There are a few things that I deem essential to my survival. A constant supply of cookies for instance, a fully-charged ipod and my oversized sunglasses. Aldo, Promod and MNG have some really cheap and really cool sunglasses. Accidentally sat on one? No problem. Just throw it out and buy another.
When I travel, I am obsessed about making sure that certain essentials are packed. Some of these essentials are completely unnecessary but I buy and shove them into the suitcase anyway. These are, in no particular order:
- A full set of bathroom stuff: shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, body moisturiser and loofah. Why? I have no idea. And the stranger thing is, I never take those little miniatures that they give away for free. The only time I did was when I stayed in one of the Sheratons. The minatures were Bvlgari, well, I mean, I don’t use shower gels in tiny little bottles that I can’t open but when they are Bvlgari, you shouldn’t think twice, no?
- A new set of facial care: I buy miniature facial care sets or trial kits like they are going out of business. If I forget, I make a huge deal out of buying one at the airport. This has nothing to do with the 100ml liquid rule. For some reason, in my mind, travelling = new facial care routine. So I have many corpses of tiny, clear plastic pouches of various facial care trial sets in the bottom drawer of my dresser. That’s where I keep the unfinished, unused little bottles, all nicely hidden in the dark in the facial care tomb. The next time I travel, I buy a new set.
- Disposable underwear: can’t leave or live without them.
- A stash of meds that would make Adrian Monk proud: Zyrtec, Panadol, Aspirin, Ponstan, charcoal tablets, efferverscent salt, Motilium, Actal, Vicks Vaporub, Yoko Yoko analgesic liquid, Mentholatum Ice Gels (for the eventual migraine after being out in the sun too much), antacids and an assortment of band-aids in different shapes and sizes.
- At least 3 pair of shoes, even when I am only travelling for the weekend.
What are yours?
