November Giveaway – Ickle Bockles
When I went to Girona earlier in September, I was determined to travel with hand luggage only. If you know me a little bit, you would probably guess that a occurance like this happens almost *never*. But I tried really hard, and I succeeded. I was very proud of myself. So so proud, that I decided to take a photo to prove it and sent out a little tweet.
- My tweet read “Being a good girl and travelling very light today. Hand luggage for 4 days!! Girona, here I come!”
Immediately after I sent it, I got a tweet back from Ickle Bockles, who asked if I was using their products. I wasn’t but I have to say I was intrigued. When I got back, we kept in touch and I really really liked what this small company, based in the North of the UK, has developed.
- Ickle Bockles’ range smells delicious and looks the part too
I love the idea of supporting new brands, but what I really liked was how we got talking, finding out how and why this brand was set up and was delighted to try their products, which are really really good.
Cath and her husband Dean, who is a hairdresser and has owned hairdressing salons for the past 25 years, have founded Ickle Bockles. Over the years, his clients repeatedly requested smaller bottles of salon professional shampoos and conditioners to take on holiday. Apart from the occasional promotion, the salon shampoos and conditioners were only available in standard size bottles, as we all know!
- The range of “bottles”
Subsequently, when the airlines reduced the amount of liquids that could be carried onto plans to 100ml in light of events of 9/11, Dean decided to source some good quality screw top 100ml bottles to sell within his salon. Such was the success of the 100ml bottles that Dean quickly expanded the range to include flip top, lotion pump and spray bottles in 60ml and 125ml sizes, 30ml pots and his ‘Bockle Bank’ kits containing all the bottles you need to take on holiday.
- I love the flight friendly kit
The range includes airline compliant 30ml pots and 60ml & 100ml bottles with a variety of interchangeable closures so you can pump, spritz, flip or just simply pour. Each bottle has a waterproof, writeable label so you don’t confuse your shampoo with your moisturiser!
To make carry-on even easier, Ickle Bockles have put together a selection of their airline compliant bottles and pots in a clear vinyl washbag. Choosing the Flight Friendly Selection ‘Ickle Bockle Bank’ means you need never be caught out at airport security again!
For those who don’t wish to decant, Ickle Bockles provide a range of 100% natural toiletries available in hand-luggage friendly 100ml size bottles. The shampoos, conditioners and shower gels contain no artificial colours, preservatives, parabens or SLS. They are fully biodegradeable, not tested on animals and made in the UK.
Ickle Bockles also stock a range of travel accessories including travel pillows, eye masks, travel toothbrush & paste sets, wipes etc all specifically designed to keep you fresh and in good spirits during those long haul flights.
We have all seen variations of this type of products, but nothing that looks so good as this, hence why I decided to have Icckle Bockles sponsor my first giveaway of November.
I bet you want to know what the prizes are… they are fab!
I am great believer that images are better than words, so have a look for yourself:
3rd prize
- Great things come in small packages – our 3rd prize
2nd prize
- The great 2nd prize
1st prize
- The 1st prize – all of this, yes!
To take part in this draw, you just need to:
- subscribe by email to this blog (very simple!). There is a subscribe box on the right hand-size of this page (you will receive a verification email – just confirm its reception). Winners will be announced on November 12th 2012 and contacted by email.
- respond to this question by commenting below: “What 5 things, except passport and money/cards can’t you travel without?”
This competition is now closed. Winners have been notified by email. Thank you so much for taking part!
For more information about Ickle Bockles:
Visit website: www.icklebockles.co.uk | Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/icklebockles
Christmas has started now!
xo
Mrs O
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Great contest and thanks for the Twitter reminder.
The five things I need on any trip are
1) A good conditioner (even good hotels rarely supply this!)
2) Tea tree facial wash
3) A scarf
4) My camera
5) The husband. He is the perfect travel partner!
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I so agree with #1. It is quite shocking and I also always bring mine with me! thanks for taking part!
Yes, there is always shampoo and a shower gel but rarely (if ever) a conditioner. Thanks for entering – Good Luck!
Oh, is it too late!? I’ve subscribed and became a FB fan a few weeks ago.
Those products look amazing! One of my important non-negotiables in packing for a trip is great conditioner! It is hard to find a great product already in a travel size bottle. My life would be oh, so complete.
Besides high quality conditioner for my long locks, I also never travel without:
-camera
-leggings
-night cream
-dress
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Agree agree!! Thanks for taking part!
