Travel Essentials Vol. I

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Todays MTM is all about basic travel essentials. I have recommendations for just about everything, but today I want to share some of my favorites that you may need on the flight (or handy and easy to grab when you're on the road). If you're on my email list you had access to a few of these items and information last week. If you're not, go to the top of the sidebar on the right to sign up!

Personally, these items are a must for me. Having energy, being well prepared with snacks, and having optimal health is key. Whether I'm going international or staying within state lines I am very particular about what I bring with me. Here are a few items you may need;

 

Motion Sickness Patches - because that's never fun.

Sea Sick Bands - for the water nerves.

Vitamin C - to keep the sniffs at bay (non GMO as well if you were curious).

Germ X Wipes - for all my germaphobes out there.

Ear Plugs - I know I'm not the only one with ear/sinus struggles when I travel.

Blueberry Luna Bars - These taste like blueberry Poptarts but are gluten free and actually good for you. They're my perfect snack/breakfast item on the run.

Alba Hawaiian Face Wipes - They're 3-in-1 so less hassle = less stress while roaming about.

Alba Sunscreen for your body - This is non comedogenic (aka won't be gross and clog your pores).

Sunscreen specifically for your face - One of my favorite brands for sensitive skin Cetaphil made this little gem.

 

Leave a comment for what you can't travel without. As always, safe travels and I look forward to hearing where you go next!

 

 

-CS

MTM: People Watching in Athens

This MTM is coming to you a day late this week because I was all fired up talking about millennials marching. That's a lot of "m" words flying about... Anyway today I want to talk about the art of travel people watching. It's a different kind of breed of people watching than the people watching you could be doing in your own hometown from the local coffee shop while catching bits of gossip and banter. This kind, obviously, has a broader spectrum with different locations, languages, and much more detail than when you're location locked at home. Technically, you could live in a very diverse area and this may not particularly pertain to you as much as others, but nevertheless when you're traveling about country to country there are bound to be differences. 

Sonder is a huge player when you're traveling and that's so blatantly one of my favorite things abut it. Here, pictured above, are two siblings that I ran into up on the Acropolis of Athens. They were talking in a language I did not know, but were being very sweet to each other and seemed engaged in not only the surrounding architecture but little things they were finding that were overlooked by others. Picking up tiny rocks and pointing out other sites and views set them apart from others. As travelers we can always learn from the youth because their imaginations can be quite different from our own. Seeing what they notice or recognize, watching their expressions when they see architecture they've only looked at through books, and listening to their exclamations about historical events can be very intriguing. 

I'm not saying that you have to have baby fever to appreciate what little kids are talking about and I'm certainly not saying that you have to interact with children either. Simply see if you notice anything when you're people watching about the youth and take a moment to take data from it, so to speak. 

You may be inspired or lose faith in parenting skills, who's to say. 

 

-CS

 

Traveling soon? Here are some things you may need and a place or two to do bookings. Safe travels and if you ever want to share something you found you know where to find me.