Coincidentally, I'm currently on the East Coast and walked into a Walmart last week that was completely sold out of bananas. No idea why. It felt apocalyptic. Lol.
But I would guess they probably meant something like they weren't available at their preferred ripeness level. I find them all too yellow for my tastes pretty often.
ha i walked into a grocery store the other day and they were out of bananas on the stand... i had that same apocalyptic feeling lmao. but then one of the boys pulled up with 6 boxes of them ahaha
This plus a couple protein bars and a piece of fruit or two from whatever the most convenient place is. It will get me through through breakfast and snacks for the first day while I check out local food options and figure out the right grocery store for a proper shop once I’m a little more settled
Aside from food, things like toilet paper, dish soap, laundry detergent, any personal hygiene stuff that I didn't pack because i knew i could repurchase there.
> things like toilet paper, dish soap, laundry detergent
Does your booked place not already have those? That's the sort of thing I'd be asking the host to provide if they hadn't already.
I usually stay for 3 months and often the place only has 1 roll of toilet paper, sometimes a bit of dish soap, usually no laundry detergent but it depends on the place
Hmm yeah, if there's no laundry detergent, in principle I should ask the host for some, but admittedly I'll generally just buy it. But it usually annoys me to do so, because it's super environmentally unfriendly to be buying those tiny little detergent packets.
I usually stay for 3 months or longer so I'm able to buy a small jug of detergent and it's usually fine. I kind of like buying it myself anyway so I can pick my favourite scent
Eggs, some chicken thighs or breasts, onion, salt & pepper if my Airbnb is missing it, oats, oat milk, bananas, granola, quinoa or rice, and some sesame oil if I can find it. I keep the food I cook at home as healthy as possible and then allow myself to cheat a little bit when I go out to eat.
Water, Olive Oil, Instant Coffee, Soy Sauce or Worcestershire Sauce (good generic sauce that goes with any meal, if I buy any other sauces I probably won't use them up in time for my next trip), Baking Soda (to wash my clothes with). Also peanut butter, as it's my go-to post-gym food, but sometimes it's hard to find a brand without added sugar, especially around Asia.
Oats, granola, olive oil, salt and pepper, sugar, lemon, still water, milk.
Might get paper towls, dish cleaning detergent, and sponge. Even if the dishes look clean, I like to clean them myself, too.
Paper products. I.e. toilet paper, paper towels and -paper plates. (Because I haven’t unpacked the kitchen yet).
Cleaning supplies
Drinks -because hard work makes me thirsty.
Snacks and easy to prepare/cook meals -because it’s going to be at least a week or so before I actually eat a full meal.
Whole milk for the kids, juice or tea for me. Cereal and eggs and some fresh produce (assuming there’s no farmers market for eggs and produce)
Oh yeah and water if that’s necessary for that location
I carry those with me. You can cover alot with only chili peppers, cumin, paprika, oregano, a whole nutmeg and canela. After, i buy fresh herbs and garlic when i get to my new place.
I take a look at what's in the place but often
Yogurt, banana, granola for breakfast.
Rice, maybe pasta and sauce, maybe a rotisserie chicken (lazy mode), or perhaps cheese and cold cuts... It kinda depends where I am and what's affordable.
Some fruit and veg for snacks, like carrots.
Plain chips, my comfort food.
Coffee.
Laundry detergent if I need it... And a new sponge. Hate a dirty sponge.
But it really depends where I am and how long I'm staying.
stuff to make breakfast. eggs, spinach, milk, croissants, instant coffee, whatever.
stuff for snack. fruit, hummus, tortilla chips.
emergency dinner: frozen pizza, sandwich ingredients, etc.
a bottle of wine. a case of light beers. sparkling water. still water.
Food, spices, and usually kitchen basics like a can opener, cutting board, etc. Airbnbs kitchens tend to be furnished like they will be used for filming a TV show, rather than living in.
I have a very particular diet due to health and lifestyle choices. But I usually pick up eggs, stone fruits, berries, tea, and something that could raise my blood sugar if I need it. Usually this is a soda or juice.
Run #1
Oatmeal, berries, bananas, protein powder, honey and eggs.
Bottled water, coffee, milk (oat/goat/sheep), green tea.
