Jun 18, 17, 4:17 pm
Last edit by: EmailKid
Best items to have for Budget Traveler:
Unlocked SmartPhone with local Sim card with data (not all countries have addresses posted)
Extension cord with multiple outlets (some budget hotels have exactly ONE electrical outlet)
Free local maps that you might pick up at tourist information places (the more the better - different versions seem to list different streets depending on what printer considers important)
USB battery pack for when you are lost and mobile is running low on juice and you need Google maps
Unlocked SmartPhone with local Sim card with data (not all countries have addresses posted)
Extension cord with multiple outlets (some budget hotels have exactly ONE electrical outlet)
Free local maps that you might pick up at tourist information places (the more the better - different versions seem to list different streets depending on what printer considers important)
USB battery pack for when you are lost and mobile is running low on juice and you need Google maps
Favorite budget travel items?
May 6, 15, 8:29 pm
#256
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: TK*G
Posts: 267
SIM card holder
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I just bought, but haven't tried it yet, the whatsapp sim card
http://www.whatsim.com/en
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I just bought, but haven't tried it yet, the whatsapp sim card
http://www.whatsim.com/en
Jun 23, 15, 5:08 am
#258
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 6
Jun 27, 15, 11:26 am
#259
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 232
Is there a bigger version of this holder available anywhere?
Jun 27, 15, 2:13 pm
#260
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: where the chile is hot
Programs: AA,RR,NW,Delta ,UA,CO
Posts: 38,063
Jun 29, 15, 4:41 pm
#261
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Spain
Posts: 169
This isn't an "item," per se, but I've found the downloadable city guides from Tripadvisor to be incredibly useful. They're only useful in certain locations, though. Also, hard to beat a wallet with multiple bill pockets for sorting out currencies when you're traveling abroad.
Jul 7, 15, 1:21 pm
#262
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 817
Not technically an item but you can download the entirety of Wikitravel onto your iPhone for offline use, it's listed on the iOS store as Turdus: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/turd...590503295?mt=8
This can help a lot - lots of money saving tips on restaurants, cheap sights, etc.
This can help a lot - lots of money saving tips on restaurants, cheap sights, etc.
Jul 13, 15, 10:07 pm
#263
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Bali, Indonesia
Programs: AA, DL, AK, UN, CN
Posts: 904
Not technically an item but you can download the entirety of Wikitravel onto your iPhone for offline use, it's listed on the iOS store as Turdus: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/turd...590503295?mt=8
This can help a lot - lots of money saving tips on restaurants, cheap sights, etc.
This can help a lot - lots of money saving tips on restaurants, cheap sights, etc.
Similarly you can sign up for Amazon Kindle Prime for $10/mo and you have access to all the Lonely Planet books!
You can only DL ten books at a time but that should be enough for a trip. There's tons of other books as well. It's served me well on my trip thru 8-9 countries (especially as you can get the more local "city" books) in the past year, tho trying to wade thru the LP on a tablet or phone or Kindle isn't nearly as easy as a book.
Oct 1, 15, 11:09 am
#264
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 3
Contact lens cases can hold one weeks' worth of foundation, face creams, ointments. Bonus -, since they are so small, they are not usually detected if you to put it in your ziplock.
Oct 4, 15, 11:13 am
#265
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 817
I tried that app a few years back and it didn't work - maybe its OK now. I'm gonna check it out again!
Similarly you can sign up for Amazon Kindle Prime for $10/mo and you have access to all the Lonely Planet books!
You can only DL ten books at a time but that should be enough for a trip. There's tons of other books as well. It's served me well on my trip thru 8-9 countries (especially as you can get the more local "city" books) in the past year, tho trying to wade thru the LP on a tablet or phone or Kindle isn't nearly as easy as a book.
Similarly you can sign up for Amazon Kindle Prime for $10/mo and you have access to all the Lonely Planet books!
You can only DL ten books at a time but that should be enough for a trip. There's tons of other books as well. It's served me well on my trip thru 8-9 countries (especially as you can get the more local "city" books) in the past year, tho trying to wade thru the LP on a tablet or phone or Kindle isn't nearly as easy as a book.
Dec 4, 15, 10:47 am
#268
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: MSP
Programs: DL Gold, DL MM 8/22/16!
Posts: 2,563
This is undoubtedly not for everybody, but I really enjoyed having knitting needles and yarn along for a JFK-NRT-BKK and return flight. It helped pass the time surprisingly well. Along with Kindle books and a new sudoko paperback, I was well amused. And I felt sort of productive. One 50" cowl and 1/2 of a scarf.
Romelle
PS - not a peep from TSA about the metal knitting needles.
Romelle
PS - not a peep from TSA about the metal knitting needles.
