June 22nd, 2006
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
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