Totally agree great conditioner is a must! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Grazie mille! I’m crossing my fingers over here.
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I won’t leave without the following in my purse:
1. My iPhone
2. My iPod with music and audio books
3. My toothbrush and tooth paste
4. Cozy socks for flight and hotel
5. Fabric shopping bag in its own little bag
I always forget the shopping bags! Great list, thanks Lani!
Very impressed that you remember to bring a shopping bag! Great list – thanks for entering, Good Luck!
Yes, we agree once your hair looks good, you feel good too! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
I can’t go anywhere without my phone or my hair dryer and fave hair products
Contact lenses as I cant see without them, moisturizer as whenever I travel I need to keep my skin soft, Lip balm as air-conditioning drys out my lips, flip flops – always essential and the kids – as I probably would miss them if I didn’t take them lol
Yes, don’t forget the kids! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Fab list! Thanks, Sarah!
I can’t travel without
Contact lenses
Glasses ( just in case!)
iPhone
iPhone charger
Knickers
I am just like you
thank you, Linda!
Totally agree on the contact lenses/glasses items! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
I can’t travel without my Nokia 700, lip balm, Dove body lotion, A-derma Exomega cream and Nivea cleansing mousse for sensitive skin
Ohhh! Very sensible choices! Love them!
Some great moisturising products there for ‘flight-dry’ skin! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
I’m hopeless at travelling light so Ickle Bockles would be perfect for my upcoming long-haul holiday (2 weeks and counting…) And great to support this enterprising little company, born and bred in the North of England (like me!)
So without further ado: A really engrossing novel, nice-smelling hand cream (a good antidote to stale cabin air – Crabtree & Evelyn’s Rosewater Hand Therapy is a favourite), some kind of hat (a woollen beret or a sun hat, depending on the climate of my destination!), a good guide book (I love geekily reading up on places in advance) and a camera.
Obrigada, Mrs O
Oh I love Crabtree & Evelyn too! Great choices, Kate!!
We’re big Crabtree & Evelyn fans at Ickle Bockles! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
My 5 are, moisturiser, credit cards, neck pilow, ipad, tunes
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Fab choices! Thank you, Lynsey!
A neck pillow is a must have for comfortable journeys! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Hello!
Can’t travel without:
1. Phone
2. Makeup
3. Sunscreen
4. Camera
5. And most important… my husband!
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Love the 5th one! Thanks for taking part!!
Lovely to see you’ve added your husband to your Top 5! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Hi Mrs O! Can we enter if we’ve already subscribed?
I can’t be without the iPod for some classic travel tunes, Kindle for a little light reading, Raybans for all that exotic sunshine, a hair bobble for all my frizzy and untamed hair and a camera for all those moments you never want to forget. Sorted! (I’d also quite like an unlimited credit card, but one can only wish, eh?!)
Absolutely! If subscribed you are halfway there!
Love the choices!!
Yes, we’d all like an unlimited credit card! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
What fantastic products! I also love that its family run!
My top travel essential products are;
- Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour cream = Skin hydration lifesaver for hands, face, feet the list goes on!
- Pashmina as a blanket
- Smythson ‘I Hear and I forget’ notebook for jotting down blog ideas
- My Moo mini business cards because you never know who you will be sitting next too!
- And finally a pack of cherry drops are a must!
What an interesting choice!! Thank you, Alice!!
Cherry drops are a great addition – yummy! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Love this giveaway! Thank you Mrs. O!
1. Sketchbook/Journal and pencils
2. Camera
3. iphone
4. C.O. Bigelow mentha lip tint. I love this stuff!
5. My sweet hubby…
Hi! Thank you so much for taking part! Bet hubby is happy he made the list
Another hubby makes the Top 5 list! Sweet! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Yes it is! I love it. At first I was a bit skeptical, which I think is the marketer in me. But, after using it to hydrate my hair, my skin from lips to elbows, especially while flying…I love it. I use Josie Maran’s Argan Oil as she gives back to the local communities as well.
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Shall give it a go!!
I can’t believe none of us here have posted yet, so I’m posting for the crew so that means I get to keep the goodies if we win. Of course, I guess I could share
When traveling, I need to always pack:
1. Sunscreen!
2. Facial Cleanser
3. Washcloth to wash my face as sometimes you don’t have access to washcloths, say in the airport or simply put, I like my soft washcloths.
