Transform Your Travel in 2024 with 24 Inexpensive Products (THANKS BA)

[@Al........]

I take a power bank and a small desk fan with plastic blades, sometimes we rent an apartment and not all have aircon, but it's mainly for a flight, many times in the last 30 years have I been stuck on a very hot economy flight waiting for take take off and have felt physically sick, I've have seen a pensioner faint in his seat because of the heat, this small fan has saved me many times, I often get envious looks.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, I've recently need to Singapore and booked a pod hotel, and I bought a battery operated fan there. I was so desperate that I just bought the first fan I found as the shops were all closing. It is excellent but perhaps a little big for travel and I've decided to make sure that, like you, I have a smaller fan on a plane in the future.

[@wnedoe]

Maybe you could convert the milk frother into a electric fan by clipping on something. I see a shark tank episode already "clip on fan for milk frother " 😅

[@mygreygapyear]

@@wnedoe The fan frother, Dragons Den (UK Shark Tank) here we come. "Do you find yourself on a plane wishing you had a frothy coffee and a fan to cool yourself, well now you can with 'The Fan Frother'... We'd like 2 million pounds for 5% of the company" You and me equal partners 😂

[@calebcuthbert2420]

Hello from Porto Phil. By miles, it's the most hilarious video you have made! My personal favourite is the milk-frothing noise. Hope you enjoyed KL :)

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment and support, glad you enjoyed it 😂

[@faithg9766]

I think you enjoyed this list, especially the 100 decibel frother, I may be exaggerating. You would rock that poncho!

[@mygreygapyear]

I loved imagining me in economy with a 100 decibel frother. I chuckled all day. Not sure about the sparkly "vintage" poncho though (you have to remember it's vintage 😊) or the Clint Eastwood version

[@Ian-mi2ni]

At BHX security they decided a solid stick deodorant/sunscreen was in fact liquid,

[@mygreygapyear]

Oh no, and I always loved Birmingham airport, my local airport, but they really have let themselves down recently haven't they. I hope it was under the 100ml limit.

[@diamonddave2622]

Last time I was in KL it rained at the same time everyday. Don't forget your umbrella at teatime.

[@travellerseko]

Brilliant. Any recommended high quality, sturdy, wind proof umbrellas?

[@oliverbatt3559]

Quite common in that part of SE Asia.

[@mygreygapyear]

@diamonddave2622 Thanks for your comment and your tip. I have my umbrella with me, but I have had no issues with rain. One shower as I got to the KL Tower, but I just dodged it and by the time I was done, brilliant sunshine again. If it's an odd shower then I try to get in a bar for a beer around that time 😊

[@mygreygapyear]

@travellerseko I've yet to find any umbrella that is really good in a strong wind. It really is time for a rain jacket if it's raining and windy (or time to get into the pub)

[@sweatymctwix9231]

The shampoo bars work really well if you're travelling carry on only. Last forever too. One thing I'd recommend is some laundry detergent sheets. Take up no room whatsoever and allow you to easily wash your own clothes in the hotel bath / sink in an emergency.

[@travellerseko]

Agree with you. I especially use Grüum, I love them a lot.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, I've never heard of Laundry Detergent Sheets, I'll have to try those. If I do a bit of "camp laundry" (usually pants and socks) I tend to wash them in the shower (best way to rinse them out thoroughly) using hotel provided body wash.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, I'm not able to find that brand, are you able to share a link?

[@travellerseko]

@@mygreygapyear my comments are removed constantly. I couldn’t share a link unfortunately.

[@mygreygapyear]

@@travellerseko That's a shame, you can get in touch through my website it you'd like, mygreygapyear.com/contact/

[@dscott8799]

No 19 is for people like me who hate using the cheap shampoo in hotels and prefer to use something of a bit more quality. I had the same Body Shop shampoo tin set, which i took everywhere until i forgot it at the gym 😅

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, I need to get me one of those then and try it out, see what it does for my dandruff 😊

[@dscott8799]

⁠​⁠@@mygreygapyearyeah and many come in paper boxes, so no more plastic bottles. 😅

[@t66sha]

I concur with the neck pillow!! I have purchased several and can’t cope with the head jutting forward thing!

