I always take magazines or my cd player because, sometimes I can't stand everyone else music unless they are listening to country. Anyways becareful about taking your cell phone in case you do or if you have a cell phone becuase, if it is in roaming you could end up racking up a huge phone bill... But unless you have free roaming charges anyways, just think of stuff to take I also take my gameboy when I go on camping trips or just trips. Also take your camera if you got one you can have fun taking pictures of people who do stupid things...
Oh yeah I take my cell phone to just play games on my cell phone that's fun too but, I don't talk to people unless I am not in roaming.