Hi, I'm The Wandering Wife, and today I have my top 10 travel products for you.
Some of them are new, some of them are tried and tested,
But all of them are going to make your travel much more convenient,
and one, that cost me $10, saved me $50 on my last trip.
So stay tuned to find out how.
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The first item on my list is really a two-for, and it's
something that I'm really excited about We all know that when we travel, that
liquids pose a problem for out carry-on.
So, I've been trying to replace as many of my liquid
products with solids, as I can.
And I'm really excited to have found this company
called Ethique.
Ethique makes solid products... hair care, body, even a laundry.
This is the shampoo and the conditioner, and they just
look like a bar of soap.
This is the shampoo.
And I've already been using this for about a month and a
half now, and I have to tell you, I am super happy with it.
I had some doubts about how well it would clean, and
how well it would lather.
It does both amazingly well.
This is the conditioner bar.
Now they do make several different, both shampoos and conditioners,
depending on your hair type.
You'll notice that this one's a little bit smaller.
Let me show you that for comparison again.
And I think that's because they assume that you're
gonna lather more than once, and you're only gonna
use this one once each time you wash your hair.
At least that's what I do.
Now, I also found these cases.
These are not from Ethique, but I found these cases, and I'm
gonna link all these products down below.
And you can see that they perfectly fit these square bars.
So the other thing I really like about these products,
is that you're not throwing all those plastic bags in the
landfill.
They're much more environmentally friendly.
They're also free of most of the chemicals that we find
in our shampoos and conditioners, and I have a very
very sensitive scalp, sensitive skin all over, but I was also looking for something that
I thought would be a little less harsh, and this has
fit the bill all the way around.
Ethique also makes a laundry product, called Flash.
and I love this because, I try to pack light enough
that I'm only really taking tops and things like that for
about half of my trip, and I wash things out in the hotel sink.
Now the nice thing about this, is that you actually get
two uses out of it.
You can use it just like this, dry as a stain stick, and just rub it into the
stain that you're gonna wash later.
And then, you just take it and swish it around in a sink full of water
or rub in on your clothes, gently, and use it as a
or rub in on your clothes, gently, and use it as a
regular laundry detergent.
So I love this!
Next, in keeping with the idea of converting as many
liquids to solids as I can, I want to show you a couple of
things I have in my makeup bag.
The first is a solid foundation stick by Tarte.
Now, this may not be for everybody.
It depends on what kind of coverage you like.
I just put It on my face, and then use a blending sponge to blend it
in, and I find that it does a great job.
It is rather expensive, but it lasts me a long time
because I don't use it every day.
I save this one specifically for my travel.
Another makeup item that I use in solid form is a little
concealer stick by E.L.F.
This is for the undereye and any areas of redness and
so forth.
This wasn't very expensive, and as you can see, it's really small, so not only is it
a solid, but it doesn't take up a lot of room in your
bag.
This is an item that I actually found at my doctor's
office, and I was so excited about it, I thought, this is perfect for travel.
They're deodorant wipes.
Now why would I want deodorant wipes, you ask, because you can
take solid deodorant in the stick form.
Well, I love these for when I know I'm going to be out
and about all day long, and it's very hot outside,
especially if I'm gonna be someplace like a theme park,
or in the tropics somewhere, I can duck into a restroom
anywhere and do a quick little touchup to make sure
that my deodorant is still working.
I just love these.
They're convenient for on planes, if you've traveled all
night long and you just feel like you need that little
freshen up.
So, I love these, and I not only use them when I travel, I keep one in my purse at all
times.
Now my next item is not a must-have, at least for most
people, but for me I really, really enjoy having an electric
toothbrush.
And it's battery operated.
Woops!
You can hear that it really does work, and it's
really nice and strong.
Now I used another one that was battery operated, and it did not last any
time at all.
It wasn't strong, I could barely feel it vibrating.
So, I really like this one.
It's by a company called Fairywill.
And again, I will link all this down below.
It comes with 2 of the brush tips.
Each one has its own little cover included, and I just love this.
It has really made a difference to me to be able to take
a battery-operated toothbrush with me on my
journeys.
My next item is not only compact and convenient, but it's really important for keeping your
credit cards safe, and your cash and that sort of thing
when you're traveling.
