1. Tiny flashlight

2. Tissues (so many uses)

3. earplugs (only way I'll catch some shut eye)

1. Toilet paper
2. Small alarm clock (once missed a train in Russia and had to wait 24 hrs. for a next one.)
3. Map

I was going to include my journal and camera but i would never class them 'as unnecessary' as they are pretty much the first things i pack every time.

so here are mine

1) PG tips teabags - yes im so English - and some days i crave a 'proper' cup of tea!
2) My MP3 player i know its blocks out the culture but sometimes you just want to tune out well i do anyways
3) Toilet Paper - and i always have some in my day pack - you never know when you are going to need it

Michelle

Journal and camera are part of my 'necessary' list, so are earplugs. So here goes:

1.) Pipe (although I haven't smoked one regularly for about a decade, I have fond memories of puffing away while sitting by the campfire. Alas, pipe tobacco wasn't cheap/available where I went, so I may leave it behind in future)

2.) Salty liquorice (every now and then I need a fix...)

3.) Zaurus PDA. (The idea was to do a lot of writing on it, edit photos etc. but I never got it to work the way I like it and so never used it during our Aussie trip. Internet cafés are easier.)

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Originally posted by michey_b:
1) PG tips teabags - yes im so English - and some days i crave a 'proper' cup of tea!

My dear, dear girl. If one is going to go to that trouble to maintain decent standards, as one should of course, surely one should be drinking a superior cup of tea?

Travel journals cameras and alarm clocks are all neccessary items so I won't include them. Chapstick and hand cream go in the washkit so they don't count either.

My three uneccessaries? Hmmn...


1. Perfume--it makes me feel sexy
2. Box of Twinnings Earl Grey tea bags-- I cann't do without ....my cuppas
3. Plastic screw-top jar of coffee--at least you have the
....brand you like


Have a nice day, Whistler.


If you can keep a sense of humour and see the funny side of life, you will never be old. SMC.

1. Camera (a cheap digital one)
2. Journal (a nice hardbound one)
3. Frisbee (a proper 175g one -- it has so many uses besides being something to toss around)

1. A GAMES magazine. Hours on the plane just fly by working on word and logic puzzles.
2. A deck of cards. I may add UNO, travel backgammon and a small dominoes set for the next trip.
3. A portable CD player. Less used now that I have my gf Netts along, but it was essential in my single days.

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Originally posted by RalphTheWonderLlama:

quote:

Originally posted by michey_b:
1) PG tips teabags - yes im so English - and some days i crave a 'proper' cup of tea!

My dear, dear girl. If one is going to go to that trouble to maintain decent standards, as one should of course, surely one should be drinking a superior cup of tea?

You know what's funny, is I don't care for Twinings teas - I used to like many of them, but now really don't care for the flavors (also, English Breakfast blends have become one of my least favorites anyway). But I guess everyone has their preferences! I've been guilty of bringing tea along (ever since I discovered Spain didn't have any black tea at their establishments..only a funny red tea) -- Tazo Awake, and also my new fav brand is Taylors & Harrowgate. So tea would be 'unnecessary item' number one.

2. Deck of cards, or any sorts of games - I'm a fan of puzzle books as well. On my last trip my brother was with me, and we're both scrabble geeks, so we had a travel scrabble set that we played on the plane.

3. Hairdryer. I've gone on trips without it so can make do, but really, I end up looking like crap (I don't have an easily manageable head of hair) --- so it's coming along on any future trips that I'll have the facilities to be able to use it.

--I'm with others - camera is NOT 'unnecessary', nor is a journal.

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Originally posted by RalphTheWonderLlama:

quote:

Originally posted by michey_b:
1) PG tips teabags - yes im so English - and some days i crave a 'proper' cup of tea!

My dear, dear girl. If one is going to go to that trouble to maintain decent standards, as one should of course, surely one should be drinking a superior cup of tea?

see one would think that but i dont really like twinnings that much - nah im a southern commoner i like my cup of PG!

Mich

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Originally posted by michey_b:

see one would think that but i dont really like twinnings that much - nah im a southern commoner i like my cup of PG!

Mich

I was once a PG Tips addict, but then I moved abroad (i.e. Scotland - mock ye not) and it's actually pretty hard to get a regular supply up here. Of PG I mean. So one day, in utter desperation, I tried Twinings English Breakfast. And I've never looked back. Each to their own though. And at least we'll never steal each other's teabags

Oh, and btw, I'm as common and Southern as they get, as well you know!

ralph

-Headlamp
-Journal
-Hammock

1) Deck of Cards - and I used those a lot!

2) Sudoko - the best for airplane rides!

3) Hot sauce - for all that boring campstove food, at least you get a little bit of flavor (and I added it to everything! hot sauce on a cucumber, mmm, lol)

I consider journal, camera, and books all necessary items so I'm not including them :P

Wow - I am simply astounded by the different things that people take with them - its fantastic and makes for great reading. Keep them coming guys n girls, they're superb!

Can't leave home without:

1) Money.

2) I'm not that sentimental. As long as I've got #1, the rest will take care of itself.