4. Cell phone chargers. I’d be lost without access to my smartphones. Yes, plural. Work and pleasure.
5. Argan Oil. This is a recent find of mine and love it as can use it to hydrate my face, body and hair…all from one little bottle. If I could, I’d sneak in my sunglasses too as that would help hide the fact I didn’t include mascara on the list
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Aimee, I am shocked indeed
but better late than never! Love the list – and intrigued with the Argan Oil.. is it Moroccan?
Great tip re Argan Oil! Will check it out. Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Can’t travel without Ricola sea-berry lozenges (sugarless and they get rid of that weird airplane “taste” I get on long-hauls), dry shampoo (principessa brand),noise-cancelling headphones, my husband and my two off-spring.
Interesting choices! Also recently discovered dry shampoo, a Godsend!
Dry shampoo is such a handy addition to refresh hair when travelling! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
What cute products – love ‘em!
I can’t travel without:
Chapstick – I am never ever more than 3ft away from a Chapstick!
Pashmina – cant bare to be cold on the flight
I-phone
Camera
Notepad & pen (is that two things)?
They are adorable! And smell so nice!! You are allowed the extra one
Pasminas are a must-have to avoid getting cold on flights! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Thank you – love your product
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I never travel without:
1) iPhone
2) Kindle
3) Earplugs
4) Make up
5) Lots of presents!
3 and 5 are my absolute favourites too
Thank you, Anna!
So lovely to shop for unusual items when travelling that make great gifts! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
My 5 things are one of my many big long scarves (warmth and style), ballet pumps (comfy for city strolling and chic enough for dinner), my cotton trench (stylish and sensible), my Sony reader (a revelation) and finally, my husband (my entertainment and his shoulder makes a good cushion on plane journeys)!
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Love the choices. And we can never *ever* have too many ballet pumps!
Very stylish list! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Love this ickle giveaway. % things I just can’t travel without are my iPhone, Digital Camera, Pashmina, Clinique Lipgloss and a good book.
Me too, thank you Michelle!!
Clinque lipgloss is lovely and moisturising which helps prevent those flight-dry lips! Thanks for entering – good luck!
Five things I pack on every trip- my sneaks, nature valley granola bars, my iPod, a picture of my beloved labrador and my patagonia fleece!
Great choices, thank you Allison!
Granola Bars are yummy and give a little energy boost to help you on your way! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Thank you for all your insights. I enjoy all of them.
5 things I cannot travel without:
My iPad
My camera
Gum
Tylenol
Lotion
Thanks again
Jen
Thank you Jennifer
And good luck!
Great list! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Did I just see a chocolate-scented shower gel in there?? Yummy!
1. iPhone (esp for photos & music)
2. MacBookAir (for blogging)
3. Books (just finished Winter Journal by P. Auster, loved it!)
4. Styling mousse for curly hair
and…
5. Chocolate
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You *may* have, yes! And smells delicious
Chocolate is also our favourite travel essential! Thanks for entering – good luck!
I cannot travel without my concealer, eyeliner, camera, music player and a book!
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Excellent choices, Mrs. D! Thank you for taking part!
Concealer & Eyeliner are a must to disguise ‘travel-tired’ eyes! Thanks for entering – good luck!
OK, so travelling long haul with under 5s generally so my list is somewhat different – baby wipes for those inevitable spills, a change of clothes – ditto, rescue remedy – useful for me and them, a favourite book to read them- again and again and again, and as much patience as I can muster.
Haven’t had that experience yet, but can imagine! Thank you, Jules!
This could be my own Top 5 List! I find the patience wears thinner, the longer the flight! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
My travel journal, some nail polish for any little girls I meet, my “Go Girl” luggage tag, Mr. Panda (a small stuffed panda that has seen the world via my family’s travels), and, of course, my iPad!
Oh can I see a photo of your Go Girl luggage tag?? Love the idea!
Mr Panda is certainly very well-travelled! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
iphone, charger, earphones, adapter (you can see where this is going, to be disconnected from the web is really stressful pour moi!) oh and a mini bottle of Jo Malone Red Roses perfume – clothes optional
Cheeky cheeky!! And all teched up!
Clothes optional! Well I suppose it does depend on where you’re heading to! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Great post and a nice idea with the product range
My five items would have to be my mobile phone (blog, camera, entertainment in one), comb, toothbrush, comfortable walking shoes and a coat/jacket depending on the season. Give me those and I can be comfortable in most places!
