AnselmAdorne

Kate_W, Coffee Crisps!! I love them. We took a bag of them with us to China last month. Are they only available in Canada?

And speaking of coffee, to answer the question posed by Degas, when we rent houses or apartments in France, we usually bring half a kilo of Second Cup's Emperor's Roast. It's hard to start a day without it.

Anselm

eric502

I like Pepsi and Dr. Pepper and its hard to find anything but Coke.

I always pack my little electric coffee maker.

TheVagabondLady

bakergirl

I'm with you only mine is Diet Mtn Dew. I too pack a couple just so I can take a few sips in the mornings to wake me up cause I don't drink coffee and most hotels have those little refrigerators in them so I can keep it cold. I try to stretch them out but it never really works.

I also bring my own travel size TP..it has come in handy more than once.

GreenDragon

I don't drink coffee or iced tea, but I am from Florida, and finding a GOOD glass of Orange Juice was mad my first trip. I once made the mistake of ordering it at a small restaurant in Somerset -- got what tasted like watered-down Tang

Other than that... hmm... earplugs? Necessary, I'm a light sleeper. They make my breathing into my own 'white noise'.

Other than that, I miss the cheap gas

laughingd2

Green Dragon you read my mind on the cheap gas, and to that I'll add cheap booze and a consistent supply of ice! Er, that falls under the category of what you can't get, not what we take with us.

GianniFL

Ice!!!

degas

Yea, ice tea and just plain ice are on my list, along with free coffee refills.

Still, one must suffer a bit if one is to be a true world traveler, and the scones and sweets do allow one to endure.

moxie

Ahhh, TheVagabondLady, I am a transplanted American and each trip back to Europe I bring lots of diet mountain dew and then ration it out to myself... I also import unscented roll-on deodorant, toothpaste and aspirin...

and I agree with you Kate W, after years here I still do a double-take with lemon-scented floor cleaners and pine-scented dish liquid

LoriNY1

I'm with the Splenda, Sweet n Low, Equal crowd. I always bring my own Equal packets. Other than that, I find I miss more things European once I get home.......

amy_zena

Every time I go home to the States, I always stock up on: Lipton Onion Soup Mix, BBQ sauce, Tylenol (because they don't have acetomenophen in Italy), Salad dressing seasoning packets, brownie mix, mexican seasoniong packets, toothpaste (I'm picky about toothpaste)...there's loads more. You can get some of these things here at places like Carrefour and Panorama, but you have to pay about 8.50 euro for 1 box of brownie mix.

ira

Hi d,

I bring my own cigs.

My Lady Wife brings a very large suitcase with all of her nostrums, food supplements, female paraphernalia, pills, medications, creams, lotions, ointments, toilet waters, etc.

That's why we have to rent midsize cars instead of compacts.

xaroula

I am American. When I'm in Europe for more than a few months, the things I miss are...

apple sauce; bagels; good mexican food.

I probably wouldn't miss them but I always bring Sweet 'N Low packets.

In fact my current European flame says that if we get married he's going to find a way to provide me with bagels and apple sauce, which is kind of romantic in a stupid way

laclaire

I second the Mexican food. . . ain't nothing like Texas for that (well, in Mexico it is even better).

I also like myself a good sweet sun tea (again, Texas).

Chicken and cornbread stuffing is my favorite food of all time and when I have a craving I get so homesick!

I miss being able to buy shoes, as I wear a ladies 11, which is just 1 size too big for most of Spain.

BowenLinda

My current-favourite earrings and a face cloth.

CDNshelly

When we travelled to France with my mother-in-law it was enjoyable to watch her excitement when we took her to a grocery store, she searched to find her old time comfort spices for her stews and soups, she has been in Canada for more than 30 years and says she will always miss some of the products.
When we go without her, she gives us a shopping list.
I take coffee and tea bags with me, Our home habit is to have tea/coffee first thing in the morning and before bed. Just a plain breakfast tea and my husband likes a cup of instant Maxwell House Coffee, nothing fancy, just comfort.

vcl

We've been staying at the same apartment in London for more than a decade, usually for a month at a time. Our only real complaint is that the bathtub is very slippery. One year we bought a tub mat at Marks and Spencer, but it cost us a bundle. When it was time to leave, I really resented having to leave that hunk of wet rubber behind. Now, when we travel, I pick up a mat for 3 bucks in K-Mart, tuck it in my suitcase, and cheerfully leave it in London.

Chicago_Heather

Maire, thank you ... I told her last night on the phone that traveling with her mad it more fun and special, and she got a bit sniffly. And, Sandi, what a wonderful gift you've given your son - most definitely, he'll be so grateful.

Happy Mother's Day to all the traveling moms out there!

michellen

grsing...I'm cracking up. DH and I recently returned from two weeks in Italy and, while the Italian food was amazing, all we could think about was eating Mexican food when we got home (in Austin). I think I had it 4 times in 5 days after we got home!

mcnyc

Bravo Heather! I, too, try to pack my mother in my luggage whenever I can (except when I need my alone time with friends). Mine's a whole load of fun too, there's no one better I can think to travel with.

mcnyc

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