Travel Essentials and Oddities

Shipra Ogra

Our travel essential survey results were awesome, a snapshot of the best results is here.

• Bees hazaar (Twenty thousand) chargers…..Thank you EU for simplifying our lives!!!
  
• Darjeeling ke bagaan (Tea gardens of Darjeeling)..Wah Ustad wah!
  
• Laptops and Phones: by far the list topper, how our lives are tethered to this machine; for work, for pleasure and life’s bare essentials.
  
• Books: Good to see some old-fashioned people still making their mark or rather marking their travel journeys with a good read. Long flights are generally one of those rare moments where you can dig into a good read start to finish.
  
• Magazines also featured on this list… What types is anyone’s guess….whatever rocks your boat!
  
• Sense of humour for those times when things aren’t going your way.
  
• Toilet paper for the uninitiated!
  
• A hip flask because you never know when you might need to stock up on a drink.
  
• Footwear…backup of backups. Someone here either walks a lot on their travels or their shoe fetish finds its wings when they are out and about.
  
• Bank cards, cash and means to access your account (if need be). Money makes the world go round, they say.
  
• ID cards, wallet, Passport (preferably your own). 
  
• Vomit bag- try getting an infant or a toddler aim into the bag. Olympic sport in itself, but well done for remembering to pack one. 
  
• Travel money, shop around for better rates.
  
• Well researched destination route (can’t rely on sat navs in uber rural England).
  
• Music- Get your playlist ready.
  
• Home cooked meals for the journey
  
• Keys.
  
• Chocolate for those moments .
  
• Not to forget, jot down essential details in a diary for emergencies.