N’s Random Travel Tips & Tricks

• The “Things You Should Know While I’m Traveling” Document — I created a document to carry in my purse and leave with my parents and give to my hosts in case of an emergency actually which includes
  • my flight information, including flight numbers, dates and times
  • contact information for my hosts, including address, email and phone numbers
  • all hotel information, including addresses and phone numbers
  • emergency contact information
  • contact information for my doctor
  • what medications I am taking, including dosages
  • who is taking care of my pets
  • contact information for the vet
• Tupperware sells these Classic Sheer Midgets containers that are perfect for packing little things like rings, nose rings, and earings and other tiny things that like to get lost along the way. They also make good pill bottles for carrying your daily dosage on a day tour when you’re going to be away from the hotel all day.
• While I do take a backpack laptop case on the plane with me, that’s not what I want to hoist on my back my whole vacation. Mock me all you like but I’m not one of those young college students anymore and I’m not an old fogey like my mother. I’m not about to haul around an overstuffed backpack or a canvas bookbag with some witty saying on the side. Fortunately JanSport has a backpack just the right size in their half-pint back packs (though I wouldn’t pick pink, you know) — and it folds down nicely and fits into your suitcase well. Just right for a travel book and some brocures and maybe some Twizzlers…
• Those of you who sew, cross-stitch, or knit know how difficult it has been since 9-11 to deal with thread or yarn and enjoy your hobby while vacationing or journeying in airports. Clover Needlecrafts has a convenient and charming answer. My mother gave me the Clover Cutter Pendant as a birthday present after 9-11 but now you can also get the Yarn Cutter Pendant too. You just slide them on a chain and wear them right on the plane and really there’s no fear of them being used to hijack a plane. Trust me, even I can’t cut myself on them and I’ve managed to go to the ER for all sorts of self-induced accidental cuts.

tags: travel, Tupperware, Clover Cutter Pendant

3 comments

1. on June 22, 2006 at 12:38 pm

   Tamara said:

   Love that case. The list is a great idea!

2. on June 22, 2006 at 6:29 pm

   Big Dog said:

   I would be careful carrying your medications around in an unmarked container. Many places will view them as drugs if they are not in the container they came in.

   As a frequent traveler, here are a few tips. Keep your Passport with you at all times and do not leave it where it can be stolen. When you arrive get the address and directions to the American Embassy. Do not carry bags with markings that are particularly American or single you out as an American, they make you a target. Take immodium(provided there is no reason you should not take it) or buy it when you get there in case the water does not agree with you. Travel around with other people and establish meeting places in the event you get separated (like one of you misses the tube or it is too full). They speak English but it is sometimes hard too understand so be patient.

   Things are twice as expensive as here so take what you need that will last (toothpaste, shampoo, soap, girly things etc.)

   Most importantly, be conscious of your surroundings. Do not get so caught up that you are not aware of what is around you. You can have a good time but you will not be in Kansas any more Toto.

   Hope this was helpful and I hope you enjoy your stay.

3. on June 23, 2006 at 10:23 am

   n. mallory said:

   I use a Midget during day trips only, never on a plane or something. That way only one day’s worth of medicine is involved. If I had to carry all of the original pill bottles for everything I take every day everywhere I go…I’d need more than that pint-sized backpack.

   But see, I also carry with me the note that says what my medical condition is and what medication I’m taking to back it up.

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