Round world trip

[Rumbling]

My son is off round the world on an18month/2year trip.Can anyone who has done something similar suggest a pressie I could give him Something you found invaluable.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

[snagged]

Wish I'd had one of these when staying in cheap backpacker hostels and guest houses throughout Asia...

http://www.sailgb.com/p/bed_bug_undersheet/

[snagged]

or cash! He 'will' run out!

[Rumbling]

Thanks Would never have thought of that!

[mancmo]

When I went travelling many years ago, I wish that I had kept a journal of all the time I was away. Regret that big time! There are nice hardback journal books around now. My friend kept one and we have had many laughs reading it 12 years later!!!!

Has he got a decent camera aswell?

Awww, does he want a travelling companion ???!!!!!

[Rumbling]

Got the camera and a companion!! Sorry
Thought about a journal but just don't think he would want to carry it about ,weight wise.Not convinced he would regularly jot stuff down.Trying to get him to send pc's etc back so that my 7 yr old grandson can keep track of him on a map.He and I might be the ones to compile a scrapbook!Thanks for suggestion anyway.

[Trotbot]

There are times, early on,. when he will feel really lonely and that he wants to come home. Write him a letter for emergency use only, telling him how proud you are of him, and that there is nothing he cannot get over.

Failing that, a Leatherman, but only if he always checks a bag in, or security will have it off him

[justmetoo]

make sure he knows how western union works.......at some point you will have to send him cash....I know, my daughter went 18months round the world....on her own....I spent the whole time on tenderhooks waiting to hear from her....I also made arrangments with the phone company to put her through reversing the charges....so even if she had no money she could stall phone me....

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''There are times, early on,. when he will feel really lonely and that he wants to come home.''

I think not!!

[justmetoo]

lol.....i agree with you snagged.......

[snagged]

Agree about the Western Union thing...

saved me selling myself on the back streets of Bangkok many a time...

[Rumbling]

Thank you all I will check out Western Union as I know the request will come!!!

[naky-nag-nat]

I found these items invaluable when I was away on my trip:

A middle of the range Swiss army knife (not sure about this item and airport security now though).

Comprehensive mini travel first aid kit: for example, when you are on an island in the middle of nowhere and you tread on some coral/a sea urchin etc!

Travel mosquito net: many beach huts have them but they are always full of holes.

A handful of passport photos: for travel passes/visa applications etc.

A sealed/sterile pack of syringes. In some foreign countries you really don't want to be using theirs!

Photocopies of important documents such as Passport and Visas etc. in case they gets lost/damaged/stolen.

[Rumbling]

Thanks Naky Some good stuff there.Just not sure about Swiss army knife with all airport restrictions