1. Toiletries Although many hotels provide shampoo, conditioner and a soap, many do not provide face washes or combs/brushes or lip balms. Hotel soaps tend to dry out your skin and strip it of essential oils. You can buy travel sized face washes and even brushes at the local drugstore (I go to Bed Bath and Beyond, they have a huge section of travel sized essentials).
2. Chargers for phone and laptop: Many a time, people forget this and end up not being able to use their phones or laptops beyond a limited period of time. If you are traveling international, ensure you also carry a voltage converter as well.
3. Plastic grocery bags: These would be useful to sort the dirty clothes from fresh ones. Very useful and most forgotten! You can also use them to wrap fragile souvenirs (like bubble wrap).
4. Ziplock bags: One of the best things to carry around so you can keep your receipts, snacks while sightseeing or simply to store a leaky bottle.
5. Extra tote bag: We all buy stuff when we travel and sometimes, it exceeds the available space in your luggage. Buying a new bag in a foreign country (especially if it Europe) can become an expensive affair. So, I recommend taking a foldable tote bag or day backpack that you can store in your carry on, to bring your souvenirs and other extra purchases that wont fit into your carry on.
6. Sunscreen lotion: Most often forgotten and most required, irrespective of weather at the destination. It is a common myth that sunscreen lotions are not required on cloudy or rainy days. So wrong! The sun's harmful rays reach you irrespective of rain or shine. Disregarding this could cause serious skin damage.
So what are your staples?
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