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3 THINGS TO PACK FOR YOUR NEXT TRIP

We present a curated list of travel aids to help make sure your next trip runs smoothly. This week, we’re reusing airplane seats, taking more photos than ever, and reading human stories. By Emma Yardley

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REUSE: Seats become satchels

Air Canada YTZ Fold-Over Purse Airplane seat cover bag By: Mariclaro Price: $159 Available at: mariclaro.ca There is something familiar about this bag. Purse connoisseu­rs might recognize the classic fold-over design or the slim leather straps, but it’s probably the indigo material that’s ticking the memory banks — this bag is constructe­d from recycled Air Canada seat covers. That’s right, the YTZ purse has been made for (and made possible by) travelling. Sewn by hand in Snow Road Station, Ont., the AC connection doesn’t stop there; Mariclaro also donates 5 per cent of sales to the Air Canada Foundation, which helps to improve children’s lives around the world.

STORE: Take more photos

iBRIDGE Mobile memory storage By: Leef Price: $89.99 to $279.99 Available at: Best Buy You’ve been happily Instagramm­ing your way through a last-minute spring fling to Paris, snapping a selfie on the banks of the Seine, and posing by the Louvre’s glass pyramid. Suddenly, the dreaded “No More Storage” message appears on your iPhone. Don’t panic; just make sure you pack iBRIDGE, a mobile USB memory stick that plugs directly into a phone or tablet and stores up to 256GB of photos and videos. This petite powerhouse will keep precious moments safe — freeing up space for more snaps — until you’re back home and ready to upload them all to Tumblr.

READ: People are the places

Humans of New York: Stories Cultural travel book By: Brandon Stanton Price: $15.99 (Kindle edition) Available at: amazon.ca Seasoned travellers know it’s not the geology of a place that makes it special; it’s the people who live there. In 2010, New York photograph­er and blogger Brandon Stanton began his quest to create a photograph­ic census of his city’s inhabitant­s, capturing portraits and conducting disarmingl­y candid interviews about their lives in this vibrant city. His blog went viral, climbing from a few hundred followers to more than 15 million; in his second book, we continue to meet the humans who help make New York the most popular destinatio­n in the U.S.

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Emma Yardley is a Toronto/Vancouver writer.
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