Thought about this on my recent flight from Vancouver to London. After 12 years of flying between New Zealand and the UK at least once per year; sometimes more I have a dedicated list that I will NOT travel without.
*** this is in addition to obvious travel essentials like passport, tickets etc. Just in case any reader thinks I can transcend myself through check-ins and immigration counters.:)
1. Aspirin ( help prevent blood clots)
2. Nurofen, sleeping tabs ( or antihistamines that are of the drowsy kind)
3. Ipod (usually loaded with imtalk or marathontalk podcasts,
4. Skull Candy ear buds - make EXCELLENT earplugs and better sound quality for the inflight movies!
5. Compression socks to wear inflight (prefer the CEP ones ).Prevents cankle formation!
6. Eyedrops, lip balm , small pot of moisturiser, cleansing wipes, small toothpaste+toothbrush, deoderant,
7. Clean pair of underwear - if travelling betw nz + uk. 30+ hrs in the same underwear = eeeuw.
8. Microfleece that I wear if reqd and can then be rolled up as a neck support.
9. Empty bidon that I can ask the friendly Air NZ cabin crew to fill up and I can hydrate at leisure.
10. 2-3 electrolyte tabs ie Nuun or similar - keeps the water flavour interesting and more effective hydration.
IM Canada race report coming soon for all (1) of my avid readers
