While almost everyone will agree on the value of uncoveringcheap traveloptions such as cheapairplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, discounttravel deals, and cheap vacation packages, manywould be travelers are getting deluged with travel essentials suggestions asto what they should purchase.
The following are travel products not worth purchasing ortraveling with according to Caroline Morse:
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Alarmclocks can usually be found in rooms if you are staying at a hotel. Otherwise cell phones serve as excellentreplacements for alarm clocks.
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Moneybelts tend to make wearers stand out as tourists with very weirdly shaped torsosas well. Instead consider wearing anupdated version of a money belt such as a piece of clothing from the CleverTravel Companion clothing line.
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Camerasfor the average tourists can easily be replaced so long as they have arelatively new smartphone. By takingphotos with your smartphone you will have less to carry and your photos will beeasier to upload and share. Dont forgetto check out popular camera and video apps before your next trip.
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Traveltowels usually claim to be made of quick dry material that often never seemsto adequately dry you off and remains wet enough to be gross when you have tocarry them inside your luggage. Remembereven the cheapest of hotels and hostels usually offer free towels or towelsthat can be rented for a couple of dollars which is better that carting arounda soggy towel in between showers while you are traveling.
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Thesmart alternative to purchasing packing cubes is to use Ziploc bags which arelighter and cheaper for organizing luggage. Ziploc bags can be tossed out after being used to store dirtyclothes. Packing cubes also tend to takeup too much space to be worthwhile. Remember to roll your clothes when packing and stuff things in cornersand inside shoes.
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Passportcovers often take time to slip off so before you can present your passport atcustoms. Most covers do not protectpassports from significant damage if dropped in water or a drink spills over them.
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Whyweigh yourself down by carting a guidebook on a trip when you can usually getvery similar, if not better, information from your smartphone, tablet, ore-reader? Even if you will not becarrying any electronic devices while traveling, print out only the pages froma guidebook that you will really need so that you end up with a much smaller,more personalized guide.
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Carryinga non-TSA (Transportation Security Administration) lock to secure your checkedbag is a waste of money. Locks with theTSA-approved symbol can be opened by luggage screeners with a master key. Other types of locks cannot be so easilyopened and often result in a security officer simply breaking or cutting thelock open.
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TravelersChecks are widely considered outdated and a hassle. If you rely on them, you risk wasting timelooking for a place that will accept these checks, and you may be charged withhefty fees and given a poor exchange rate. Instead savvy travelers rely on plastic for travel money: credit cards for more expensive purchases, anddebit (ATM) cards for cash.
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