One the “pains” of long term travel is placing your dirty clothes back into your backpack with your clean clothes. This is nasty!However, often you do not have a choice. If you do have a packing bag, then you could of course place them into that. But mostly this will still contain your clean clothes. So now you can use the travel laundry bag. This folds up nice and small in your backpack….until you need it.
This is a great idea if you think you will be staying in hostels for a week or two at a time, and not have a chance to do washing.
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This is the secret travel wallet. This was actually one of the first travel wallets I bought.The funny thing is…I never actually bought this for travelling, but rather to use for a night on the town. As a guy I of course do not carry a handbag, so when I go out the only option is to put my wallet in my back pocket. As you can imagine, getting pissed and wondering around with my wallet sticking out the pocket is not that sensible. So I started using this travel wallet as a “going-out-and-getting-pissed” wallet.
Basically the way it works is you connect the loop of the wallet to your belt. You then push the wallet down the inside of your pants. It is quite easy to retrieve it and trust me, it is quite secure. Also, surprisingly it is quite comfortable and you actually forget it is there.
Price: £5.45
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Yes, you heard me, A money belt.This is such a great idea. I simply love these things. Most travel accessories are designed to be an add-on. That is, they are great and perform their job, but they are typically something that you have to carry in addition to what you would normally have. For example, the travel wallet. These are great, and yes they can carry your money, but it is something extra that you have to wear.
But no more. Here is the travel money belt. You simply wear this belt instead of wearing your normal one, but this belt has special “hidden” compartments where you can put your money. Pure genius.
Plus these have the additional security of not looking out of the ordinary, so possible thieves would be none the wiser. (so just be careful where you drop your pants)
Cost: £12.99
Where: Goplanetgo
Wow, now that is a mouthful!Basically this is a sealable tough plastic bag, that you place your clothes in, seal, squish them up (technically removing the air), and then put in your travel bag.
Not such a bad idea to be completely honest. I mean you could possibly do this with a packet from Tesco’s and a roll of tape, but it would look as pretty.
They also have the additional benefit of being waterproof so they will protect your clothes in the event of a leakage.
Cost: £10.99
Where: Essentials4travel
These are actually pretty cool.Most people get these if they are travelling through a couple of countries on the same trip. However, since the introduction of the Euro, this has not been too much of a problem.
However, even if I just take a trip to, for example Spain, it is useful to be able to keep my UK pounds separate from the Euro’s. These things are not extremely necessary, but just add that extra level of ease to international travel. The currency wallet opens accordion style and offers four pockets for different currencies and a central zippered coin pocket. There are also eight individual slots for travel cards.
The wallet’s pockets are deep enough to handle multiple passports, so it’s also great organising tool for when you’re travelling with the whole family!
Dimensions: 19 x 10.5 x 2 cm; 7.5 x 4 x .75 inches. This is one here is made of leather for tha extra level of luxury.
Cost: £35.95, with FREE UK delivery.
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I have never really been a fan of these kinds of money belts. I find that they are not very porous and so you tend to sweat a lot between it and your skin. Nasty.However, if you are going somewhere cold this will not be a problem.
They are useful for keeping and transporting cash and your passport. I carried all of my cash and papers through Europe in it, as I never had a bank account (this was quite some time ago), and it did the job fine.
They are machine washable and very durable. Plus, at £4.99 they are cheap as chips.
Cost: £4.99
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