What Should I Take?

 

So, you have read the blog and found some super saver tickets to Europe for next year but you have no idea what you will need on this trip! In this installment we will go over a couple of items Lisa and I have found incredibly useful and now we won’t go without them.

 

When I first travelled to Europe about five years ago, I was super thorough and looked up the plug I would need in each country, purchased them and carried 4 plugs with me for the trip!

 

We’ve come a long way baby! Now you can buy a universal plug that changes itself to fit every European receptacle. During our most recent trip, we found that most modern hotels were equipped with bedside and bathroom USB plugs allowing for seamless charging of your devices overnight. We split our time between hotels and Airbnb’s so we need the universal plugs. This year we were in Ireland, Italy and France, last year Ireland, Austria and Italy.

 

This plug has never let us down!





This is an absolute must for Lisa and I when traveling. Air Conditioning in Europe is not quite what Americans are used to. Very often there will only be air conditioning in certain rooms of and rental you have. I am always hot and I know most of the women reading this in their 50’s will agree with me, there is no sleeping without this fan blowing on me.

I purchased this fan for use at aquatic centers around the US with my kid, little did I know how valuable it was in Europe. Many European hotels will put a restriction on their AC units so you cannot cool the room below 22C which is just about 72 degrees…..this fan made it tolerable and sleepable for us. The battery lasted all night on the middle setting and if you notice, it has its own built in stand so its perfect at the end of the bed!





Finally, this third product is absolutely not a necessity but I’m going to share it with you to help avoid the embarrassment of opening, unpacking and repacking at the ticket counter because your bag is 3 pounds overweight. We have all witnessed this and the 75 people behind you waiting to check in are wishing a horrible illness befall you. One of the things we noticed on the trip this year was that weight limits changed from flight to flight even with the same airline, some were #50 and some were #40. This little piece of equipment will help you avoid costly fees and embarrassment when your underwear is all over the airport floor!






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