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Title: 10 Small Things to take on your International Trip
Author: Fred Tittle
Article:
Here are some small things that you should think about including
on your packing list for your next international trip.
1Calculator, Jodie Fosters character in Contact talks about
numbers being the universal language that will probably be used
to communicate with extra terrestrials, let me tell you it works
great on this planet as well, from Bangkok to Beijing it is
understood, say Casio in a market anywhere in the world, and the
trader will know what you mean if you forget to bring yours.
Recommended that you get the solar power ones so that you will
never run out of batteries and they are more eco friendly as
well.
2 Alarm clock, been to many times that the morning call was
missed in small hotels & guesthouses, also you can sleep in
airports, train stations and bus stations and you will never
miss your connection. If you bring an air mattress and beach
ball (I bet you though I carry them for the pool) for the
occasions of late flights and cancelled trains. Yes everyone
else will be jealous of you especially if you snore like a bear!
3 Compass, walking around town it will get you headed back in
the right direction if you get spun around. Can be used to watch
that the driver is not taking you in circles, amazing the amount
of travel time you can save in Manila with one.
4 Multi use electric plug adapters, there are many on the market
they make some that you can change to many different pin & plug
configurations I carry 7 different ones for all the different
countries I have the pleasure to explore. The round 2 prong for
220 KV is the most universal in my opinion. A common adapter
will take the American 110 KV without ground as well as 3 pin
rounds and 3 blade large 220 KV. If you have all American plugs
make sure to get the grounded 2 blade plug adaptor in the
states, or you will have a real hard time everywhere, as most
countries in Asia are not grounded, and the adaptors are not set
up for the 2 pin one blade American grounded plugs. 5 Camera
seems like a natural, but not for this reason. Security if you
have a butt head taxi driver take his picture, you will be
amazed at the transformation in their manner, also works as a
tout warding tool for when you are being harassed by street
touts after you have used the 3 No, Thank You, Buzz Off rule.
6 Immersion Heater amazing all the things that you can make to
eat and drink once you have one of these. I always double check
that this is in my bag. I bring two on long trips just in case.
I use it mainly for coffee in the morning and sometimes for
noodles as a late night snack. Most airports have places that
you can find a plug, sure beats paying 3 bucks for coffee, or 6
bucks for a sandwich. If you are on a real back packer budget
traveler use it to heat the cold water in a splash bathroom to
cut the cold a bit. Adventurous Try the handmade Tuna Ala King
Veggie Surprise, you'll love it, I promise!
7 Super Glue I don't know what will break on your trip but from
my experience they have fixed shoes, sun glasses, BCD's and held
a friends filling in place until we could get him to a dentist,
which I might add is not a recommended use, but for him any
thing was preferred to the pain. One of Super Glues first uses
I've been told, was as a combat medic and M.A.S.H. surgery tool
for holding wounds together until they could close them
correctly in the rear.
8 Paper clips, rubber bands and safety pins, OK I cheated they
are more than one thing, but they are really small and weigh
nothing. Rubber bands for holding wads of money together after
the stop at the foreign currency exchange. 100 USD = 766 Yuan,
which = 4000 Baht which = 400,000 Riel gets to be a lot of money
to hold together, especially if it is big money like Thai 1000
baht notes, or 100 Yuan notes. Paper clips for holding tickets
and receipts together in your note book, also for extra passport
photos attached to your passport, where they are easy to find.
Safety pins for broken zippers and for wounds if you run out of
super glue.
9 Note book and pens for writing down stuff that you are going
to need to remember like flight times, phone numbers and words
you want to learn like thank you, hello and how much, which I
usually don't write down anymore, as I just whip out my
calculator. The idea is too have all your data in one place. In
China they want the receipts back for everything; you can store
them in there as well. I buy the little black books that fit in
a shirt pocket and then keep them for after the trips as
mementoes.
10 A sense of humor you will be surprised at the many and varied
uses you will get from this magical tool in your travels. Hope
to see you using it soon!
About the author:
Fred Tittle has lived in holiday vacation resorts his entire
life, from Lake Geneva's Playboy Club, Aspen Colorado, Hawaii
Scuba Diving in Waikiki, Bangkok Thailand and EcoSea Dive in
Sihanoukville Cambodia where he teaches SSI and PADI Discover
Scuba Diving and Asian adventure tours, http://www.ecosea.com
Fred's new project http://www.CheapCharliesHotels.com where he
reviews Asia cheap hotels, budget guesthouses & discount flights
& airfares.
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