Whether you're a lady, a gentleman, or for a friend
here you go, Bro.
Even if your're in a relationship, bring
these for someone else because someone
always asks for condoms.
Hello everyone and welcome back to
Vagabrothers, your go-to channel for
travel advice and inspiration on youtube.
Now if you're new, you don't know we are
I'm Alex. I'm Marko, and we are two
brothers who've been traveling the world as
full- time travel vloggers for the last
four years. We generally spend over half
the year on the road ,so we know exactly
what you need to pack for any trip of
any size. Now we're guys, but whether you're a
guy or girl , a lot of these principles
are the same. We always travel carry-on, but
we're going to teach you how to pack in
a separate video. This video is our
minimalist travel essentials packing
list to help you bring everything you need
and nothing you don't. We're going to put a
links down below in the info box for all
the products that we mentioned. So if
you're new, make sure you hit the
subscribe button and get ready take some
notes.
First off the absolute essentials:
Your passport. Sounds basic, but you'd be
surprised how many people forget it.
Also, get a digital copy and email it to
yourself.
Bring some cash. I go to my bank and I
carry crisp, hundred-dollar bills.
This is specifically for emergencies,
like worse comes to worse, you've lost a lot
of stuff or your bank accounts are
frozen.
This is what you can use go to exchange at
a bank and get the local currencies.
I thought you were going to say, " This is what you're going to use
when you're doubling down on the roulette table"
Exactly. Also bring an ATM card if you
need to get local cash. There are going to
some transaction fees, but it's pretty
affordable. Also some small bills for
tipping or some baksheesh, which means
money to make things happen in certain
parts of the world.
Thought you said hashish- different. No do not
travel with that. Travel essential is a
credit card.
Obviously, most places around the world
accept credit cards,
just make sure that you call the company
beforehand and notify them that you're
going to be out of the country because
if not , they made freeze your credit card.
Then you have to spend hours on the phone
trying to get unfrozen from a foreign
country.
Another good tip is to get a credit card
that gets you miles.
We'll go into that in a different video.
Lastly, you can put everything
together in a passport organizer.
This one's from Belroy. It's really nice quality,
but anything will do as long as it's safe and secure
and you won't be spilling your passport and
tickets on stuff on the ground. If you're
also a frequent traveler you might just
consider keeping your oyster card
or metro card from New York or Paris
if you're through those cities more than
once every few years,
it's worthwhile to put those in there as well.
Next up: electronics also extremely
essential these days. So first off a
power converter. This is what's going to let you
charge your electronics in any country.
We recommend getting a universal one so
that you can change it whether you go to
England, which is different than Europe, which is
different than Australia and Asia.
Just get a good one you can use in multiple
countries that should last you for years.
A cellphone. Obviously not many people are
traveling without these things nowadays.
Even if you don't have an international
data plan, you can just flip your phone
in airplane mode and pick up Wi-Fi along
the way.
Also make sure that you download google
maps. You can use it offline, and this
will help you get from the airport to
the hotel. Next up not as essential,
but a tablet is a good idea, either
an ipad or any other form of tablet.
What's really great is Netflix app which
allows you to download shows to watch
offline.
You can download a whole season of
something and binge-watch on the
airplane. It's a really great way to make
time fly. Netflix and travel. Pretty chill
Super-important are noise-canceling
headphones. Train travel, plane travel,
all very loud.
You want a good set of noise cancelling
headphones. If your headphones are
bluetooth headphones, make sure that you
bring the cord so that you can plug it
in and watch movies on the plane.
All right next up: to document your travels,
your going to want to bring some sort of camera.
The GoPro Hero 4 or 5 session
They're all really good, especially if
you're going to be outdoors or doing
water activities . If you want to do
something a bit more minimalist, you can
just take an ollo clip which is pretty
cheap, and it basically turns your cell
phone into a wide angle lens or fish eye,
which is a lot easier for taking selfies.
