Carry-On Travel Essentials: What to bring with you when travelling?
I have travelled a lot in my lifetime, from 1h plane trips to 11h plane trips and everytime I travel on a plane I always find myself thinking of what to bring with me. Now this isn’t about what to include in your main luggage, but instead what carry-on essentials would be great to have on the plane with you at all times. I’ll explain what to take/put into your carry-on luggage. One thing which is important for me while travelling is what I wear. Wearing comfy clothes like sweatpants, hoodie, etc. makes your plane trip wayyyyyy more comfortable.
1. A bag
A bag is something you do need when travelling because you need a place to put your things and the bag shouldn’t be too big because it should fit in the carry-on luggage space or under the chair.
2. Hair tie and brush
For me, it is important to have these items because during plane trips, my hair sometimes gets all tangled up and having a brush helps when it comes to that. I usually tie my hair up so that my hair doesn’t get too messy and in my face.
3. Cream & make-up
While flying, skin usually gets dry and it’s very useful to have hand cream and cream in general so that you can keep the skin hydrated and fresh.
I have noticed that when I get off a plane, I look quite tired and pale, that’s why I always carry make up with me just in case. Having make up with you comes in handy at times when your flight is long because when getting to your destination, you might want to fix up on your appearance.
4. Entertainment
If you aren’t the sleeping type during plane trips, then it’s wise to have some kind of entertainment. Having a book, magazine, laptop, earphones or phone are some good ideas for entertainment depending on what you enjoy. Thankfully planes nowadays have tv’s for long plane trips so that people can watch something and let the hours just pass by.
Having earphones on a plane trip is a lovely way for time to pass and blocking out the disturbing noises around you. While flying, there’s always people talking, babies crying and the airplane generally making noise and for me, it’s very hard to get to sleep and be comfortable when there’s so much noise. And honestly, it does help getting to sleep because the music is probably something you like anyways.
5. Neck rest / eye mask
In the last essential, I spoke about having entertainment if you’re not the sleeping type. But if you are the sleeping type, then the best thing to have is something to sleep with ex. neck rest, pillow etc. My goal on 9 hour plane trips is to sleep as much as I can because well for one, sleeping is lovely, second of all, it makes the plane trip go faster, thirdly, you might not have time to sleep when you get to your destination and lastly, you get to sleep through all the noise, discomfort and the smell of the “lovely” airplane food.
6. Charger
For long flights, having a charger is useful just in case your phone/laptop decides to die on you.
7. Snacks & water
Keep hydrated, it’s very important for you, especially on planes. As well as that, having snacks helps me survive with my hunger on planes. Usually I can’t eat on planes because the food smells weird and also I don’t have an appetite on the plane. So taking snacks, which you enjoy eating, helps A LOT.
Planes are usually cold due to the air con and what helps is bringing extra clothing just in case it’s too cold.
I ALWAYS bring wooly socks with me because wearing your shoes during the whole trip is kind of uncomfortable so wooly socks are the perfect option. They keep your feet warm and they are just generally comfortable.
“TO TRAVEL IS TO LIVE” - Hans Christian Andersen
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Bag picture
Hairbrush picture
Wooly socks picture
Airplane picture
Hand cream picture
Entertainment
Phone on plane picture
Magazine picture
Earphones picture
Neck rest and eye mask picture
Snacks
Water bottle picture
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I think the topic was a good topic and you show how much you know about the topic which is good! The title is straight forward and I think it could be more interesting. The pictures are kind of all about and could have been organised more precisely. But the pictures do help in showing what you mean! You have very good points which I agree with totally! I love the quote at the end and the colours!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Molly, this is an original and interesting topic, however, the title could have been narrowed down to something more eye-catching! Despite the title, the text was extremely well written and the pictures helped visualise your arguments.
ReplyDeleteMany good tips, and the layout is effective. Could have a conclusion to tie everything up.
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