10 ish things i pack every single time i travel internationally with some pro tips
that might help your next trip abroad a little bit more easy coming up and if you're new here
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which is yeah obviously your passport but two other things i always bring along with it is one a
pen this is my manatee pen because i love manatees for when you're filling out immigration papers you
don't have to borrow somebody else's and second is a paper clip and that's because i always feel like
i'm fumbling to open up my passport to the correct page and instead what i do is i leave
the paper clip in there so that i'm always at the picture page and i don't have to fumble for
it the second thing is your money and here are a couple pro tips behind that i always look up
for the country i'm going to what the money situation is so here are two examples when i
went to tulum mexico last month i knew that the atms often run out of cash so i knew in advance
when i was in the united states i knew i needed to show up with a lot of pesos and have money on hand
before i even got there or in this next example i'm going to ethiopia next month and i always
look to see which atms my bank is partnered with out there in tallow it was scotiabank
but ethiopia i don't have any options at all so i know i need to show up there with a lot of crisp
large bills not too many but just enough to get me started once i'm there and of course cash is
never my preferred method of paying when i'm abroad i love using my travel credit card and
i swear by the amex platinum videos on that link in the description below and if you want more tips
on how i do my money planning full video in the description below the next one is my travel plugs
so i'm looking up for the country i'm going to do i even need an extra plug so in mexico it wasn't
a problem but as i'm getting ready to go to cape town and ethiopia i know i do need some kind of
plug the next one is melatonin and i don't have a specific brand that i use and this video is not
sponsored by anybody i usually just get whatever is at target or on amazon but my pro tip here
is i use melatonin when i need to but one of the things i do is three days before i fly depending
on how many time zones i'm jumping i will change my watch to the time of the place i'm going to
and i start to adjust my entire schedule toward that time if i can so for example going to bed
30 minutes earlier or starting to wake up a little bit earlier things like that or i'll add that
place i'm traveling to on my list of world clocks on my phone if i don't really want to adjust to
the time but i will when i'm flying try really hard to sleep or not sleep on the plane depending
on what time it is in that place i'm traveling to and that's when melatonin really comes in
handy this next one is really important to me which by the way if you're getting some value
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what are some of the things that you pack because we're all a community here this next one's really
important to me because not only is it something that helps me to feel refreshed and not exhausted
after flying but it also means i won't have bad breath so i love packing my toothpaste and
toothbrush with me and it's such a great way to feel refreshed in the middle of a long flight or
in the middle of a long day of travel but here's my pro tip for you is i bring a little disposable
cup so i have these little disposable cups that i just fold up and put into my bag because it's
it's always awkward when you're at the sink in a public bathroom when you're like trying to rinse
your mouth out it's just awkward so having little cups is really helpful if you decide to brush
your teeth while you're traveling or if you're just lazy make sure you pack some gum because it
takes up like no space and speaking of comfort the other thing that i love to bring are some kind of
face wipe and some kind of small moisturizer and a moisturizer or lotion that does not smell at
all because there's nothing worse than being on a plane next to someone putting on super smelly
lotions or perfumes or if you don't want to bring face wipes one thing i always bring every single
time i travel is non-smelly hand wipes and i love these ones which are the baby wipes from target
that you can get in the travel section i've been using them for years and what i love about it is
that it can double as wiping your surroundings or you can just use it to wipe your own hands
obviously hand sanitizer masks all those things as well but let's also talk about the neck pillow
because making sure you're comfortable and able to sleep on a long haul flight super important a lot
of people bring the large neck pillows but that just that just takes up way too much space in my
opinion i love using this style of neck pillow which takes up almost no room at all and can
support your head don't i look weird it's awkward to wear with hoop earrings i do it anyway and if i
know i'm traveling overnight i always make sure to bring an eye mask and ear plugs as well but if you
don't want to bring a travel pillow here are a few other ideas that i use i'm all about the travel
scarf so this one is my lululemon scarf which is great because it's dry fit and i can sweat
all over it easily i'm a sweaty person but i can use it both as a scarf and then i can also use it
as something to put my head on and then lastly it can triple as a blanket which if i'm cold on the
flight and i don't want to pack a lot of layers of clothes it's a really great one for that as well i
also love the waypoint good scarf which is another circular scarf but what's unique about it is that
it has a special pocket that you can put your wallet and passport into and keep it close to your
heart and make sure it's safe which that pocket is so hidden i can't even find where it's at
but if you're traveling somewhere it doesn't make sense to bring a scarf like a beach vacation i
love just bringing my sarong onto the flight and same thing i'll just use it as something to put
around my shoulders or something to put my head against my next one's about comfort as well and
it's compression socks and these ones are by turtle and i don't know about you but my feet
totally swell when i fly so any flight that's over three or four hours i always make sure to
wear compression socks so i'm a little bit more comfortable when i land and if it's a really long
flight i'll bring a change of clothes so that i can just quickly change into something that's
fresh once i land so i don't feel so gross one that's really important and that's travel chargers
so i love using this small one for you know a single charge on my phone this is by anchor by the
way and this is a great one if i'm just you know i need a couple charges while i'm on a plane but
look at this bad boy i just got this one supposedly it will get me almost 10 charges
on my iphone 11. which one thing to be aware of if you're getting these huge travel banks is making
sure that it's compliant with going on to a plane and this one is just under those kilowatt hour
maximum that you're allowed to bring on the plane so this baby is going to keep me charged while i'm
in the mountains of ethiopia for five days a lot of people use packing cubes and if you do tell me
in the comments below i haven't caught on to them yet but i love using ziploc bags so i love storing
my clothes in gallon size ziploc bags because they can also double for other things and i bring
other sizes as well so whether it's the snack size ziploc bag that's carrying all my pesos
or i'm using one of the bags for when i'm going scuba diving or onto a boat to keep my items dry
or i'm using them as trash bags on the go i love bringing ziplock bags and if you're looking for
more pro tips like this i have a full video about 15 things i do every single time before i travel
abroad link in the description below this next one water bottle and the only way i think about it is
how long is my flight and what kinds of things am i doing on the other side and
that just determines what size of water bottle i bring small medium or large and this next one
super important to me is headphones so when it comes to headphones i always bring two pairs
i bring the kind in which the jack will fit into the airplane entertainment system so i
can watch the movies that are on the flight and then i bring my own headphones for my devices
those are the things i pack every single time i travel internationally and i'm about to go ride
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extra helpful or tell me what you would pack and i'll see you in the next adventure ciao