Travelling is a learning experience especially when trying to figure out what to bring with you. I've thrown together a list of my favorite items that you wouldn't see me without.
1. Travelon purse- I have two sizes of these, a smaller and one that can carry everything and the kitchen sink. I've never felt unsafe while travelling but having these purses let me relax a little more. They have great anti-theft purses and backpacks that make it much harder for people to steal from you. I love the locking zippers because I have much less worry about pick pocketers (which we've seen in action). Anything that makes lives for thieves just a little harder makes it way more unlikely that you will be targeted.
http://www.travelonbags.com/anti-theft
2. Cabin Max backpack- This is just the one I use but any backpack that fits the strict rules for carryon sizes of European airlines. The cheap airlines like RyanAir and Easy Jet charge a lot of money to check a bag so the smartest thing is to travel with on carryon bags. A backpack is the smartest way to go in Europe because the cities are busy, a lot of cobblestone streets, and uphills. This backpack fits everything we need, we've packed for a one week trip for the two of us in just one of these (the other was filled with camera gear...)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V6Y64EK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
3. Soft cover folder with plastic sleeves- This is a relatively new discovery (props to Lee!) and it has been a great one. I place all of our needed paperwork like airplane tickets, train tickets, hotel reservations, etc in the plastic sleeves. I put them all in chronologically so I can easy pull out what we need when we need it. The sleeves are the best part because not only do they organize me but they are also waterproof which makes life much easier.
ps. Our folder is named "The (last name) Adventure Book"
4. Passport organizer- Most people, when travelling, carry multiple passports because of multiple family members and this isn't always easy. You have to remember to grab everybody's passports and anything extra that is needed like visas and if you forget anything else, these are the things that you just can't forget. Because of this, I keep all our passports and other travel documents that have to come with us on every international trip in my passport organizer. They never leave this place except to show them at boarders, of course. This has helped me avoid major headaches because I just have to remember this one thing and then I'll at least be able to enter the country I'm travelling to!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039SZABE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
5. Toiletry organizer- So I don't actually take this organizer with me on trips as it's too big and heavy but it keeps everything together at home. This makes life easier because before a trip I just grab everything I need out of it and go. But sometimes I will take the whole thing on trips where amount of stuff doesn't matter. Anyways, this is where I keep our travel toothbrushes (so we don't have to remember our normal ones the morning of the trip), toothpaste, meds, bandaids, hair brush, face wash, etc. Having travel versions of all our toiletries makes the morning of the flight a lot less hectic.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006I9YK8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Added bonus: Also, creating a universal packing list for your family is very smart. It's a great starting point and then you can add or take away things as needed for the trip at hand.
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