My worst case was a trip to Boston. I had an 8am flight EDI-LHR first and at 2am I was finally packing as I had not had a chance to do it yet.

I then went through my checklist (purely in my head make it up as I go along!). I went to my travel wallet where I keep the Passport, Drivers License etc and discovered there was NO PASSPORT! I had no idea where it could be!

I had just moved house and had boxes everywhere. I spent 2hrs ripping everything apart, then I drove to the parents to check some boxes I had put in the attic (they weren't best pleased me turning up at 4am) and after getting home at 5am I almost gave up hope of my trip. Then I suddenly remembered I had visited the solicitor a few days before the house purchase. I checked the house purchase file and there was the bl**din passport sat with the other "proofs of ID" that the solicitor had required! Argh!

Needless to say I slept all the way to Boston!