I love to travel and as crazy as it sounds I love to fly. To me flying is very comfortable. Flying gives me a chance to catch up on an old book, maybe do some paperwork, or just relax listening to some music while I dream about that tropical island I am heading towards.
Although I don't claim to be an expert on flying I have flown enough to know what to carry on with me to make my flight more relaxing, rewarding, enjoyable, fun and less boring. Was that enough adjectives for you?
Here are my “anti-boring” must haves when I go on a flight.
MP3 Player
Regardless of which brand of product you own an MP3 player is a must have. I am just not sold on the music some flights provide. With my own MP3 I am guaranteed to get music that I enjoy. They are very cheap these days with some as low as $10. You can put hundreds of songs on there and listen to them in a random order so that the routine never sounds the same.
Books and Magazines
I love mystery novels, specifically Agatha Christie books. The thought of trying to figure out “whodunit” is a neat feeling. I also like to read various magazines. Flying gives me a chance to catch up on both. Usually I bring one book and one magazine with me. Regardless of whether you read a book or a magazine, flying will give you a chance to get some much needed reading done.
Portable DVD Player
I usually only bring this on flights three hours or longer. Normally the movie on the plane, if there is one, stinks, but with this electronic gadget I am guaranteed to get a movie I like 100% of the time. I can also bring TV shows with me and with the rental possibilities at today's airports I can pretty much pick up anything of interest.
Laptop
My laptop is my faithful companion on both business and personal trips. It gives me the opportunity to get ahead of my writing assignments, read the tons of email (most of which is spam) that I have received, or simply play some games. Unless I am going on business my laptop never leaves the country. I just feel odd bringing it to places where laptops really shouldn't be. Call me crazy.
So there you have it four items that I never go on a flight without. I don't always bring all of them on with me, but I can guarantee you that I have at least two of them at all times.
