best items to take with you...

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Nov 28, 2011 9:00 AM
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best items to take with you...

lets share some standard and not so much standard items that you would advise for someone to take on a long round the world trip...

thank you...

Aribo

Nov 28, 2011 11:34 AM
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Passport, bank cards and insurance are essential. My mp3 player is one of the first things I pack too.

Everything else can be bought on the road.

mikmac91

Nov 28, 2011 11:43 AM
Posts: 1

travel sleeping sheet . camera , strong string

lucapal

Nov 28, 2011 2:07 PM
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teddy bear if you get lonely.......

frayedges

Nov 28, 2011 3:56 PM
Posts: 296

safety pins, a mini-sewing kit, and/or duct tape.

glue sticks are great if you keep any sort of paper journal-- we glued ticket stubs and things like that.

baby wipes & hand sanitizer are good for when there's no time/place for washing.

joolz2

Nov 28, 2011 5:12 PM
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Swiss army knife, sarong, a small roll of sticky tape and a spare pair of bootlaces. All these have multiple uses.

joolz2

Nov 28, 2011 5:12 PM
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And a head torch.

ocvagabond

Nov 28, 2011 5:32 PM
Posts: 62

Headlamp (torch), mini-sewing kit, duct tape, swiss army knife, toilet paper, ipod/mp3 player

mason101

Nov 28, 2011 5:40 PM
Posts: 390

A boomerang.

frayedges

Nov 28, 2011 6:02 PM
Posts: 296

a deck of cards

mandibee

Nov 29, 2011 3:14 PM
Posts: 13

head torch great for sleeper bus/trains
duck tape - fixes all sorts
good walking sandals- much easier than wandering in flip flops in big cities
netbook & external hard drive (watch movies & to backup pics) been a necessity for us over a year to write blog and research and plan stuff there is free wifi in most places
a small travel pillow its been priceless on many a journey I got one that fits in a ball off amazon that we just hang from our daypacks

not needed so far that we brought

sleeping bag liner we aint stayed anywhere that bad
mosquito net - anywhere of concern had nets already

Scuba_albany

Nov 30, 2011 7:15 PM
Posts: 145

A frisbee

Has lots of uses, fun at the beach, seat, plate, fly swot, mosquito coil holder.........

pepfcb

Dec 1, 2011 3:20 PM
Posts: 76

I must say, I second the frisbee

beachbum420

Dec 4, 2011 8:34 PM
Posts: 36

A small rubber football (American). Sometimes it can be a bitch to find a pump, but it provides hours of fun and always makes new friends, especially women, they love a guy who can throw a long pass or make a great catch. Also a small bottle of quality cologne, I use Acqau Di Gio, it's like fishing with dynamite. Don't leave home without my Iphone4...

neverwinter

Dec 5, 2011 2:27 AM
Posts: 1,634

no 13 - hilarious. Hope you had a checkup.

passports, tickets, money, annoying internet banking gadgets

swiss army knife
2m length of cord
small roll of sticky tape
small notebook and pen
MP3 player and headphones, USB stick, camera, GPS (for 'how much further on this walk?')
sewing kit

clothes, toiletries, shoes, medication
a book to swap