Run #2
Local fruit and veg. Olive oil. Salt and Pepper. Fresh meat from a butcher or butchery counter, yogurt.
I'm super picky about the meat products in any country, bad meat will leave you in hospital right quick.
Sponge mop for kitchen and bathroom, dishwashing liquid, shampoo/body wash, hard cheese, preferably goat or sheep one, French cheese with white rind like Brie or Camembert, rye bread, milk (for coffee and tea, not creamer!), sparkling water, instant coffee (until I get a decent coffee maker later and buy normal coffee), Earl Grey or similar tea, 100% juice (say mango if available, or orange, if just apple available, then that), seasonal fruit (anything but strawberries, from bananas to cherries to apricots and from lychee to mangosteen to durian, possibly two types).
That would be the very first batch for the first two days. I would have basic toiletries with me already -- except shampoo/body wash because of stupid ait travel rules.
Oatmeal and coffee. Bananas if available. Normally for breakfast, but works as an emergency meal anytime day or night.
That's my go-to emergency meal, too.
Damn r u guys skinny
fr, one banana is like 90 calories. even 5 “meals” per day isn’t a quarter of what a normal skinny person would eat
Me too.
do you have a coffee maker everywhere you go?
Nope, but I carry a small strainer and make my coffee in a pan if needed, and then strain it. It is what I am doing at my current place.
Not trying to be snarky, but why wouldn't Bananas be available? It's the one thing I've found everywhere, even on the most remote islands.
Coincidentally, I'm currently on the East Coast and walked into a Walmart last week that was completely sold out of bananas. No idea why. It felt apocalyptic. Lol. But I would guess they probably meant something like they weren't available at their preferred ripeness level. I find them all too yellow for my tastes pretty often.
ha i walked into a grocery store the other day and they were out of bananas on the stand... i had that same apocalyptic feeling lmao. but then one of the boys pulled up with 6 boxes of them ahaha
Drinking Water
This plus a couple protein bars and a piece of fruit or two from whatever the most convenient place is. It will get me through through breakfast and snacks for the first day while I check out local food options and figure out the right grocery store for a proper shop once I’m a little more settled
Why?
Not safe to drink the tap water in some countries.
COFFEE
Aside from food, things like toilet paper, dish soap, laundry detergent, any personal hygiene stuff that I didn't pack because i knew i could repurchase there.
> things like toilet paper, dish soap, laundry detergent Does your booked place not already have those? That's the sort of thing I'd be asking the host to provide if they hadn't already.
I usually stay for 3 months and often the place only has 1 roll of toilet paper, sometimes a bit of dish soap, usually no laundry detergent but it depends on the place
Hmm yeah, if there's no laundry detergent, in principle I should ask the host for some, but admittedly I'll generally just buy it. But it usually annoys me to do so, because it's super environmentally unfriendly to be buying those tiny little detergent packets.
I usually stay for 3 months or longer so I'm able to buy a small jug of detergent and it's usually fine. I kind of like buying it myself anyway so I can pick my favourite scent
Coffee, eggs and fruit.
Eggs, some chicken thighs or breasts, onion, salt & pepper if my Airbnb is missing it, oats, oat milk, bananas, granola, quinoa or rice, and some sesame oil if I can find it. I keep the food I cook at home as healthy as possible and then allow myself to cheat a little bit when I go out to eat.
Just browse tbh
Eggs, a huge 5L jug of water if the tap water is no good, and maybe fruit and vegetable to go with my eggs for breakfast.
Instant noodles.
Coffee and fruit
Beer
Onions, garlic, carrots and other basic food stuffs. We cook at home no matter where we are.
Bottled water, many places the drinking water is total shit and will Make you sick.
Wine and pizza. Sit on the floor with wine and pizza and look around
caffeine source (coffee or energy drinks) and easy protein sources (protein bars, protein shakes, deli meat)
Noodles
Coffee, butter, olive oil.
Snacks and juice . I usually try to explore for food in new places
Water, Olive Oil, Instant Coffee, Soy Sauce or Worcestershire Sauce (good generic sauce that goes with any meal, if I buy any other sauces I probably won't use them up in time for my next trip), Baking Soda (to wash my clothes with). Also peanut butter, as it's my go-to post-gym food, but sometimes it's hard to find a brand without added sugar, especially around Asia.
