A travel wallet is essential for travelling. I basically consolidate my wallet into a travel-friendly package and it’s my Go-To, Must-Always-Carry-With-Me Wallet that makes life a lot easier when you’re hopping from one plane to another.
What to store/have in a travel wallet
- Passport
- Other forms of identification (Driver’s License, Health Card)
- Credit Cards/Debit Cards
- Pen (To fill out customs forms)
- Pad of paper
- Home Currency (CAD $ in my case, in coins and bills)
- Visiting Country Currency (Get money changed 2 weeks before you leave)
- Basic Itinerary (Flights, Times of Departure/Arrival, Hotel Addresses/Dates)
- Section for Receipts (For customs and budget)
- Salt/Pepper Packets (Okay, is this one just me? BF and I like to buy stuff at grocery stores & eat)
Travel Wallets
This is my travel wallet.
Yes, the print is ugly (something about that gold-green is really hideous), but it’s functional and only cost $6.99 at the local drug store.
It has many compartments, and one big zippered section that sucks, because I actually need 2 zippered sections.
Oh well, beggars cannot be choosers.
It is also too small to put large boarding passes or tall/fat sheets of paper in. I have to end up folding them. Minor pet peeve.
Your other (cuter) option is the LUG Travel Wallet – Comes in many colours and costs $28 but is a lot more organized/efficient.
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The last few years I’ve slowly downsized my purses. I now use the Victorinox travel organizer as my everyday wallet/purse. Works out great. It holds everything I need plus my cell phone.
Have also just re-discovered your blog as I was deleting those that I no longer find interesting. Love the pieces on minimalism and travel I find it cuts out some of the stress of travelling with children having less stuff to travel with.
Just re-discovered your blog – how did I lose it? Never mind. I don’t have a special travel wallet. I tend to empty whatever bag I’m using down to the minimum of stuff, but I add a small zipper bag with the other currency I’ll be using. Once I’ve arrived, I’ll switch the home currency with the new and generally stick the unused money into my suitcase rather than carry the extra weight. We often have grocery meals, but I put condiments, a couple of tea towels and two food storage containers (usually filled with something) into our luggage. We use the lids for plates, the bottoms for bowls and store leftovers if usable. The main challenge I find for travel purses is to have a good place for my passport. It needs to be easily accessible for presentation, but it has to be secure so it doesn’t get lost. I lost a passport in Paris once and it is a major pain to get home and replace it! Glad I found you again!