Sandisk slotRadio is sponsoring another present for you. This time I put together a travel comfort kit with some of the things I find useful on trips, which is convenient, because I’m typing this on an airplane right now. If these look familiar, it’s because lots of them are up on Mighty Goods, where I keep all my favorite stuff.
If you win, it’s like God telling you to quit your job and wait tables in Europe. Right? Right.
This dopp kit is my very favorite travel thing, and it looks like Flight 001 is discontinuing them. Insanity. The bag is attractive but not twee, well-made, waterproof (so exploding hair goo won’t stain your clothes), and hyper functional. The whole top opens up, so you can see everything at a glance rather than digging around in your bag. Plus, I love how the zippers are attached to the handle, so you can close the bag and throw it in your suitcase in one swoop.
Flight 001 this is madness. Bring back the two-zip dopp, I implore you.
Inside the dopp, I packed a set of nap-anywhere products:
1. Earplugs
2. Eye Shade
3. Travel Pillow
It’s the red-eye trifecta. My preferred eye-shade and neck pillow are also both from Flight 001:
The one I picked is red, to match your dopp kit. Much more comfy than the crappy ones you pick up at the drugstore.
I used to travel with one of those cushy neck pillows, but it was impossible to stow conveniently, and a pain to wash. That makes for one filthy pillow, and airplane filth is the reason Purell was invented. Unfortunately, Purell just makes your pillow all sticky.
I switched to inflatable pillows, and have found that the only comfy ones are the ones with knit or fleece covers. This one is fleece, which is a bit bulkier, but more cushy — also, easy to wash.
As you might expect, our sponsor threw in a Slot Radio, which is an MP3 player that comes pre-loaded with music. It’s tiny, and it’s a time-saver if you want some new music for your trip, but don’t feel like staying up until 3 a.m. downloading stuff.
For the hotel room, I always like to have a travel candle with me. It dispels funk, and calms you down, but also helps you make scent memories, so the smell of that candle will always remind you of your trip. I love when that happens.
I got you a Botanicus candle in Champagne, because it smelled good. I don’t really have a brand preference when in comes to travel candles, but if you do please tell me in comments. I’m into that stuff.
A Dagoba Organic Chocolate Bar, New Moon
I have to travel with snacks or I get hangry when my blood sugar dips. Dagoba makes satisfying, organic chocolate bars. They’re rich enough that you may actually be satisfied with a few squares. Or you can have it for breakfast. I’m not judging.
These happy luggage tags have saved me from taking the wrong luggage countless times. The best one reads, “This is not your bag.” Though I keep waiting for someone with the exact same luggage to have the exact same tag.
And that’s it! All right travelers, leave a comment telling me where you would go if you could go anywhere at all, and I’ll use the random number thingie to figure out who gets the goods. I’ll announce the winner this Friday. If you win, you have to go teach English in Vietnam. That’s the deal.
Mighty Girl 
Love the luggage tags!!! And the candle. Makes me want to book a vacation….
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the PERFECT travel kit.
if i could go anywhere in the world, it would be to sevilla, espana. ole!
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inspired by your mighty life list since i first saw it a while ago, i’ve been working on making my life the one i really want. therefore i am taking a year off and heading to turkey (i’m australian, so it’s kind of a long way off!) and then north africa then maybe the middle east.
so that’s where i’d go, if i could go anywhere at all, where my heart and imagination take me.
(goodness how soppy, it’s getting late here!)
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If I could travel anywhere, I’d go to fjord-hopping in Norway. The kit looks amazing!
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That sleepmask looks awesome! I still use a crappy lufthansa one which I’m sure is giving me extrawrinkle from being totall non-breath-ey!
As for travel candles, the ones from l’occitane are maybe a little on the bulky side but the lavender-amber one smells exactly like where I want to go, namely the south of France.
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où vas-tu? Why Paris, of course.
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I’d love to travel to Ireland. It’s our anniversary next week, and we’ve been thinking about how if we could redo our honeymoon, we’d take the same cabin-in-the-mountains approach, but move it to Ireland. Sigh.
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Italy, specifically Naples! Or maybe France. Or BOTH!
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I studied abroad in Rome and Florence 10 years ago, and started dating my now-husband when I returned. I’ve always wanted to share with him the mind-blowing experience I had there, so I’m going to say Italy.
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Must I pick one place? I would love to go to Egypt at the moment. Currently I am engrossed in middle east culture, history, and current events so Egypt would be the safest place to go!
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The husband and I have been lusting over a trip to Italy ….
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I could really use some Belgian fries and Belgian beer!
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Definitely Greece. We were supposed to go on our honeymoon, but for some reason we went to Holland instead (which was still fantastic), but I dream of seeing the Aegean and eating fresh sardines with a glass of something alcoholic and refreshing. *sigh* i just glanced up at my flourescent lit office ceiling and am now officially depressed.
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This would be perfect for my trip to Switzerland in September! It’s my first real vacation…
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My boyfriend and I would go to Ireland (like we’ve been promising each other since we got together 2 years ago). His family came over during the potato famine and we’re both interested in researching his family before the move and absorbing as much Irish history as we possibly can. Also, I promised him we’d skip over to England and I’d take him to the London theater for a night. 🙂
And that kit is so amazingly cute! ❤
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If I could go anywhere, I would absolutely go to Greece. Everywhere you look is like a beautiful postcard! And delicious food to boot! 🙂
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Right this instant? I’d ask for a plane ticket to Paris. I need a few mornings of sipping cafe au lait and munching on croissants, then strolling along the Seine until lunch where I linger all afternoon sipping wine. Sigh.
