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Kirstie Fitz's avatar

My carryon essential is a blanket scarf!! Multi use as a scarf, pillow or blanket! Especially useful on planes or unexpected delays in airports!!

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Bella Darden's avatar

great rec. I have a lululemon one but they don’t sell it anymore which is crazy to me

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Allison Pool's avatar

an overpriced magazine from hudson news and approx twelve lip balms!

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Megan Jones's avatar

You’ll never catch me traveling without my Cadence capsules, my supplements, and more snacks than I’ll ever need (and sometimes I’m literally traveling with a full blown meal cuz me and airport food don’t get along) 😎

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Bella Darden's avatar

I also bring full blown meals sometimes! Gotta do what you gotta do

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Leanna Julius's avatar

I always have to have lots of snacks!!

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Valerie LeComte DO's avatar

Always have my kindle, my passport, and a bathing suit haha

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becca mae's avatar

my kindle and my tevas are my ride or dies, I truly feel lost without either — oh and my sarong which comes in useful as a blanket / curtain for hostels / beach towel and cover up

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Hannah Christian's avatar

I'm someone who brings a travel pharmacy and SNACKS everywhere!!

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Marina's avatar

such great selections!! have been wondering about how useful an electronics organizer would be and your rec sold me on the idea. my carry-on essentials are lypospheric vitamin c and my Trtl neck pillow. the latter is not the chicest but so great!

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Sophie's avatar

At bare minimum, my carry on always contains a book, hand sanitiser, and paw paw cream!

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Layla Guillen's avatar

My kindle + noise cancelling headphones is my winning combo for flights! Reading makes the flight go by so fast ✈️

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Madison Snider Podpirka's avatar

Thanks to you I’m now introduced to the goodonya electrolyte packs after a post awhile back and I love them! im with you on the strategy of having a Dopp kit and bag of chargers with duplicates so it’s always ready to go. I have not gotten the expandable away yet but I think it may be time! One thing I always pack is a sweet snack, a savory one, and something fresh (carrots, fruit, etc). If I don’t have all three options I always regret it!

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Bella Darden's avatar

I always regret not bringing carrots! I need to start bringing them

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Megan's avatar

As long as I’ve got my r-reader, my noise cancellers, and this weird four hour recording of cafe noises downloaded on my phone, I can survive any flight!

I also don’t travel without my camera. I mainly shoot film on a little Canon rangefinder I love but I’m currently on the hunt for a digital option that feels as good to shoot on.

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Bella Darden's avatar

4 hour recording of cafe noises! This is insane I love love love it

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Lauren, The Wellness Aesthetic's avatar

These are all my bare minimum essentials as well! Noise canceling headphones have been an absolute lifesaver. For me, it is also essential to have some healthy, protein packed snacks on hand when traveling to keep me going. My top 3 I always carry are: mush overnight oats, chomps or archer farms turkey sticks and mid day squares for a sweet, protein treat. Oh and my water bottle!

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meg's avatar

this is fantastic! much appreciated!

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Maddie M-Drake's avatar

Always a back up book, face mist, notepad and pen (usually never used), hair clip (usually lost). And always headphones that fit in the aux if a long haul flight so I don’t have to use the aeroplane ones!

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Cynthia's avatar

Thanks for the great recommendations! I recently learned to sew, and made myself several merino t-shirts for a recent trip to Spain that I will never travel without again. So soft. So comfortable. So stink free. And making them was significantly less expensive than buying one from a popular brand.

I would add to that, my merino Branwyn Bra, and a good lip balm and hand cream for the plane. If I feel like treating myself, I'll buy a mini tube of Weleda's Skin Food.

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Cynthia's avatar

Oh, and I second the X100V! Mine comes with me everywhere. A compact camera is such a great thing to have. :-)

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