As a bit of a weakling, I like my carry on luggage to be pretty light when I travel, even if J does often carry it for me. Here is what I take in my hand luggage and why…
1) My Sony VAIO SZ4XWN/C laptop in a ZSHOCK hard case with charger to fill up any waiting time at the airport, get some work done or test out the wireless facilities wherever I happen to be.
2) A Freecom Portable 120GB external hard drive with a back up of my files.
3) A universal travel adaptor to charge up my things at airports, during delays and in case my other luggage gets lost.
4) My 80GB Apple iPod to drown out the noise of the plane (and other people).
5) My travel ’shroud’ – a very thin cotton sarong which I use as a blanket or to put over my head on a plane when I want to sleep (J has attemtpted to disown me on several occasions but failed each time).
6) Travel documents of course…like passports, copy of my travel insurance, tickets/boarding passes and my driving licence.
7) My travel wallet – neither of us use a bulkly wallet or purse anymore and have swapped these for slimline versions which hold just 2-3 essential cards each and a few notes.
8) My Canon Powershot 700 & USB cable in case I see anything of interest to take whilst in transit and then want to blog about it instantly.
9) My personal air ioniser which 
10) A clear re-usable plastic pouch which carries a small tube of my favourite organic all-pupose moisturiser, a small bottle of organic hand sanitiser, a small tube of lip balm and my toothbrush – in case of emergencies, this is pretty much all I’d need if everything else got lost.
What are your must have travel items that you take with you in hand luggage?
P.S. Very alarmed to hear that some UK flights are now banning laptops as carry on items because of heightened security…
