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Fair, Fat & Forty | Travel Essentials From A Middle-Aged & Disabled Globetrotter
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items As a disabled traveler, I am always looking for the best stuff to keep my globetrotting fun and easy!
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Snacky Snacks
Bags & Cubes
Beverage Basics
On The Go Electronics Essentials
Important InFlight Accessories
Snacky Snacks
Keep that blood sugar up!
Have saved me on more than one trip where I landed too late to grocery shop or go to a restaurant! Delicious and high protein, perfect.
Bear Naked Granola Cereal & Crunchy Bites
No better vegan jerky, I am CONVINCED. Great taste and texture, high protein, perfectly packable. I've taken these to Bergen and Helsinki and been glad to have them!
Louisville Vegan Jerky Company
Always pack a few bags of this in my tote, because I cannot live without morning tea and this is the NICEST.
Taylor's Malty Biscuit Brew 40s | British Tea
This stuff is unbelievably delicious, like out of this world YUM. I eat it straight from the packet for a quick protein and sugar boost or use it for my oatmeal breakfasts. It's pricey but so good!
JUSTIN'S Gluten-Free Vanilla Almond Butter 1.15oz Pack of 10
This is such an amazing and delicious high-protein snack! I know “snack beans” seems weird but truly they are so good. I am a certified bean skeptic, and I love these so much.
BRAMI Lupini Beans Snack Garlic & Rosemary
God, I think I have been buying these for a good twenty years at least? So tasty and I love that the ingredients are so simple.
Stretch Island Fruit Leather Variety Pack, 48ct
OK, hear me out, these sound weird but truly, such a light and crispy and YUMMY snack! The vegan cheese is my favorite.
AshaPops Popped Water Lily Seeds Variety Pack
Bags & Cubes
Because we are all pack animals but we do not need to be disorganized or uncomfy
Forget reusable totes--this is what I take with me to do my grocery shopping both while I travel and at home! As someone who sometimes needs to use a cane, having my hands free is often so important. These backpacks hold a TON of stuff but also fold ...
Beabes Woodland Animals Drawstring Backpack
My Kanken is tough, easy to tote around, and holds all I need it to hold--I love it so much. I even have a Mini that I use as a camera bag!
The iconic Kånken backpack & accessories
I love the shape and the crazy amount of stuff it holds! Plus the muted pastels are my favorite accessories palette, there are so many to choose from.
Round Mini Shoulder Bag | UNIQLO US
Not compression but I have had some of these for almost ten years and they are also incredible!
Pro Packing Cubes
So handy! I love packing cubes for organization but COMPRESSION ones change the game entirely--I can bring home so much more Norwegian chocolate!
Shop the Best Travel Packing Cubes for Suitcases or Luggage-BAGSMART
Used this to move to the Netherlands and it's brilliant. Lots of good space, great spinny wheels, and I was able to put my cat carrier on top and it was sturdy.
Kenneth Cole REACTION Out of Bounds 28" Spinner Luggage
Beverage Basics
Stay hydrated, betches!
I nearly always carry a Nalgene with me when I travel. 32 ounce widemouth with an OTF cap, baby!
Nalgene
I use this to tote around hot tea during winter travels--you can check my recent Bergen TikToks for proof! It keeps my tea PIPING hot for hours upon hours, and the handle cap lets me clip on a carabiner and sling it from my backpack-so practical!
Simple Modern 16oz Food Jar - Midnight Black
On The Go Electronics Essentials
I'm a tech loving xennial, what can I say?
I've used a lot of battery banks since 2016--but the only ones still with me and providing power at nearly the same levels as new are my Anker ones. I'll always recommend them first.
Power Banks
Anker all the way! I LOVED this charging block, so handy with the multiple ports and the swappable plugs! I did drop it a few too many times but honestly if I weren't so clumsy it would have survived me, haha!
Anker 60W USB C Dual Port GaN Charger
I hear NOTHING but my music with these on. Not too heavy, battery lasts AGES, fabulous headphone option for those of us who don't like earbuds.
Sony WH-CH720N Noise Canceling Wireless Headphones
I used to carry actual books on trips, but they're so heavy, and this is so light and easy to read on! I love my Paperwhite. Obviously as a writer I use it in conjunction with my Libby account!
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB, 7" Display, Black
I have a MoKo case on my old Paperwhite and love it; this one is ten times better with a strap and built in stand!
MoKo Case for 7" Kindle Paperwhite 12th Gen
Important InFlight Accessories
Stuff you GOTTA have on the plane!
So good for my ears on flights! But follow the directions for the best comfort.
EarPlanes
I have probably fifteen of these. They're so yummy tasting and really moisturizing. Miss Pepper is my favorite!
Lip Licking Flavored Lip Balms Packed- Vintage Slider Tins
Sometimes I need to use a cane, especially in airports where it seems accessibility options like moving sidewalks and simple benches are disappearing by the day. This cane was an immense help on my last trip, in and out of the airport. The very gripp...
BigAlex Folding LED Walking Cane with Quad Base
I use this infinity scarf on the plane to stay warm and cradle my arms while I sleep-as a hypermobile person, that kind of support really helps me rest well during a flight. Plus it's pretty and the hidden zip pockets is useful for holding my passpor...
WAYPOINT GOODS Infinity Travel Scarf w/ Zipper Pocket
I will swear by my TRTL forever. I wrap it to sit under my chin and go off to dreamland. I'm a forward leaner and a mouthbreather, lol, this fixes both problems and oh my god, do I sleep.
trtl Travel & Airplane Pillow - Neck Support, Grey
As someone who is constantly sanitizing their hands while going through airports-I hate hate HATE the feeling of sticky dirty hands after touching railings and dragging wheelie bags around-I am so so SO ENTIRELY HERE for the concept of a REFILLABLE s...
Hand Sanitizer Refillable - Fast Absorbing Spray