID-negative certificate, your booked tickets of the hotel and flight. Now you might wonder where you can find a travel wallet? Well, you can use your existing wallet to store all your essential documents and tickets, or else you can buy one from an online or an offline store.
2. Your chargers kit – Another important essential item that is a must-have in your travel essentials is the chargers of the important appliances that you are carrying with you. What appliances are we talking about here? Well, it includes your phone’s charger, camera’s charger, your power bank, and your laptop charger. Make sure you pack these on a priority basis so that you don’t miss out on capturing your favourite moments on your phone or your camera while sightseeing.
3. Your set of attires well-planned in advance – This is one of those packing items that consume the maximum amount of time. Most of the travellers go back and forth while packing their attires for their travel destination. They go about packing a huge suitcase/trolley back when travelling to their favourite holiday destination. So, what can you do to avoid it? Well, think about the type of clothes you need on your trip based on your travel destination. This will help you in avoiding unnecessary baggage while travelling. So, if you are heading to a beach, make sure you carry only the easy-breezy attires that will help you stay cool in the hot and humid climate along the seashore. On the contrary, if you are travelling to hills, make sure you stockpile on warm clothes like sweaters, cardigans, winter caps, coats, blazers, etc. So, the golden rule to follow here is “Pack as the weather of the holiday destination.”
4. Your medicine kit – Carrying a medicine kit along with you while travelling must be an essential part of your travel luggage yet it’s ignored by 90% of the travellers. Well, you might be wondering why is it so important? It’s because you never know what ailment you might catch while you are in the middle of your trip. A nasty headache or the stomach flu is enough to hamper all your travel plans. So, always prepare for the worst. A simple solution to this is to be prepared with your kitty of all the common OTC drugs. Make sure the first aid kit you are carrying is portable so that you can carry it around during your entire trip.
5. Your daily essentials – Your daily essentials like your toothbrush, toothpaste, face wash, your towel are equally important when packing your backpack. Make sure you separately pack these in a kit. Where can you get it? Well, you can easily get it both online and offline.
6. Your skincare essentials – One of the most ignored things, while you are travelling, is your skin. All the travelling and sightseeing can take a toll on your skin. So, don’t forget to carry your sunscreen along with you in case you are travelling to the sandy beach. Also, make sure you don’t skip applying moisturizer when heading during the trip. Hence keep all your skincare essentials like moisturizer, body lotion, lip balm, sunscreen, etc along with you. This will ensure your skin is well prepped and you look your best in all your travel photos.
7. Your COVID-combat kit – When travelling in COVID times, you can not afford to forget your COVID-combat kit. So, what exactly do you need to include in your COVID-combat kit? Face masks, and sanitisers are mandatory when travelling the travel spots that receive a huge footfall. Make sure you wear masks at all times when heading out. Also, make sure you sanitize your hands well every time you touch any surface or come in close contact with anyone while travelling.
8. Your entertainment kit – One of the most common issues a traveller faces while travelling is getting bored during their long flights or road trips. So make sure you stack up on your entertainment needs before hopping on to your flight, bus, or train.
Keep your song and movies playlists ready, and carry all your favourite books along with you so that you won’t find it hard to kill time when travelling.
That’s it, we have mentioned all the necessary items you need to carry with you while travelling. So, go ahead, travel like a free bird, and thank us later.
Also, mention the travel essentials you can’t afford to miss out on when travelling, in the comments section. Till then, Happy Traveling.