Sounds like a plan!!
Great list – you’ve covered lots of eventualities in 5 items! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
I always, always, always take with me:
1.) A key chain that has a tiny lavender scented plush bunny, a mini-mag light, bottle opener, nail file.
2.) A blue speckled sarong
3.) Cocoa butter lotion
4.) My own mix of orange/peach/mango Body Shop shower gel.
5.) A journal with special marker-pens. Makes for super sexy lists and great writing.
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Fab list! Intrigued about item 1! Pics, please!
The key chain sounds handy! We LOVE a good multi-purpose item! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
My 5 essentials are: a foto of my lovely children, my very personal toothbrush, my very personal hairbrush
, a digital camera, and my husband, travel is for sharing and I love sharing it with him 
Fab selection! Thank you Maria do Carmo
and thank you for stopping by!
Love your comment about travel being for sharing – so true! Thanks for entering – good luck!
I’m still new to RTW travel, but what I’ve learned so far…
I cannot live without my iPod, a hoodie – I’m in cold Dublin right now so it keeps me warm under my down jacket – knitting needles, my Macbook and my yoga mat!!
good, good! Thanks, Jessica!
Knitting needles are an interesting choice – perhaps you could knit a scarf to keep you even warmer! Thanks for entering – good luck!
iphone, sparkly lipgloss, lucky charms necklace, flip-flops, wrap
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All good stuff, thanks Lola!
Sparkly lipgloss is a great addition! It’s nice to still feel a little ‘glamourous’ even when travelling! Thanks for entering – good luck!
Only five??
Unfortunately I am a heavy traveler, cannot take only cabin luggage, not even for a weekend!
Lets see the top 5 items I cannot travel without:
1 – Camera – at least an handy camera
2 – a bag with essential creams: Day cream, sunscreen and moisturising creams (body and hands)
3 – Paper map and/or travel guide (book)
4 – 1 pair of comfortable shoes for the day and 1 glam for the evening
5 – perfume – cannot leave home without it
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Excellent choices, Madam!!! Thank you!!
Perfume is a must – I never feel ‘fully dressed’ without mine! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Five things I can’t travel without:
1. My cameras — all of them from my little handy FlipCam to my pocket digital to my big lug of a camera with fancy lens and all.
2. My iPhone and iPad. How did I travel before this technology? I can track my flights, watch shows/movies, read a book, etc.
3. Slippers: I don’t like putting my feet on the floor in hotel rooms after watching one too many exposés on television.
4. My flat pack toiletry kit (see a pic of it here. Saves space while still allowing me to bring everything along that I need. Love it!
5. Snacks. Not a lot, but enough so if I get stuck at the airport, I have something to nibble on that is healthy and won’t break the bank like apple chips or protein bars.
Thanks for sharing your list and I loved reading the others!
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Intrigued about the flat pack kit!!!
Thank you, Marian! So great to see other’s responses, isnt it?
OOh, we like the flat pack toiletry kit! What a great idea! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
So, my fives:
- my iPhone ( to phone a million times home, to know about my boys – yes, this is something that changes once you become a mother…)
- my camera,
- a notebook(a paper one, where i start writing all the tips that i find about the place where i’m heading, months before)
- a pashmina
- bikini or bathing suit
A very sensible list! Love it! Thanks, Lucia
Totally agree, being able to keep in contact with home is essential when you’re away from your children. Thanks for entering – good luck!
Five things I can’t travel without – let’s see…
1. iPad
2. Headphones
3. Sony DSLR
4. CHI flat iron (my hair can be quite unruly)
5. Necklace with St. Christopher medal that my mom gave to me years ago.
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Super high tech – love the last one
Thanks, Francesca!
The St Christopher is a lovely touch. Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Camera, iPod, phone, lip gloss, moisturizer. Also husband, I miss him when I travel solo…
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Like the last one
very sweet!
Another husband makes the Top 5! It would seem they’re often our favourite travel buddies! Thanks for entering – good luck!
Hmmm … this one got me really thinking about what I absolutely HAVE to take with me, wherever I’m travelling – here’s my definitive list:
• An ickle packet of hand-sanitiser wipes to pop in my handbag – you can’t be too careful!
• An ickle booky-wook, or even better kindle, to beat the departure lounge blues
• An ickle touché éclat stick – does an amazing job of brightening up my face when travelling!
