Travel Essentials!✈

This year, I'm going to be doing a tad more travelling than I usually would in a year, and I thought it only right to do a travel essentials post as it may help out a few people as well as a checklist for myself! Whether you may be on a car, flight or train journey, these little essentials are easy to pack as well as being accessible on a long journey. I'll also leave links for as many of these as I can.

Passport - if you're travelling outside of the country, this pretty much goes without saying.

Camera - maybe not 'essential' for a carry on, although definitely needs to be packed to capture some brilliants shots of your trip away.

Sleeping Mask - any flight over a few hours long can be a real killer, especially if it's overnight, you're going to want to get a bit of sleep. 

Earplugs - following on from the sleeping mask, earplugs are a must have for blocking out the sound of disturbances whilst you're trying to sleep.

Chewing Gum - this could be used to just keep your breath fresh, or to stop your ears popping whilst taking off or landing. An alternative to gum is to take a hard candy that you can suck on - this stops ears popping too! 

Sunglasses - definitely needed if you're going to be ending up in a sunny place after your journey - nothing worse than forgetting your sunnies and being blinded by the light!

Earphones/Headphones - essential for watching movies or videos, or just listening to music

Cosy Socks - planes can be pretty cold and if you're like me, your feet get freezing all the time so keeping them warm on planes is pretty important

Neck Pillow - I hate falling asleep and waking up with my head having been in an awkward, uncomfortable position for the past couple of hours so having one of these means my head can rest properly and not ache for the rest of my trip.

Tissues - a must have for everywhere you go.

Anti Bacterial Hand wash - planes and trains specifically are absolute minefields for germs and having a small bottle of anti-bac in your bag is brill.

Travel Toothbrush and Toothpaste - once again, to freshen up your breath and also keep good dental hygiene if you're on a long journey.

Lip balm / Vaseline - planes can really dry out your skin and lips and having a small pot or stick of lip balm is great for re-hydration.

Small Pot of Moisturiser (up to 50ml)  - once again, great for re-hydration and keeping skin feeling fresh and clean. An alternative to taking moisturiser would be to take a small pack of facial wipes.

Hairbands, brush and clips - if you feel as though you need your hair out of your face for a while! 

Phone Charger (possibly a portable one) - absolutely NEEDED on a long trip! Portable chargers are definitely more practical for long journeys, although I do believe some planes may have plug sockets as well as some trains.

Spare outfit - not only is this saving space in your checked luggage, but also great if you feel like you may need a different outfit when getting out of the car, or plane. 

I hope this helps decide what to pack in carry on bags etc. Do let me know if you're going on any trips this year - I'd love to know!

I've decided to try and get more interaction with my readers so every week, I'm going to add a new question to the bottom of my blog posts and I'd absolutely love if you could answer them in the comments so I can get to know my readers more! Google accounts have to be made in order to comment but they're so quick to make and I really appreciate comments and feedback from you guys.

 This week's question is;

What are you most looking forward to this Summer?