If you want something a bit more
sophisticated, you can get one of these point and
shoot cameras. We use the Sony RX100 4,
but the new 5 version is even better.
It takes great video, great photos.
We actually use it a lot on this vlogging
channel, so we definitely recommend it.
We just get this little tripod on the
bottom ,and then you have a pretty good
thing for doing all sorts of cool photography..
Remember guys, There're links to all of
the products that were talking about in
the description box. Super-important, easy
to forget, easy to lose ...charging cables.
iPhone cable or Android if you use that
a mini-usb..this will charge the vast
majority of your electronic products, and
if you have a GoPro, a GoPro charging
cable. To store your cables, I prefer
using the Digital Burrito. Yes, this is a
real thing from Jansport. No you cannot
eat it. You cannot eat it. People have tried.
It's a great thing for storing your
cords right here. You can put your
power converters over here, maybe USB
drive, whatever you want, and it rolls
right on up.
Viola! Organizing and staying cool.
The main question a lot of you might have is
do you need to bring your laptop? In our
case, we definitely do. We bring laptops; we bring
external hard drives. But for a lot
of you that might not actually be
necessary.
Most of these new cameras allow you to
sync your photos directly from the
cameras to the phone where you can put them
on the cloud. So bringing a laptop is
definitely a personal choice, but for us
it's an essential. Last things here: do not
forget to bring the USB charger where
all these chords plug into. If you can
get one has multiple ports, that's way
better. It will save you from having
to have a bunch of different adapters.
Also smart to bring a battery pack,
especially if you're using your phone a lot
This one here is from Anchor. It's really slim.
Definitely recommended it. These things
charge up overnight and will give you
that crucial re- up when you need in
the middle of day. I need that battery, Mate.
Next up: in flight gear. I never go
anywhere without a journal and a pen.
It's a great way to keep track of how
your travels changed you as a person.
I do my first one before the trip. I always do
them on trains or whenever i'm going from
A to B, and then a last one to recap it all.
With travel a lot of time you are sitting around
waiting for stuff, so having a good book,
having a journal definitely great ways to
pass time. Speaking of reading, we recommend
you get a good book. I usually travel with
a Kindle. I like to have a Kindle.
I do paperback because you can trade the
travelers. This is the most time-honored tradition
ever... trading books with other travelers.
Other travel essential is a refillable
water bottle. We use Nalgenes with the
carabiner clip.This thing is crucial
because you can hang it off of the seat
in front of you on a plane and
definitely you're saving the environment
by using a refillable water bottle.
Other travel essentials are eyeshades and
ear plugs. Both are good for sleeping, but they can
also be good to cut off conversation
from the talkative person next to you
on an airplane.
Doesn't work on your brother. Okay moving
on to clothes...very essential. Start off
with underwear.
We recommend Ex-Offici. They are both
for girls and guys, but they're easy to
wash, and they're very breathable.
They're really easy to wash in your hotel room,
which is why you don't need to bring
that many pairs. Their tagline is one pair
of underwear for a trip all the way
around the world. We recommend going
with three, but definitely an essential piece
of kit. Four pairs of socks: one dress
here; one warm and cozy for the plane and
then two pairs of athletic socks.
Next moving onto layers, starting off
with shirts. We typically bringing three
shirts. I mean you don't want to pack too
much. You can always buy something later.
I typically go with two button-down shirts and
also a t-shirt..Keep in mind to pack
in outfits. So whatever you're going to pack
for pants, you want to make sure they
coordinate. We'll be doing a video about
travel style a little bit later where we
go into further depth about that.
Two pairs of pants, one light one dark.
We recommend the Traveler Jean by Banana Republic.
It looks like a jean, but it's
super stretchy and breathable and super
comfortable. A jacket if you're not going to
be wearing it all the time,
get a Patagonia kind of puff jacket
that you can crunch down and zip up or
just a normal sweatshirt, which you can
wear pretty much every day. Regardless of
where you're going to travel how cold it
is, the principle's the same: if you're
going to the snow, you still bring one jacket.