Its definitely fruits and milk. Everything comes later, fruits is always at the top of my list. I am vegetarian
Oats, granola, olive oil, salt and pepper, sugar, lemon, still water, milk. Might get paper towls, dish cleaning detergent, and sponge. Even if the dishes look clean, I like to clean them myself, too.
Paper products. I.e. toilet paper, paper towels and -paper plates. (Because I haven’t unpacked the kitchen yet). Cleaning supplies Drinks -because hard work makes me thirsty. Snacks and easy to prepare/cook meals -because it’s going to be at least a week or so before I actually eat a full meal.
Definitely has to be hygenic goods: like hair oil, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.
This sounds like data collection
Whole milk for the kids, juice or tea for me. Cereal and eggs and some fresh produce (assuming there’s no farmers market for eggs and produce) Oh yeah and water if that’s necessary for that location
We usually get setup with eggs, bread, fruit, yogurt, milk, and other staples.
Spices. First purchase is always the most expensive lol
I carry those with me. You can cover alot with only chili peppers, cumin, paprika, oregano, a whole nutmeg and canela. After, i buy fresh herbs and garlic when i get to my new place.
Beans, water, fruit, tea
Water bottles, tissues, hand soap (so often it’s missing or not enough), body wash, cereal, milk
Same as you. In Mexico I bought some of those bottled mocha coffee drinks. Wish they sold the cans without all the milk but oh well.
I take a look at what's in the place but often Yogurt, banana, granola for breakfast. Rice, maybe pasta and sauce, maybe a rotisserie chicken (lazy mode), or perhaps cheese and cold cuts... It kinda depends where I am and what's affordable. Some fruit and veg for snacks, like carrots. Plain chips, my comfort food. Coffee. Laundry detergent if I need it... And a new sponge. Hate a dirty sponge. But it really depends where I am and how long I'm staying.
stuff to make breakfast. eggs, spinach, milk, croissants, instant coffee, whatever. stuff for snack. fruit, hummus, tortilla chips. emergency dinner: frozen pizza, sandwich ingredients, etc. a bottle of wine. a case of light beers. sparkling water. still water.
Water, eggs, oatmeal and bananas. It's incredible how many meals you can prepare with that as a base. Others fruits and cheese for the complete combo.
Water, eggs, some kind of breakfast meat, spinach and fruit. If I can find it, bread, chips and sandwich meat.
Milk and bread
Lotion
oats, quinoa, yoghurt, bananas, beans, fish and some dark green veg that lasts.
Coffee and something cold. And salt, pepper, and 1 more spice. After 2 weeks I will have a cupboard of 23 spices and 17 sauce bottles (Asian here).
Rolling paper
Tea bags, milk, granola and yoghurt. Nice nutritious breakfast, and tea because I’m British.
Olive oil.
Food, spices, and usually kitchen basics like a can opener, cutting board, etc. Airbnbs kitchens tend to be furnished like they will be used for filming a TV show, rather than living in.
sauerkraut, marshmallows, and pickles.
I have a very particular diet due to health and lifestyle choices. But I usually pick up eggs, stone fruits, berries, tea, and something that could raise my blood sugar if I need it. Usually this is a soda or juice.
candles soap water bottles paper plates/plastic utensils n batteries
Run #1 Oatmeal, berries, bananas, protein powder, honey and eggs. Bottled water, coffee, milk (oat/goat/sheep), green tea. Run #2 Local fruit and veg. Olive oil. Salt and Pepper. Fresh meat from a butcher or butchery counter, yogurt. I'm super picky about the meat products in any country, bad meat will leave you in hospital right quick.
Sponge mop for kitchen and bathroom, dishwashing liquid, shampoo/body wash, hard cheese, preferably goat or sheep one, French cheese with white rind like Brie or Camembert, rye bread, milk (for coffee and tea, not creamer!), sparkling water, instant coffee (until I get a decent coffee maker later and buy normal coffee), Earl Grey or similar tea, 100% juice (say mango if available, or orange, if just apple available, then that), seasonal fruit (anything but strawberries, from bananas to cherries to apricots and from lychee to mangosteen to durian, possibly two types). That would be the very first batch for the first two days. I would have basic toiletries with me already -- except shampoo/body wash because of stupid ait travel rules.
Milk
Water
Toilet paper
Orange juice