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, I know it's a right pain in the neck (see what I did there?) 😂

[@sharifur]

Thanks for this video Phil. Enjoyed it as much as the travel reviews videos. Now I’m just going to order myself a milk frother and I’m not even a coffee drinker 😂

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment and support, let me know how you find it 😂

[@richardstreet7518]

😅 free upgrade beep is my favourite travel life saver😂

[@mygreygapyear]

It always sounds like a nasty alarm though, like guys in balaclavas are about to abseil into the gate. So I panic, then hope is everything alright? Then think ooohh, am I getting upgraded? 😊 Thanks for your comment, Phil

[@JakeT0191]

Great milk frother noises!! 🤪

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks, it was even funnier for me in my head, because that was Emma Raducanu with the frother in economy apologising in her super posh voice 😂

[@farangtravels3956]

Toilet roll End of list

[@mygreygapyear]

Especially in Asia, as I am currently finding out 😂😂😂

[@LeonidasC]

No 1, a multiverse charching vibr.... loool couldn't stop laughing Phil!

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@kevinmcauley3847]

+1 for compression packing cubes (recommend peak design), sun sticks, air tags and solid shampoo/conditioner! Don’t take a travel tin for it though; look at a matador soap bar case.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, Peak design seems a bit expensive. They look good but is that their only advantage? Do they compress more than other cubes? Now the little pouch for bar soap, that could be a game changer. Thanks Phil

[@kevinmcauley3847]

@@mygreygapyear they compress well, are well shaped/sized, are light and have these pull tabs on them which allow for easy rip-opening, without them accidentally coming open, which I personally find very convenient. I always travel HBO, usually in a backpack, and find they fit perfectly in order to maximise the space in the bag. My wife prefers a carry on suitcase to a backpack, and also likes the PD, but prefers the Tripped Travel Gear cubes, which she feels fit a suitcase design a little better. I also like packing cubes because I can just pull them out of my bag and put them directly in the drawer when I get to the hotel; no need to unpack the cube itself.

[@mygreygapyear]

@@kevinmcauley3847 Thank you for letting me know, I'll look at those again then. I hadn't though about the concept of not unpacking a cube on a multi-destination trip. I have found them to be a bit pointless, but I might have been using them wrong. Thanks Phil

[@greggbrian]

Thanks for this I’ve been looking for something to hold my phone while I watch tv usually prop it up against a book and it falls down -now I’ve ordered those plastic phone holders thanks for the tip. Also I hate neck pillows

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment and your support, glad you found the little plastic stand ok they really are brilliant.

[@johncallow5184]

A wooly hat?? It's normally baking on BA planes, most of which have no individual air nozzles 😂

[@mygreygapyear]

I hear that, I am too with rarely a personal air vent to be seen on BA.

[@nickflintoff8077]

Four-socket extension lead is my simple and cheap tip. Means I only need to take one plug adapter (assuming I’m heading somewhere that doesn’t use the UK three-pin plug).

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment and support Nick, Nice tip on the extension cable, I have a 4 gang extension lead stored at my daughters in Australia with a shaver plug plugged into it.

[@jgledhil]

Most of those suggestions are terrible. My tip would be take zip lock bags. Handy for keeping stuff dry like packing swimming shorts or your passport if you have it on you when you are out. Neck pillows are a waste of space. I’ve never seen a person use a neck pillow the right way. The gap goes around the back so your chin is supported.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for the tip on the neck pillow, I have clearly been using mine incorrectly, hence it being discarded. I'm going to give it another go I think.

[@claireford1967]

I put my neck pillow ( try to my hand bag)🎉

[@alanwheeler3696]

I loved your take on this article. I’m not looking forward to your review of wearing the hair scrunchie! As for the neck pillow my wife lost hers that was attached to her bag on the bus to the Heathrow recently. So we bought 2 at the airport. Then she left mine at the hotel room! Think ive had enough of em!

[@mygreygapyear]

Ha ha ha, I built up a collection of neck pillows that I bought at airports (can you actually buy them anywhere else?) then dragged them around wherever I went and discarded them 😂

[@robchambers326]

My daughter swears by those ear plugs, they are called loops and you can buy all sorts reducing noise to a variety of levels.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, I see now, they reduce noise by different levels, rather than differentiating these ear plugs from other non noise reducing ones. Thanks for your comment, Phil

[@ScottMatthews-gk8ef]

It went downhill from the fan which was about the only sensible suggestion! 😂 I find hotels mostly have things like restaurants, laundry services etc & some foreign countries even have shops - no need to drag a suitcase full of tat halfway across the world.

