Unusual things you should always pack when traveling

A trash bag is more useful than you think. Here are the things you might not think about but definitely should bring with you on your next vacation.

●Portable power banks
When traveling, you're likely going to be using your phone more -- pulling up boarding passes, looking up places to go and directions to those places, keeping in touch with friends and family back home and so on.

●An empty bottle
You may not be able to make it through airport security with over 3 ounces of liquid, but no one said you can't bring an empty bottle through TSA and fill it afterward.

●Trash bags or plastic bags
Bringing trash bags in your suitcase may seem awkward. Hotel maintenance tends to empty the trash before you could ever fill up a trash can or bag.

●A universal plug adapter

You don't want to find yourself traveling abroad without a plug adapter. If you go anywhere overseas without an adapter, you will be hard-pressed to charge your devices without buying an expensive adapter.