If you're going to place that could be
cold, you still bring one jacket. You just
change that jacket depending on the
weather and layers.
Lastly, you do need to bring some sort of
waterproof shell... a rain jacket is good,
but if you're going to the snow, you might
want to bring something thicker, like a parka.
The rain jacket that I'm wearing here
is from Rains. It's a Danish company packs down light,
and it's got some cool stuff.
Next up: shoes
Shoes and travel don't necessarily
go together very well. A lot of people
tend to overpack shoes. We recommend
doing it like this: one primary shoe.
We usually bring boots, and we wear those on
the plane. A pair of flip-flops for
lounging or if you're going to go to the beach,
or if you're in a hostel for going
into the shower, and an ultra-light kind
of running shoe. So if you're going to
be doing anything active or if you want to go for
a jog or hike, you have that option as well.
A final few things here:
swimsuit, which can double as workout
shorts, sunglasses, hats. A lot of people
have asked where I get my hats.
I get the crushable Jackson Fedora from
the Village Hat Shop. com
There's a lot of crushible options out
there. It's easy to travel with Fedora as
long as you can crush it, and it comes back to life.
Also bring a quick dry towel, which is
really handy for the beach or showers
in hostels. This one's from Nomadix.
And lastly, a reusable grocery bag. I tend
to put my ultralight running shoes in
that bag, and then I use the same bag for
dirty laundry when I'm traveling.
Last but not least: toiletries
Ladies we're not going to cover makeup
in this, but a lot of these toiletries have
overlapped with you, so stay tuned.
A toothbrush; this one's designed
for travel and packs into itself.
Toothpaste. Nail clippers because
you don't want to borrow someone else's.
Hand sanitizer because traveling
gets you dirty. Deodorant for the people
you're traveling with. A razor unless
you're growing a beard. Chapstick
Honestly, chapstick is super important,
especially when you're on the plane.
Get that dry mouth, and there's nothing worse
than that. If you want shaving cream, I
recommend Trive and Disaster. They have....
It's under a hundred milliliters. It's
super smooth ,and they also make a whole
kit here of travel poetries, that include
moisturizing cream, face cleanser and
body wash and shaving cream. All smells really
nice too. Clone or perfume for those
intimate moments, I prefer a solid clone.
They also make solid perfumed, but this
one's from Fulton & Roark.
It can go on carry-on, not liquid.
Whether you're a lady,
a gentleman or for a friend... here you go, Bro
Even if you're in a relationship, bring
these for someone else because someone
always asks you for condoms. Pills.... not the type
that you take at the club, but the ones that
actually do good things for you.
This is the daily vitamin. I basically
fill this up with daily vitamins ..Advil
and melatonin for going to sleep on the plane.
If you don't know what melatonin is, it's a
natural sleep aid. It's available over the
counter, and it's really effective in
combating jetlag. Also bring barroca or
vitamin B, which help for hangovers
because when you're traveling, you can't
afford to lose a day because you had a wild
night the night before. Also it's just good for
staving off a sickness when you travel
you don't get a lot of sleep your
internal body clock is all off so you're
way more susceptible to getting sick
which is why the daily vitamins, the
barocas, the vitamin B supplements, all of
these things are really going to help
you when you travel. Also if you're going to a tropical
area, vitamin B can help prevent
mosquito bites, so it's really good.
This may sound weird, but X-Lax seriously
when you travel, irregularity happens
and X-Lax is your friend, just don't get
the chocolate because maybe one of your
friends eats it on accident, and bad
things happen. Don't know what you're
talking about. Neither do I. Lastly, a
sewing kit. You can take these from hotel
amenity areas, and for that reason you
can also take shampoo and stuff from
hotels. It's not steeling. It's reusing.
Take all your toiletries and put
them into a toiletry bag . This one is a
Dopp kit by Topo Designs. They make some
good stuff, and yeah, it's all
organized in there. That's our
essential kit. If you want to see how we
fit it all into a carry-on bag,
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