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Bring an old
smartphone instead of a tablet
For this, a lot really depends on what you are using the
electronics for. I did end up watching a
few movies on my tablet so it was handy for that, but in the grand scheme of
things, my phone would have been much more convenient. I find typing on my phone easier than on my
tablet and the phone is smaller and easier to carry. It would have been much easier to share
pictures with people back home via email if I had used my phone.
Bring my Kindle
I read, a lot. I read
12 books over the course of the month that I was in Africa. I found my tablet was cumbersome to read on and
sometimes it was too bright due to the screen.
While reading didn’t drain the battery too badly, many other things did
so I quite often was charging it when I wanted to read.
Make sure the locks I
bring fit my carryon
I typically keep my carry on locked when I am travelling. But the locks that I brought were too big to
fit on the bag I was carrying. This was
actually due to using a different bag than a proper travel bag due to space. I assumed all zipper pulls are the same but
these were not and as a result, I couldn’t lock up my bag during my trip. It wasn’t a big deal but it was frustrating.
Bring a change of
clothing/sunscreen/deodorant in my carryon
I’ve always heard a person should have spare clothing in
their carryon just in case. But, as I
have never lost luggage before, I hadn’t bothered. Now that it has happened, it is something I
will definitely have to consider. While
I did wash out my clothing at the other end, due to the weather, nothing dried
and I had to go out in damp clothing.
Put name inside my
luggage and first destination
Again, this has to do with losing luggage. Another traveler told me of them losing her
luggage and the identification tag got lost somewhere. She was able to get her bag as she was able
to describe it and think her name was inside somewhere. For this reason, it’s a good idea to have
something with your name and first destination inside so that they can verify
the bag belongs to you.
Head lamp if camping
Apparently I did not read the packing list very carefully,
if at all, and this caused some problems during the trip. For the most part, I was able to make do with
my flashlight and the light I got off of others headlamps. While I don’t expect to do anther camping
trip, hopefully my mistake will benefit you.
Calculator for easy
currency conversion
I typically do not have an issue with figuring out various
currencies and what equals what. But
there were times I was getting confused, especially as we were changing
currency on a regular basis. Having a calculator
for some quick math likely would have helped me out once or twice or at least
reminded me of how much I was paying for something. With that, if I had an old smartphone, it
would have had a calculator app I could use.
While this list is not a definite list of items that I
wished I had had, it is a starting point and hopefully will help others. Have you gone somewhere and wished you had
brought something else with you that you had left at home? Please let us know in the comments.
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