Travel Essentials and Oddities

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.

Shipra works as Principal Policy Officer at the Greater London Authority leading on the community activation of 'Loved and Wanted', Mayor of London's latest campaign for all Londoners. She is currently Treasurer for KPAE, and is involved in setting up community initiatives to preserve and promote Kashmiri Pandit culture.

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