{"id":40271,"date":"2022-09-15T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=40271"},"modified":"2022-11-02T10:48:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T17:48:37","slug":"toiletry-kits-european-train-journeys-wenomad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/toiletry-kits-european-train-journeys-wenomad\/","title":{"rendered":"Toiletry Kits\/European Train Journeys\/WeNomad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/cbjyU?utm_campaign=Nomadico&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Better Life for Half the Price<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>The World\u2019s Cheapest Destinations<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getrevue.co\/profile\/nomadico\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here<\/a>&nbsp;to get Nomadico a week early in your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hanging Toiletry Kits in Two Sizes<\/strong><br>One thing I always pack in my actual suitcase\/backpack (and not my laptop bag) is a hanging toiletry kit that doesn\u2019t depend on having ample counter space. I have two different sizes: a small&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/9ZvQbmn?utm_campaign=Nomadico&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Sea to Summit one<\/a>&nbsp;for carry-ons and a larger Eagle Creek one for when I\u2019ve got space in a checked bag. Even the cheapest hotels have a place to hang something in the bathroom and these keep everything organized with slots and pockets.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notable European Train Trips<\/strong><br>With budget airline flights within Europe being so cheap, it\u2019s easy to forget all the reasons why a train trip is much more pleasant \u2014 and better for the planet. This article from The Points Guy highlights&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/european-train-trips\/?utm_campaign=Nomadico&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">four train journeys<\/a>&nbsp;where getting there is a joy instead of a pain. This one starting September 1 is especially intriguing: Stockholm, Sweden to Hamburg, Germany (or vice versa) in an overnight sleeper.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Online City Guides for Nomads<\/strong><br>Earlier we highlighted a cities round-up site called NomadList and this alternative follows a similar template:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wenomad.so\/?utm_campaign=Nomadico&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">WeNomad<\/a>. There\u2019s plenty to quibble with in the cost-of-living estimates in their crowdsourced city guides, but one great feature is a list of Facebook groups and message boards for cities so you can hit the ground running. &#8211;&nbsp;<em>via Claudia Dawson<\/em><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gadgets That Make Life Easier<\/strong><br>This&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2022\/aug\/27\/the-best-6-i-ever-spent-31-small-items-that-could-make-your-life-a-tiny-bit-better?utm_campaign=Nomadico&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Guardian<\/em>&nbsp;UK article<\/a>&nbsp;listing 31 inexpensive purchases that can make life better features a number of items that are travel-related. It includes a headlamp (get a rechargeable one), a portable Bluetooth speaker (ditto), a small&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/p4YH8K?utm_campaign=Nomadico&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">digital luggage scale<\/a>, binoculars (powerful ones are available&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/CXVtFR?utm_campaign=Nomadico&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">in small sizes these days<\/a>), and an eye mask.&nbsp;That last one is an inexpensive upgrade for a long flight.<\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nomadico issue #17<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2385],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40271"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40442,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40271\/revisions\/40442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}