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 
I think Italy would be lovely! Although, as others have said, perhaps not in mid-July… 😉
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I would go to Ethiopia. I am fascinated by the food, music, dance, language…
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I would love to go to Iceland. I’ve heard it is beautiful!
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I’d go to South America – visit my old host family in Buenos Aires then head north to beaches in Brazil.
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Love, love love! the luggage tags!
If I could go anywhere.. Barcelona! A little sangria by the sea, some nice olives. mmmm.
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If I could go anywhere in the world, it would be to Vietnam. To teach English. Aaaaaaand, in more selfish news, I would really go Italy and eat for a month straight.
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I’d love to go visit my best friend in Argentina when he moves there next month 😦 But at least now I have a reason to go!!
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Italy. Hands down.
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My grandmother has travelled the world a few times over and always returns to Peru. So if I were to go anywhere in the world I would go find out what makes it her favourite spot.
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My boyfriend and I are unfortunately going to be plagued by the dreaded Long Distance Relationship soon, because I have to leave Ireland and finish up my last year of college in the States. All I want to do is come back to see him as soon as possible! And as a frequent traveler, that bag? Ideal.
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Australia
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Our schedule is jammed full of travel this summer. All places we want to go, obviously, but nothing extravagant. If we’re talking extravagant, I would love to go to New Zealand or the Galapagos Islands.
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Istanbul — and then on to the rest of Turkey. I can’t think of anything better than ferrying across the bosphorus all day long “ooh look I’m in Europe”….”oh no, I mean I’m in Asia”.
Yes Turkey please.
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Oooooh… I can’t wait until my husband stops being a grad student so we can have money and travel again. Le’sigh.
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I would go to Costa Rica first then stop off in Scotland and before heading home have a minor layover in Puerto Rico. Now if only I could find the $10,000 to do that and a babysitter…
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My husband and I are plotting to escape to Italy next June, but I think I’d use my one free ‘anywhere’ pass to visit his family in South Africa. It would be win-win: Gorgeous country, lots to see and do, plus hanging out with seldom seen (and missed!) family.
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There is a disagreement in my home — I want to go (back) to London and see the art project in Trafalagar now with people standing on the plinth; my husband wants to go to Tahiti. I guess I can’t really argue with the latter, though.
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Oh Maggie, what fun! I would love that eye mask! I would happily go to a B&B on the west side of Michigan if I could go anywhere today…not quite Vietnam, but I have two little ones at home. I’m practical, even when I’m dreaming. 🙂
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Hmmm.. I wold love to take one of those barge cruises through Europe. Imagine waking up to a new village or city every morning! This would also be in the spring or fall, as I live in Arkansas and am sick! of heat. And my husband and 2 year old could come if they sleep in their own room. And we had a nanny with us. Can you add a nanny to the deal?
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Copenhagen!
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What a prize! I’m in the middle of packing for a 2 week trip to Ireland and I could reeeeeeeeeeeally use everything on this list. We leave in 10 days!!!
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Since I am headed to Hawaii for my honeymoon in a month I think I need this spectacular travel kit 🙂
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I would go BACK to Iceland. I went in June, and it won’t leave my head.
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The Philipines. I am hapa (half); my dad was born/raised in Hawaii & we don’t know any of our distant relatives in the PI. None of my relatives (stateside) even speak in Tagalog. So I’d love to go, find some relatives & connect with my roots. And, I hear the water is even more fab than Hawaii. And I think my kids (4 & 2) would dig the adventure.
Other places of interest:
Puerto Rico with the fam
The Greek Islands, with just hubby
Wine Country Spa Weekend, no hubby/no kids
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I would pack up my husband and kids and head off to explore Paris and some of the french countryside.
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OH, I have to go to Ireland. I finally (after saving and waiting for 10 years), FINALLY went to Scotland this year, and it was wonderful. So next I want to go next door to Ireland. 🙂 Then probably back to Scotland. I so love that part of the world.
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Awesome Kit!! I would take the hubby and myself to Italy!!
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Where wouldn’t I go? I want to go everywhere! I want to eat cheese in France, hike in the Swiss Alps (again, okay?), eat real sushi in Japan, float in a hot spring in Iceland… so much!
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I’d have to go first to Alaska, on a cruise of course, then later to South Africa.
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Espana! to learn the paso doble and drink rioja.
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I want to go to Germany and Amsterdam with my friends next summer, which I suppose is fortunate, because we already have our trip planned!
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corfu. with my husband.
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I would go to Tahiti… or somewhere in the South Pacific.
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The luggage tags are adorable! All this time I never thought to bring a travel candle… brilliant idea.
If I could get on a plane right now for a dream vacation it would be tropical. I would do nothing by read, sleep, and relax for at least two weeks. A girl can dream right?
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My boyfriend’s parents are moving to Bavaria for three years, so I’d most want to go see them and also hit up Prague and Salzburg.
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I would love to go to Barcelona with my husband. That’s my number one dream at the moment!!! The site looks great, I love the photos along the top.
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I would just want to go on a long road trip with my husband. Anywhere would be great, but if I had to pick a spot I suppose it would be something East Coast. I’m pretty sure I won’t be able to pry myself away from work this summer, but I’ll keep hoping.
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I want desparately to go to Hawaii, hike a volcano, and sit for a couple of weeks on the beach. But that didn’t work out, so I’m headed to Tahoe instead. Not a bad trip, but not Hawaii.
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If I could go anywhere, it would be South Africa. I am fascinated by the history, the culture, the music, and the natural beauty of the country.
Love your idea for the travel bag–particularly the candle. I had never thought of that, but I have been in many hotels that could have used them.
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Off to Denmark with my soon to be husband. That is the dream for both of us.
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Love the travel kit. I travel long haul across (from Ireland) across the Atlantic to the West Coast (Vancouver Island) at least twice a year and hops within Europe. My travel kit includes q-tips (so many uses), hand cream (why must everything be so dry on the plane) and I always carry a bed-time only body cream to lull myself to sleep.
If I could go anywhere I’d go to the Galapagos Island. I love the pacific, wild life and sunshine. If only!
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This is actually a very hard question for me because I have not traveled much at all and I always thought I would want to visit all of the states before traveling outside the country. So I guess the answer is all 50 states.
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Botswana, baby.
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Scotland would be nice.
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I’d go to the Great Barrier Reef to go SCUBA diving.
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I’d take it on my next choir tour – to eastern Canada (and hopefully other exciting places soon!)
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I would go back to Sardinia and take my son so he could see where his mom and dad spent their honeymoon. And I would find the one ruin for which we fruitlessly searched and spent an entire day lost in the woods.
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London, England. No question.
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i would go to hawaii, because i’ve never been (sad, right?)
and also back to japan. just love it there.
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Israel. My fabulous boyfriend has traveled the world. He’s humble and knowledgable about it, and has incredible stories to tell. The place I love hearing about the most is Israel. And it’s where I want to travel with him the most!
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