Essential Holliday Tools (10 indispensable things to take on holiday with you)

Member Name: ILoveJackDaniels

Product:	10 indispensable things to take on holiday with you
Date:	18/06/01 (41 review reads)
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Well, since I'm about to go to Fiji, it would probably be a good idea for me to write this list, as much to remind myself what to take as anything...

At Number 10: If I forget this again I will probably cry. I never remember to take it on holiday. Ever. And Fiji is one place you need ... a camera. With lots and lots of film. I know more people than I can count who are gutted that they forgot to take their camera on a holiday that, for one reason of another, turned out to be one of the best of their lives...

Number 9: From what I understand about the current climate in FIji, and because my parents and doctors and hence paranoid about holidays in general, I think that this time I will probably take their all-purpose First Aid kit. This might sound strange, but ever since I went to India and one of my friends was forced to use the equipment that was out there, I am not keen to be without this. Needles are less painful when you know they are clean.

At 8: American Express travellers cheques. Money is no bad thing to have on holiday, and I will personally recommend AmEx cheques. India again, and I lost my cheques. All my money was missing. I went to the Amex building in Delhi and within about 20 minutes I had a hefty wad of dollars back in my hand and a huge weight off my mind.

Lucky Number 7: Books. Fiji is hot. And has a lot of great beaches. And if anyone thinks I plan to do anything except lounge around soaking up the sun, they are sadly mistaken. And I will want something to do while I'm at it, so when I'm tired of oggling the beautiful women, I'll just read on the beach...

6: A suitcase with a false bottom. I'm not advocating smuggling in any way, but their limits on what you can take back are a little strange. Clothes especially are frowned upon if bought in Fiji. So I'll hide the fake Levi's.

Number 5: A Mastercard. If things go wrong, a fresh mastercard (never been used) with a £500
limit will get you out of almost any trouble. It's more than enough for a flight home if you really are stuck.

Number 4: A very heavy-duty padlock. I'm not particularly paranoid, but I would like to be sure that when I leave a hotel, by the time I get back my back won't have been ransacked and my camera stolen. So a decent padlock on a decent bag normally takes care of that. People will normally not bother and find some poor soul without one if they are going to steal anthying.

Number 3: Music. An MP3 player with loads of batteries and a few good tunes should help the long journies pass by with very little pain and misery. Top tunes? Maybe a few Mr Scruff tracks, and a bit of 3 Colours Red, amongst other things (Nuclear Holiday seems very appropriate).

Number 2: The Phone Number for the British Embassy in whichever sountry you are going to. You DO NOT want to find yourself in another country without this. It sounds weird and geeky, but I know a lot of people (and have been in siuations myself) where this can literally by a lifesaver. DO NOT FORGET THIS! Seriously.

Top Spot: Numero Uno - My Passport. I've forgotten it before, I'm sorry to say, and never again. It has quite a few uses, believe it or not, and I'd be forever kicking myself if I forgot it.

Anyway, I'm off to Fiji. I hope that if you are going on holiday soon, this helps you a little...

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