to ask what is the one thing you never go on holiday without?

[beelover]

In our case its a pack of toilet rolls. Don't ask me why but we always take some with us whenever we are going away, even just for a weekend. No history of ever running out of them anywhere but just can't leave home without a back up supply

Scented candle. We always go self catering so to get rid of that alien, someone's been here before us smell I light the candle as soon as we get into the accomodation.

Actually just thought of something Im going to take the next time that I didnt in Italy 2 years ago - Pirition, would have cost £1 here in the UK, I had to pay about 14 euros for them after I was attacked by the mozzies, had over 50 bites on each leg and a few on my eyelid to!

eye mask

Well stocked medical kit ( including OTC medicines, ointments and nit kit)
Does that count as one ?

Eye mask
Alka seltzer
Tea bags

Pegs, multi USB charger and first aid kit

6 way extension lead. Can charge everything and just need one conversion plug

Diazepam.
I don't even pop the pills now!
I just hold the packet in my sweaty hand at take off and landing

Kindle
Scented candle
Professional OPI pedicure

a book

If self catering my small serrated kitchen knife. Also, always, enough chargers for each person. I will not share my chargers.

CO alarm

Potato peeler.

extra meds
adaptors
chargers
credit card
emergency cash

housework me too! Just knowing I have them keeps me calm(ish)
4 gang extension and 1 travel plug. That's been my toppist tip for travel ever!

Credit card, swimming costume/ underwear decent enough to swim in (even if going hill walking you never now when you may get a chance to swim). But i do always have these things in my bag/car so not sure it counts.
One thing I take on holiday but don't carry with me always is the bible. Your not going to run out of reading material. And a good place to hide money in hotel rooms.

Earplugs and lip balm.

A coffee machine LBOC because I am on holiday and I like a decent coffee to start my day. It's not like we are packing it in our suitcase and flying long haul It gets shoved in the back of our large car along with most of the rest of our house!

Marmite

Camper van

Not sure why, but when I was little, my DM always used to pack several packs of butter in her suitcase (frozen so they lasted the journey), because, you know, they don't have butter in Spain . I assume that there were no restrictions on luggage weight then like there is now.

Why not just take a cafetière?! Takes up less room, surely!

Coathangers, there are never enough.
Travel kettle if in hotel room with no "tea and making making facilities".
Kindle sounded like the answer to my prayers, but I've found myself going back to books on holiday. They get battered about, covered in sand, suncream, etc, shoved in bags. I left my books at a little Greek taverna that did a "book share", at the end of my holiday.