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What to pack in a carry-on for long flights or layovers

If you have the travel bug you may have already experienced this and if you have not yet experienced it you soon will...the grunge feel from traveling all day and the empty feeling of knowing all your freshening-up items are locked away in your checked baggage.


Don't let that happen again! Instead be prepared by reading my advice below on how to pack your carry-on bag for long flights or layovers.


Start by finding a great daypack with pockets, zippers, and clips---lots of clips (for attaching things and securing the bag to your body). My favorite daypacks to use are my Wandrd, Peak Designs, and a good old-fashion North Face.


Now fill it with the following:

Pen

Notebook

Passport

Wallet

Portable charger and cords

Laptop and charger/adapters

Phone charger

Noise-cancelling headphones

Headphone-jack splitter - to watch movies/listen to music with your travel buddy

Soft/puffy jacket/sweater to double as a pillow

Wide-mouth thermos

Oats + chocolate chips (read Packing guide for Winter in rural Mongolia to see what I do with them)

Tissues

Face Wipes (sensitive skin/moisturizing)


Toiletries pouch filled with:

Tweezers

Earplugs

Sleeping mask

Vitamins

Sleeping pills

Medicine

Dramamine

Advil

Toothbrush

Toothpaste

Chapstick/Aquaphor


Travel-Sized Liquids in Zip-lock baggie:

Hand Sanitizer

Face Wash

Lotion

Eyedrops


That’s it! All the best necessities for your long travel days.


What do you add to your carry-on/layover pack?





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