• A REALLY ickle pocket (or handbag) size tin of Vaseline – great for lips of course, but also for tidying up wayward eyebrows! My favourite for travelling is the sun protection type, but you can get them in lots of flavours or even with a hint of colour
• A (not-so-ickle) long cotton scarf – works well in all temperatures and can double as a skirt (sarong-style), cover-up for visiting churches in hot countries and even a pillow!
This is brilliant! And thank you for being a good sport, Jackie!
LOVING the references to ‘ickle’
Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
I can’t travel without a good book, my hubby, a pen, a notebook (a paper one) and a camera. What a great giveaway, MrsO!!!!!
Thank you, Filomena! I think the gifts are really fab
Lovely to see your hubby made the Top 5 list! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
What a fabulous giveaway. My 5 things: camera, laptop, bikini, little black dress, moisturizer.
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I love your choices, Andi! Agree with all
You really can’t go wrong with a LBD. Works for day and can be dressed up for evening! Tahnks for entering – good luck!
camera, hair ties, rain jacket, binoculars, and field guides- especially birds
By the way, thanks! Mere moments after naming those five things I feel much better. Less than a month and I’ll be packing them for the next adventure! Yay!
yay! where are you off to?
SE Asia! I want to see the hornbills
Have a great trip! Thanks for entering – good luck!
Very interesting choices, Laura
Thank you!
Those ickle bockles are too cute! My 5 must haves are 1. Ipod – need a soundtrack for my life! 2. Camera 3. Pen – old school I know but it doesn’t rely on electricity! 4. Notebook to write in 5. Plasters as I’m clumsy and always falling over.
Plasters are a must
I am not good either! Thank you, Rachel!
You can rely on a pen and notebook not to run out of electrical charge! Thanks for entering – good luck!
I LOVE getting your posts because you’re like the giveaway Queen! Haha. Okay, 5 things I can’t travel without, I’ll stick to my toiletry/ makeup bag – mascara, lip balm w/ spf, face wash, advil, kindle
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Always finding cool things 
Kindles are fab aren’t they? Thanks for entering – good luck!
Great giveaway! As someone who only uses carry-ons this would be perfect for me.
Okay, five things I can’t travel without would be: 1. sleeping mask 2. i-Pod 3.camera 4.vaseline 5. scarf.
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You seriously only use carry-ons? How??
Wow – you only use carry-ons! You’re our kind of girl! Thanks for entering – good luck!
Aloe vera gel, tissues, lip balm, laptop and camera!
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Excellent, thanks Alex!!
Good idea – Aloe Vera is a great multi-purpose ‘healing agent’! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Definitely can’t leave home without my camera, Iphone, toothbrush, hair tie and if I’m going somewhere hot – sunscreen, somewhere cold – mittens!
Good choices, Erin! Love the last one
Sunscreen and mittens – could be an English Summer! Thanks for entering our giveaway. Good luck!
My diary, notebook and pen for all the scribbling away and jotting down plans and often directions! My Mac and finally my black sarong (perfect to wear as a skirt, to keep me warm if it’s cold, as a pillow and of course for the white sands!)
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The sarong could count as multiple items! Thank you, Suzanne for taking part!
Whoever invented the Sarong certainly knew what they were doing! A fab multi-purpose item! Thanks for entering – good luck!
simple but it would have to be my phone,notebook,camera,netbook (for blogging) and my ickle bockles
Ohhhh, love the 5th one
very clever!
Very handy list! Thanks for entering – good luck!
Ok-so I always take the following: 1. A small LED flashlight that I can attach to either my purse or backpack-comes in handy if you need to use the loo some night and are in an unfamiliar place especially if you’re somewhere that there are lots of creepy crawlies! 2. Sunglasses, for obvious reasons 3. Ear plugs to drown out sounds from the streets or screams of those who don’t carry an LED light on their way to the loo 4. Dental Floss (see earlier comment) 5. A toothbrush-and no I’m not a dental hygienest-it just freaks me out if I can’t brush my teeth.
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Great list – thanks for entering – good luck!
Camera, contact lenses, kindle, phone, a sense of adventure!K
Brilliant!
A sense of adventure is a must! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Dental floss. It really comes in handy for so many things. Can use to sew your shoes, luggage and belts with it. Slice cheese. Clean your teeth. All kinds of emergencies. Oh yeah, and the one I like best-a fellow escaped from prison by using a rope made of dental floss!