[@mygreygapyear]

I know, it should be 24 things to fill your suitcase, shouldn't it? But I have to say, the Vintage (because no other kind will do) Poncho... and the milk frother... Seriously though I have the tracking tag, the power bank, packing cubes and a stand for my phone out of the list of 24.

[@ScottMatthews-gk8ef]

@@mygreygapyear In retrospect, I am slightly veering towards the Vintage Poncho… 🙄

[@mygreygapyear]

@@ScottMatthews-gk8ef You see, because I reminded you that it's vintage 😊

[@PaulGodfrey]

Thanks for reading that article so I didn't have to. The water bottle thing works though. Not so sure about the milk frother or the poncho though.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment and support, Paul. It's a "vintage" poncho though, does that change your mind? 😂

[@red.guevarra]

The water bottle one is true for me. And mine's a Harrogate. If you know, you know. POOOKE!!!

[@mygreygapyear]

I don't know but I think I've worked it out 😉. Thanks as always Red.

[@Halfwayto100]

I do hope that I see you on a flight one day, wearing a Clint Eastwood poncho and using a milk frother 😂

[@mygreygapyear]

That would be something wouldn't it? A milk frother in each holster 😂

[@Crazy_Charo]

A good video Phil. I quite like the idea of the sunscreen stick. For me, I must always carry lozenges (dry throat from aircons), asprin (or similar, for obvious reasons), and some immodium (bad food can be a nightmare).

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, my Imodium went out of date and now I'm in Asia... me and the pharmacist got there in the end though, packaging was not discrete with a picture of a bowel and the word diarrhoea written on it 😂

[@Crazy_Charo]

@mygreygapyear I will also be getting myself a power bank soon because it's a really good item to have.

[@mygreygapyear]

@@Crazy_Charo I forgot to take mine to the pub in Penang 2 nights ago and guess what happened? Thank you Gods of Travel!

[@mark_just_mark]

Looking forward to the packing cube review as just started using them in my latest carry on luggage… PS neck pillow better if worn backwards!!!

[@mygreygapyear]

That would resolve that issue of head on headrest. Thanks

[@orcaswaling1143]

Load of Nonsense😂, I purchased 4months of AA Emerald One World status last month, hopefully it will be allocated to me next week so i can add it to my booking in November with BA.. I lost my BA Silver status in March this year..🙁

[@mygreygapyear]

It is a bit of a fun and nonsense video 😊 but did I read that right? You bought status, as in you paid cash to get 4 months of status with AA? I am intrigued as I haven't heard of this before, pray do tell me more.

[@shakeymay]

Turn the neck pillow around , so open end at the back

[@mygreygapyear]

Thank you for your support , and thank you for the neck pillow tip. As no one seems to want to claim mine I might clean it off and give it one more go 😊

[@mikiewifnoe360]

U B Funny.... Now a question that has nothing to do with this video. When you first started doing these videos, was there anything in particular that you worried about?

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for the comment, I guess my biggest fear was no-one watching my videos and at the same time people I knew finding and watching my videos and me being embarrassed by the videos. As it turned out I was quite lucky in that I got a few hundred views per video within the first 10, and then (with a little credibility) I shared the channel with Facebook friends. My two best friends know about the channel but really aren't interested and we never talk about it, so that's perfect. Are you thinking of making some videos?

[@mikiewifnoe360]

@@mygreygapyear No, I am not that ambitious. I was curious if there was a fear involved and if it materialized. I would say your videos are enjoyable simply because you seem approachable.

[@mygreygapyear]

@@mikiewifnoe360 Thanks for your kind comment

[@Gary_sub3marathoner]

The portable coat hangers are brilliant, I've used them on my last two trips to Thailand.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thank you for the recommend, I'm going to get some and try them out at home.

[@claireford1967]

No Thailand very dirty and bad in most of it neighbours Drs travel the world and 1st visit ever to Thailand but will not go again . Elephant trip was too many hours away so didn't,t see them 7 days visit. X😮🎉

[@mygreygapyear]

@@claireford1967 Thanks for your comment Claire, I found Bangkok to be ok but I didn't trust the street food. You do have to be careful when booking trips.

[@mandysimmons2769]

First! LOL well good to be famous for something. LOL.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed the video.