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✈️🧳🌍 Tried-and-Approved Travel Essentials for Your Next Trip
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items After completing my first 3-month trip, I can confirm those are THE items you need for your next trip🎀🫶🏼
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Bags & storage🧳
Hygiene🧼
Tech & gadgets📱
Others🧭
Bags & storage🧳
🏷️ Avg. price: CAD $49
I had bought this exact backpack for my first long term trip (3 months), and I cannot say enough good things about it🤩
So much space, so many pockets, hidden zippers, a built-in charging port, a laptop sleeve, a bottle holde...
BAGODI 42L Carry On Backpack, Flight Approved
🏷️ Avg. price: $30
Do you tend to overpack😅? Me too lol but don’t fret: here’s how you’ll be able to almost double the amount of clothes you can bring!🙊
These bags are so useful; food your clothes nice and square, fit them in the bag, zip it clos...
Vacuum Storage Bags With Pump
🏷️ Avg. price: CAD $10
Here’s why you need a clear pouch (any type):
- Once at customs, you have to take all of your liquids out. Usually, all 100mL need to be in the same bag; so make yours and the officer’s lives easier by having them all in a se...
Clear Zipper Bags For Travel
🏷️ Avg. price: CAD $18
If you’re carrying more than one bag, you’ll need a sling bag or a fanny pack to have things handy, like your passport/ID🪪, wallet💳, keys🔑, but remain hands-free when yo don’t use them.🙌🏼
I found a lot of cheap and/or c...
Crossbody Sling Bags
🏷️ Avg. price: CAD $25
I know, you’re thinking “I already have a pouch/zipper bag I can put my things in”, and sure, I guess🤨… but I can’t recommend this enough: having 1 bag with all your toiletries, that folds on itself (which saves room in your...
Travel Toiletry Bag
Hygiene🧼
🏷️ Avg. price: CAD $5
You never know when’s the next time you’ll be able to brush your teeth.😅🦷🪥
I literally bought this at Walmart and have been getting more every time I go on a trip🙌🏼. They’re so useful and compact, they take no room in my...
Travel Foldable Toothbrush | Colgate
🏷️ 100-pack: CAD $19
Why not a gel, you ask🤔? Because the popular 60mL gel bottles count as a liquid💧, and if you’re only bringing a carry-on on the plane✈️, you’re only allowed to bring 100mL.😬
They’re super convenient, because you can put som...
Hand Sanitizing Wipes | PDI Healthcare
🏷️ 50-pack: CAD $33
Again, any type will do; the important is that you can do a little wash-up when you need to.🧼
Just like brushing your teeth, you never know when’s the next time you’ll step foot into a shower!😅🛀
Body Wipes
🏷️ Avg. price: CAD $16
Isn’t this the cutest little razor??🥹🤏🏼
It comes with a little case, has a super comfortable handle, and all you need is a bit of water💧— the lubricant strips help for a smooth & almost-cut-free shave🎀✨
Compact Razor | Gillette Venus Mini Extra Smooth
🏷️ Range: CAD $14-20
⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This is a “I regret not buying this” item🤦🏻♀️, so I haven’t bought it/tried it yet.
When flying with only a carry-on, you’re allowed to carey a maximum of 100mL, so using these mini vials would’ve been SO CLUT...
Mini Dropper Vials
Tech & gadgets📱
🏷️ Avg. price: CAD $30
I bought this exact adapter/converter set at Walmart, actually! It adapts to any plug in the world, and I love it so much🙌🏼. It’s a little bulky, but the fact that it’s a 2-in-1 adapter/converter actually saves me a bit of ...
Conair Travel Smart All-in-One Adapter with USB
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Highly recommend this app for Asian languages!🇰🇷🇯🇵🇨🇳🇹🇭🇻🇳🇰🇭
Papago Translator - NAVER
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You can practice “hello”, “thank you”, and “bathroom” all you want, it’ll never be enough🥴. Use the speech recognition option to discuss more naturally with locals🎙️, and you can also download the lanuages you need on the app, so you may acce...
Google Translate
🏷️ Avg. price: $29
I’ve added this power bank from Amazon, but frankly, any power bank will do🤷🏻♀️🔋. Just think about this: the last thing you want is to be in a foreign place with a dead phone, no map, and no way to contact anyone🥲
Just don’t...
Powerbank Charger
🏷️ Avg. price: CAD $129
The idea is really ANY pair of noise cancelling headphones🎧 (especially for when you’re in the plane!✈️), but those ones are the ones I personally bought and I love them so much.🎀
They’re great quality and still cheaper t...
Noise Cancelling Headphones | JBL Live 460NC
🏷️ 4-pack: CAD $129
I know, they’re expensive (1 AirTag is $39😬), but they’re so worth it. I bought the pack of four and put some everywhere: my wallet, my keys, my backpack, my purse… I feel so much more comfortable knowing I can check exactly wh...
Apple AirTag
🏷️ 4-pack: CAD $9
These cases are better than any other I’ve tried💯
The coloured case is sturdy but flexible, and pretty much “everything-resistant”🛡️. What makes this keychain waterproof is the transparent shell that covers the other side of the...
Silicone Waterproof Protective Case for AirTag
I bought this a few months ago for my first trip in the south, and now I refuse to go anywhere with it😤✨.
The sense of security it gives me😗👌🏼: it’s REALLY loud💥🔊, the LED light is a nice bonus for night strolls💡, and it even has a movement se...
Rechargeable Personal Safety Alarm
🏷️ Avg. price: CAD $50
⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This is a “I regret not buying this” item🤦🏻♀️, so I haven’t bought it/tried it yet.
This is literally so genius, I can’t believe I never thought of getting one. You know I love my AirTags🥴, I put one on eve...
Passport Wallet with AirTag Holder
Others🧭
🏦 BANKING
Now, hear me out: the reason why I’m recommending this is because of their No Foreign Exchange Fee card!💳
Whenever you use your credit card abroad, you have to pay foreign exchange fees (something like 3 to 5% on every transaction😵💸), ...
Wealthsimple High-Interest Chequing Account & Cash Card
🏷️ Avg. price: CAD $30
When the sun is up high, I can’t see a thing and I tend to squint like I’m trying to force fine lines🫠
So I really can’t go anywhere without my polarized sunglasses🕶️; not only do they generally have better-than-average UV ...
Polarized Sunglasses