It's called the Taxi Wallet, and it's gonna come to you in a nice little case like this,
a nice tin case.
And on the inside, it'll be in this little bag.
It's not in there now because I have it stuffed, and
I can't get it back in the bag.
But this is what it looks like.
It's just a little bit smaller than my hand.
It's a really, really nice size, and it's just big enough to fit what you need
and, nothing more.
So, the front flap, you're gonna have a small little flap
up here, and I don't know what you might put up there.
Tickets, small tickets, or folded up receipts or
whatever, I don't really use that.
But here, you've got room for a couple of credit cards
in this pocket.
And then right in front of that, you've got in this pocket.
And then right in front of that, you've got change section.
And then around on the back when you open it, you have 2 slots for your cash.
And what's nice about that is that you can separate your
money, so you can keep your home currency in one slot
and the travel currency in the other.
Or you can just keep currency, and then you can put
receipts and things up here.
Now, when you close it, right here in between, you also
have a quick, convenient little slot.
This is great for things like your room key, or a metro card
or anything that you need to access frequently.
You can just reach in and pull that out without having to
open the wallet itself.
Now, how does this protect your credit cards?
Well, when you open it up, I think you can kinda hear
that crinkling sound.
That's the liner inside of it that makes it RFID protected.
And what that means is that somebody with a scanner
who is an electronic pickpocket, cannot scan the credit card information from the cards
that you have inside.
Now, the Taxi Wallets come in several different designs
and colors.
This is one of the cheaper versions.
It was around $15.
And it is I think what they call PLU.
It is fake leather.
They do have real leather ones that run $50 and more.
Before you even leave on your trip, it's really important
to make sure that your luggage is really well identified.
And of course, the best way to do that is with a luggage
tag.
Some of them come with little integrated slots where you can put one, and those are great,
but I am an advocate of marking it more than once.
So I like an external luggage tag attached somewhere.
But I was having trouble finding one that was sturdy
enough to stand up to all the wear and tear and abuse
that your luggage is gonna take.
especially if you check it in.
So, I've been looking for a couple of years and I've tried leather ones, and I've tried
all other sorts, and finally I came across these aluminum ones.
And they're really strong and sturdy.
They have a slide-out part protected by...
I don't know if you can see that.
Let me see if I can catch the light.
But it's a slide-out part that you fill out.
I love that, because the only thing that shows through
the window is your name.
So, unless somebody needs to find out where the
luggage belongs, and takes it off, all they're gonna see
is your name.
They're not gonna have your phone number, or your address.
Why is that important?
Well, it's a known scam that people will hang around
airports, look for the people that they know are
obviously going on trips, look for their address, and go rob their house.
So this is really nice, because it doesn't show you all
that information.
And it's good and sturdy.
But the attachment is just as important, and this
comes with a stainless steel...oops... loop attachment, and it screws on really tight.
I put it on and have my husband tighten it up just as
much as I possibly can.
And it's really gonna stay on there.
It's really gonna protect your luggage.
And like I said, if somebody needs to find out where it
belongs, they can disassemble it, pull the card out,
and they can get your luggage back to you.
They come in multiple colors.
I got all red, but you can also get an assortment.
This next item is not only really important for me,
because I carry so much camera equipment, and electronics and things with me,
but almost anybody these days has iPads and iPhones
that they need to charge every day while they're on the
road.
And I will also tell you that in a lot of hotels
overseas, especially the older ones, the number of sockets in a room are very,
very limited.
We were in one recently in Switzerland, we could only find one socket in the whole
room that wasn't already being used by the lamps or
t he TV, or behind the bed, where it was extremely
difficult to get to, so we had one socket on the desk,
and luckily I had all my gadgets with me, and we were
able to charge everything.
So one of the things that I recommend is a USB bank.
And that's gonna have multiple USB outlets, and this one has one
cord, and then it plugs into the wall outlet.
Now you...this is an American one.
You are going to need an adapter for whatever country you're
traveling to, so that this will physically fit into
the plug itself.
Now another one that I just recently found that I also
really like, and it comes in this really nice black case...
It doesn't have a name brand on it, so I'm gonna have to
find that for you.
I got it on Amazon, and I'll put the link below.