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LOL, very funny! Loved it
but you have to name 5 different items!
I always have the following stuff with me:
- Sony Cybershot (for quick shots)
- Ipod (for the good sound)
- A paper map (my oldschool way to navigate trough cities)
- my lovely looking notebook (for saving all the memories)
- a scarve (for handling cold moment)
And here some more information about my favourite stuff to fill my travel handbag
http://www.travelita.ch/en/city-trip-handbag-2/
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Ah ah
loved the “other stuff” too 
Good luck, Anita!
A paper map is a lovely addition! Wonder if our next generation will ever know the feeling of unfolding a map! Thanks for entering – good luck!
I love your contests they are always unique & fun! Must it be five
, L’occitane Shea butter hand cream or almond oil ; Pashmina – keeps me warm during flights+ adds to that lbd; iPad – 1 stop shop entertainer; iPhone – 4 pics etc 
YSL mascara vol effect – Instant alive eyes even @ most tired
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Thank you, Venicia! That is so sweet! I really try to get different things – and useful for travel! Love the selection!!
Good luck!
A good mascara is a god-send for travel-tired eyes! Thanks for entering – good luck!
Bose noise-cancelling headphones, my Nikon DLSR, MacBook Pro, iPhone, and an open mind
BOOM! I better win one of these! I NEED it for all my upcoming trips!
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All hi tech, I see!
You will be travelling a lot soon, these would be great!
Great ‘gadgets’ coupled with an open mind and you’re good to go anywhere! Thanks for entering – good luck!
5 things I need when I travel: 1. shoes. I love them and need variety 2. A nice dress. A girl never knows when she will be asked out to a fancy dinner 3. Jeans. I live in them 4. workout clothes 5. skin hydrating spray for the long flight to where ever I am going.
#1 is key. Seriously! I can’t travel with 2 pairs of shoes for a weekend!
Thank you, Mary Anne for taking part!
A nice ‘just in case’ dress is a great idea! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
the five things i can’t travel with is my shampoo/conditioner, my husband (who pays for my trips!)my suntan lotion (learned that the hard way in Aruba) my camera of course, as memory is not so great these days, and last but probably should have been first, pictures of my two gorgeous girls and their babies who are so grown up, those always come with me!
Love the selection, especially #2!
Thank you, Hilda!
Having photos of loved ones is a great way of feeling ‘close’ when travelling. Thanks for entering – good luck!
Ooh… I love this one!
I always take the following with me:
- A pashmina: provides comfort, keeps me warm and jazzes up any outfit
- Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream – for my hands, my lips, my face, my heels… just brilliant
- My phone – to stay in touch, to take pictures, to keep me entertained…
- A couple of hairbands – always useful
- Comfy socks for the hotel – those slippers are always too big for me, and I don’t like to walk in bare feet
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My God, you are like me! Especially the last bit, scary!! Thanks for taking part, Ana! Don’t they look fab? The products? and love the name!
Bare feet and hotel floors are never a good mix! Thanks for entering – good luck!
I cannot go abroad without a good travel guide, my Iphone, a book, a pen(postcards) and a pair of shorts
Thank you! I love the idea that you still send postcards!
Postcards are such a lovely thing to receive. Let’s hope the art of sending them doesn’t die out in this digital age! Thanks for entering – good luck!
I cannot travel without an umbrella,some chapstick, a book, house keys and a light sweater!
House keys are something I sometimes forget! Thanks Maria
An umbrella is such a good idea unfortunaely I lose one approximately once a month! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
Five things I can’t travel without? Ipad, noise cancelling headphones, a good book, a pen, and warm socks (my feet get so cold on planes!)
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Love it, thanks Janine!
Warm socks are a must for me too! Thanks for entering – good luck!
Tough for me to travel light too! I cannot travel without a couple of options for clothing, my running shoes, curling iron, conditioner, face cream, and a book of crossword puzzles.
What an interesting selection! The conditioner would be great in a little bottle
Thanks for taking part, Danielle!
Great tip – crossword puzzle books would definitely help with any flight delays! Thanks for entering our giveaway – good luck!
I cannot travel without a book and/or magazines on Kindle, iPad, cell phone, an all purpose cardigan, a bathing suit.
Excellent, thank you
Great list! Thanks for entering the giveaway – good luck!