{"id":94608599,"date":"2011-10-05T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/top-five-alternative-travel-essentials\/"},"modified":"2014-09-12T18:15:08","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T18:15:08","slug":"top-five-alternative-travel-essentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/top-five-alternative-travel-essentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Five Alternative Travel Essentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<br \/>\n<strong>I Bet He Loves New York<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nPlanning a spontaneous romantic trip or a relaxing weekend getaway&nbsp;for the family? These top five alternative travel essentials are compulsory for traveling comfortably. Enjoy stress-free travel with these five items. <\/p>\n<p>\n<br \/>\n<span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: bold\">Language Guide<\/span><\/span>: Make the most of your in-flight experience and soak up some local lingo with acountry-appropriate language guide next time you take an international flight to an exotic destination. Practise &lsquo;bonjour&rsquo; or &lsquo;por favor&rsquo; on a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\/cheap-flights-to-europe\">flight to Europe<\/a><\/strong> and impress the natives with your newfound lust for language. After an hour of study, enjoy a foreign language film on your <strong><a href=\"\/news\/virgin-america-unveils-plans-for-next-generation-of-in-flight-entertainment\">in-flight entertainment system<\/a><\/strong> and perfect your accent.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: bold\">Disposable Camera<\/span><strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: normal\">: While most tourists shun the idea of the analogue camera as a travel essential, personally I would beg to differ. Not only does this affordable piece of apparatus take more artistic and original photographs filled with the nineties nostalgia of a time long past, disposable cameras function on a very practical level. Whether you&rsquo;re meandering down the ski slopes of the French Alps, clambering up Kilimanjaro in Tanzania or soaking up the sun on a luxury beach in <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: normal\"><a href=\"\/tag\/dubai\/default\">Dubai<\/a><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: normal\"><\/span><strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: normal\">, the disposable camera can survive and thrive in almost any climate. Once you&rsquo;ve caught your cheap flight home, pay affordable prices for digital developing so you can upload your photos online.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: bold\">Sewing Kit<\/span>: Any frequent flyer knows the importance of the handy sewing kit when traveling abroad. It doesn&rsquo;t matter if you&rsquo;re planning a romantic getaway, pool-side retreat or a fall vacation, the travel-size sewing kit is an alternative travel must have. Mend a dress in <strong><a href=\"\/tag\/dublin\/default\">Dublin<\/a><\/strong> or sew a button back on in Budapest; wherever your travels take you be sure to look the part with clothes that fit.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: bold\">Smartphone<\/span>: Although it might seem obvious to take a Smartphone abroad, with Wi-Fi connections almost everywhere and more affordable roaming packages on the market every week, many tourists are reluctant to take their treasured technology on vacation. Book flights with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/cheapoair-flight-search\/id436858222?mt=8\">CheapOair&rsquo;s Travel App<\/a><\/strong>, use your device to store important itinerary information or stay in contact with friends on a student travel trip, there&rsquo;s never been a better time to carry this handy essential when traveling abroad.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: bold\">Gifts<\/span>: You never know when you&rsquo;ll need to thank someone on an adventure abroad, so for my final alternative travel essential I would implore you to pack a small gift specific to your native country. As a Brit, I can recall many a time imparting tea bags and royal memorabilia on those foreign tour guides or guests who have made my stay an extra special one. If you&rsquo;re taking a flight from the US, pack a last minute bottle of Jack Daniels for your Turkish tour guide next summer vacation or perhaps an &#39;I Love NY&#39; t-shirt for a family friend, whatever gift you pack you&rsquo;ll be sure to win over even the most frosty of foreigners.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: normal\">With hand tailored travel deals, seasonal offers, and last minute getaways, get packing<span>&nbsp;<\/span>now for the perfect trip abroad with cheap international flights at CheapOair.&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\nPhoto: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/joannabethpdot\/5714965692\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joanna_pan&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I Bet He Loves New York Planning a spontaneous romantic trip or a relaxing weekend getaway&nbsp;for the family? These top five alternative travel essentials are compulsory for traveling comfortably. Enjoy stress-free travel with these five items. 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