We’ve all been there – you’ve just arrived in Paris, or Rome, or New York (or wherever this month’s travel adventure is to) and you look in your bag only to suddenly realize… you forgot IT. You freeze. Your mind retraces your steps. And even though you can envision exactly where it’s sitting on your dresser, you still check 20+ times in your bag (as if the gods of travel will somehow hear your pain and magically IT will appear). But it doesn’t. It’s too late to go back. It’s too late to undo it. It’s done… IT is forgotten.
So, what mysterious item are we referring to? You tell us! We recently asked our Facebook fans and Twitter followers to do just that, to vote on the worst item one could forget on a trip. Here are the results, do you agree?
Note: We intentionally did not include passport as a option, because without that, you can’t even take your trip!
#5. House Keys
This item is a bit unusual as you don’t really need your house keys ON the trip itself. This is the type of item you don’t realize you’ve forgotten until you’re standing outside your house after a 2 week vacation and suddenly realize you’re locked out! Annoying? Yes. But since I suppose it doesn’t ruin your vacation until the vacation is already over, I guess understand why it was voted as #5.
#4. Cell Phone
For some reason cell phones (and similar electronic devices) create very mixed reactions amongst travelers. Some, couldn’t imagine a trip without it, and others wouldn’t even consider bringing a cell phone on their trip. What kind of traveler are you?
#3. Medications
As Paula Mclaren pointed out, “you can get the rest from friends..but not your meds…” I suppose the importance of this item depends on the type of medication you forgot. Advil? No biggie. Random medication for your rare yet life threatening illness? Biggie!
#2. Camera
As Christina Reynolds argued on our Facebook wall, “defo camera! no memories :O( which means no awesome pictures to upload to Viator.com after your trip!” (okay, we may have added that last part…)
*And drum roll please…*
#1. Credit Card / ATM Card
Because… as Joe Butkovich pointed out so accurately, “you can’t replace anything else you forgot with out the money!”
Thank you everyone who participated in this poll. Special thanks to our token favorite answer from Kenny Chen, “Viator customer service number”!
So, what’s the worst thing YOU’VE forgotten on a trip?
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