But one of the things I love about this one, is that you have your plug, your outlet here
and it accommodates multiple different plug types.
So, it's gonna accommodate the US, the UK, just about anything in the EU,
as well as Australia, you've got all those different plug
configurations there.
So wherever you are in the world, you can use the plug on that part.
And then on the other side, you have all the different
adapter types.
So you have...let me pull that back in...
So you have all your different configurations.
See if I can get that to focus.
And then, you push here, pull that back in, you've got the little levers on this side,
You have this one, which is the United States, But if you just turn them..I don't know if
you can see that they fit in Australia.
So this one also covers multiple countries, and in addition to the regular plug port on
this side, you also have 4 USB ports.
So this one is kind of like an adapter and USB bank in one.
Now this next item serves so many different purposes.
This is a travel infinity scarf, and I don't know if you can tell how big it
is.
It's nice and wide, it's nice and long, this is in one big loop
and so, you can wear it around your neck doubled - easily doubled.
for warmth in the winter but the other neat thing about this is that
it's not just a scarf.
It has a hidden zippered pocket in it.
So you can put your passport, your money, your glasses
your keys, even your cell phone will fit in there.
and not have to worry about being pickpocketed or about setting it down somewhere in the
airport because you've got it right on you the whole
time.
Even in the airplane, sometimes people say they're
afraid to fall asleep in the airplane because they're
afraid those things will get stolen.
Well, put it around your neck, and not only do you have
a very practical fashion accessory, but you've got functionality here as far as
keeping your items safe.
So I highly recommend this.
I always carry a scarf with me when I travel anyway,
I'll tell you one other little tip about scarves.
When I'm out touring, sometimes I'll keep it in my bag
because, in Europe, they're very strict about how you appear in churches and cathedrals,
especially.
You have to be dressed properly.
That means NO exposed shoulder, ladies.
I don't know...I've never seen anybody say anything about men.
But, so that means tank tops and spaghetti straps
are out if you want to see anything like that.
So, wear those, but take your scarf with you and then put it around you, and put it down
over your shoulders, like a shawl.
This also comes in handy on the airplane where it
might get cold, or if you're going out in the evening,
it kind of functions like a little wrap over your dress.
So this is just a great fashion accessory like I said, with practical use as well.
And it does come in several different colors.
I like the red for a pop of color every now and then
but it comes in many, many different colors, and the link is down below.
OK, I promised you at the beginning of the video
that I was gonna show you an item that cost me $10
but saved me $50.
My husband I and I went to Orlando.
We are huge Disney fans and I'm going back in October with my daughter and granddaughter,
so I bought quite a few things - tee shirts and mouse
ears and things to wear when I go back in October.
well, my luggage was really close to my limit on the way
down, and so coming back, I knew that I wasn't going
to be able to put a lot extra in my suitcase.
Well, I gave him some stuff, and we weighed his and
his was over, so we gave me some stuff back and
and we weighed mine, and mine was over.
We did that 3 or 4 times until we got them both just
under the required 50 pounds.
Now, had we not done that before we left home, we'd have gotten to the airport, and we would
have probably just paid the overweight fee, because
we wouldn't have wanted to unpack and repack there in the airport.
But this $10 gadget gave us the opportunity to get it worked out before we
even got to the airport.
And again, that saved us $50.
So, that brings up another good point.
Don't weigh your luggage at home, think you're ok,
go to the airport, and leave this.
Take it with you.
It's small, it doesn't weigh much.
Put it in your carryon, so that when you come back, you can do the
same thing, and double check coming back, because,
all those souvenirs have a way of adding up real
fast.
Are you a woman who travels alone and sometimes feels a little uneasy in your room by yourself
at night?
Or do you stay in a lot of Airbnb's, and your door may
not lock or you're not too sure about the security of the
lock, and you feel just a little uneasy being there?
I recently found this product, and I'm really excited
about it for situations like that.
It's called Master Lock.
Nope, Master Bolt, sorry!
And you can use it as an extra security measure in hotel rooms, in your Airbnb, even in your
home, on your front door.
It works on any door that opens to the inside.
I know that in hotel rooms that don't have deadbolts, and just have those chains, I always
feel like they're really not much good, so I'm really
excited about this product.
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