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Whoa, Vietnam was going to be my choice, so I guess I’ll teach an English class or two while I’m there!
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I love your suggestions… I am going e-shopping right now!
I travel a lot already, but am already heading to my dream destination in 2 weeks… Senegal, West Africa to meet all the inlaws that I haven’t met already which includes the 20 or so cousins that all live in the same house – will need earplugs I’m sure or a lot of rest when I get home.
Anyway, I have also started my life list and checking them off – thanks for your inspiration!
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I’m thinking a safari in South Africa at the Singita lodge, followed by some time in Cape Town at Grace Bay. Or hiking a glacier in Alaska. Or biking around with the happy, apple-cheeked people of Denmark. Or hanging out at the Park Hyatt in Tokyo and taking a side trip to Kyoto. Or going back to Vietnam to visit my favorite street vendors. So many choices.
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Well, if I could go anywhere, I would try to re-do almost any vacation my husband and I have taken. We got married in Jamaica – when Hurricane Dean hit it. And then on the honeymoon, I was hospitalized in Mexico with a lung infection. I passed out in Italy one summer, broke my toe in Arizona, and had a car accident in Georgia.
I think the common thread is that all these places are warm. So instead of trying to go someplace nice and warm, we should go someplace else. Like Alaska. So that’s my new plan: vacation in Alaska. Where I shall have an igloo fall on me or something equally ignominious. But hey, at least we should be able to see the pretty Northern Lights.
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Funny…I was going to say I want to go to Vietnam to teach english but it looks like you beat me to it! 🙂
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If I could go anywhere in the world, my husband and I would go to Japan and teach English and leave all sense of responsibility behind.
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New Zealand for a month. At least.
but honestly, right now, I would go just about anywhere on a vacation… it’s been a while.
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My goal is to go to Europe next year. Specifically France, but I’m open to other ideas too if a good deal comes along. But Europe: must go there.
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I would go to NYC, duh! Or maybe Jamaica. Then again, it’s been a while since I’ve seen the redwood forests … I can’t decide, but I promise to go SOMEWHERE …
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Anywhere warm please, with a beach of course. And far far away.
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When the kids were smaller my wife and I claimed the next town over would be a fantastic vacation as long as the kids were with Grandma. Now the kids can pretty much bathe themselves so the need isn’t as pressing. But a trip to the mountains or the beach would be delightful.
I’m also happy to teach english in a foreign country if they are happy to ignore the fact things such as “the comma” don’t seem to exist in my world.
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I’d go see my husband, he’s Down Under for a three week business trip right now. I got to go with him last time, and I miss him!
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Colombia! To visit my in-laws 😀
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I would love these things! If I HAVE to do something amazing if I win, I’ll make the sacrifice!
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I’m going to England for two weeks at the end of the month, but my dream destination du jour is Peru. I want to see some ruins and some rain forests and damnit, I want to eat a guinea pig!
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I’d take my husband to Europe for a few weeks. I’ve been twice but he’s never had the chance, and there’s so much I want to share with him!
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I’d go to Spain…always to Spain. I miss that country SO much!
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I would really love to take a 3-week to New Zealand and then travel much of the region from there.
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Since I’ve got ah honeymoon coming up, the “go anywhere” question is quite pertinent at the moment. Now, if I could only choose between Argentina, Machu Picchu, Barcelona, Hawaii, and the south of France . . .
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Je suis avec Ann . . . c’est Paris!!
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To Australia to visit a koala sanctuary. One of these days, I will actually pet a koala.
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I pack up my husband and daughter (19 months)and head to NYC (just to get us started), then off to Northern France, Greece, and Israel. You might as well plan big.
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Right now, my dream trip is to go to Australia/Singapore/Thailand – I’m going to need at least 2 months to do it right.
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I would go to Australia! It’s always on my list but I feel like I’ll never get there because the airfare from the US is usually so high. Japan is a close second, for similar reasons.
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I would go back to Rome, but this time I would bring my husband with me. I’m dying to go back.
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A trip to Olema, CA got cancelled back in Feb due to my husband being laid off, so I’m still dreaming about the coast, the cottage, the wine, the grass fed beef, the cheese, the farmer’s markets… I would go there, in an instant!
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If I could go anywhere, I would go to Ireland. I’ve been wanting to go for years but have never been able to save enough to enjoy the trip. That and my boyfriend is afraid that if I end up going there, I’ll never want to come back!! 🙂
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My 9-year-old daughter wants to go to Spain and I couldn’t be happier! The people, the wine, the food, the culture…did I mention wine? It seems like the perfect place to open her eyes to how big this world really is.
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I’d throw the dopp kit in my huge hiking backpack and head to Peru. I want to see the jungles, rivers and mountains. And that pillow and lovely candle would come in handy when I end up sleeping on the ground in a shack on the edge of a cliff.
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To a small town in Italy to write and eat and walk for a month.
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Italy, hands down. Though right now I’d settle for a staycation in our own backyard!
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My boyfriend and I just talked about this last night … we want to buy a sailboat and sail around the world. Neither of us know a thing about sailing, but I don’t see why that has to stop us.
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A small, secluded beach on St. Thomas. With only my husband and a bucket of ice cold beer. And nothing on the agenda for the day (or week, for that matter)!
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