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Post by happytraveller on Nov 27, 2009 12:01:57 GMT 2
Never travelled with my laptop as I don't have WiFi... Most important: Credit card Mobile phone and the recharger, including power adapter Camera Passport and Flight documents.
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Post by suzanneschuelke on Nov 27, 2009 16:09:05 GMT 2
Since I travel pretty much every single week - I have standard stuff. I have to travel with a laptop - but must admit even on vacations it comes.
1) Wrinkle free or at least wrinkle resistant 2) Focus on black with coordinating colors - you can do tons of mixes and matches with a couple pair of black pants (in the US sense of pants); a shapeless type of blazer (no buttons or closure) and a variety of tops. Since tops don't take much space - I do more here. I do a four day/ three night trip carry-one and a 3 week trip in one medium suitcase (I usually do laundry once a week). 3) Watch shoes - they take too much space so very few pairs. I wear the bulky pair on the plane and take sandals if the weather is warm enough. Shoes are the big reason to watch colors 4) I agree with HappyTraveller in that with everything she just mentioned you could manage - but it would be expensive to buy a whole new wardrobe.
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Post by happytraveller on Nov 27, 2009 19:09:42 GMT 2
4) I agree with HappyTraveller in that with everything she just mentioned you could manage - but it would be expensive to buy a whole new wardrobe. I completely agree with you !
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Post by wikki on Nov 27, 2009 20:13:13 GMT 2
i travel with my laptop.
i think it depends where you are going. but this comes with me always: camera and charger toothbrush credit card any ID bikini and a sarong
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Post by Baz Faz on Nov 28, 2009 0:20:18 GMT 2
Remember the Rule of 3: 1 to wear, 1 to wash and 1 in case.
Only take as much as you are comfortable carrying. So put everything on a bed, pack it, then try to carry it to the end of the block and back. Heavy eh? Then throw something out.
As Suzanne says, wear your heaviest shoes on the plane (when we went to SA we wore our walking boots on the plane because we were doing a wilderness trail in Kruger). You truly do not need to take fancy clothes because you will not be going to the Connaught Hotel in London (I was thrown out of there).
Take less than you think you need. Truly. If I go to England in winter I just take a backpack I can carry on the plane (weighs about 6 kilos). You do not need to take a mass of stuff.
Shall I say it again? Leave it behind. Save room for something you want to buy in England.
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Post by happytraveller on Nov 28, 2009 17:27:38 GMT 2
Save room for something you want to buy in England. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by gringa on Dec 2, 2009 18:24:29 GMT 2
I tend to way overpack on the first attempt. Then I take out about half the stuff I packed and never seem to miss what I didn't bring. Apart from the essentials like passport and ticket, you can usually buy most things at your destination and if you run out of clothes, you can take them to a laundromat.
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Post by Voy on Dec 2, 2009 18:38:18 GMT 2
two things I always pack - even if I think I won't need them, are a bathing suit and sneakers. as a not-thin westerner, try buying a bathing suit in Singapore.. or a pair of women's sneakers in Bahrain.. etc.(well that last one might be okay-er now, but not in '79)
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Post by tarra on Dec 3, 2009 10:33:24 GMT 2
try buying a bathing suit in Singapore Welcome to my world....... But yeah, no matter where I'm going my bathers goes into the suitcase. I'll follow my packing list but will always end up taking out clothes. As long as I have my passport, flight/train tickets, cash & credit cards I'll be okay. Always remember - Take half as much clothes as you think you'll need and twice as much money.
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Post by WildlyTravelled on Dec 11, 2009 12:33:26 GMT 2
I haven't read above Come across something I copied from somewhere ages ago Haven't read it recently Here tis:
I can pack everything I need for an extended trip into a carry-on sized bag by choosing clothes that layer. I have a carry-on sized conversion pack (straps tuck away as needed) that has an attached day pack. I pack valuables and some personal items in the day pack and most of the clothes (that I'm not wearing) in the main compartment. Here's what I took to Honduras to accommodate 2-3 weeks inland with high altitude mountain hikes included and 2-3 weeks of beach time:
3-4 wicking-type shirts 1 light weight long sleeved shirt 2 pairs of light weight convertible (zip off to become shorts) long pants 1 sarong (skirt, swim wrap, doubles as towel or sleeping sheet) 1 bandana and one silicon-neck-cooler bandana 1 sunhat with strap 1 light weight sleeveless nightgown 2 swimsuits 1 light weight fleece jacket (liner type that can be worn alone) 1 light weight goretex rain coat uns and socks (incl. 1 neoprene pair I wear under Keens for hiking and under fins for diving/snorkel’g) flip flops for beach and showers Keen water shoes for everything else, including lots of light hiking (they have great support and a rubber toe protector); if you're planning hardcore hiking, take boots
Cash, ATM and VISA cards, passport, etc. Flight and lodging reservations, emails, receipts, etc. Small medical kit and sewing kit Cheap watch with alarm Toiletries and prescription meds Sunglasses, spare glasses, disposable contacts for diving/rainforests Sunblock and bug stuff (Cactus Juice and Sawyer's Time Release Deet Formula, baby oil for sand flies) Water purification pump (I'm a budget traveller) Collapsible drinking cup LCD headlamp Compass Earplugs Camera, etc. (and underwater bag or 1-2 underwater disposables) Smallish waterproof binoculars Guidebook and copied map pages Laminated plant and animal i.d. cards Journal/writing materials Reading material and Spanish/English dictionary Small gifts for kids and hosts Small dice and yahtzee papers A small, flexible disc (like a frisbee) Various ziplocks, cable ties, small bungie cords 3-4’ of duct tape wrapped around a waterproof marker String and a few clothespins or 3-4 feet of braided surgical tubing - great clothesline Half a roll of t.p. removed from core and flattened
I buy water and reuse the bottle and usually pick up an inexpensive pocket knife when I get there.
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Post by happytraveller on Dec 11, 2009 13:23:00 GMT 2
I love your packing list wildone ! It makes me want to go travelling ! (which I will, in a week... YAY)
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Post by mockchoc on Dec 11, 2009 13:56:23 GMT 2
Good thread! Lots of us are going to need it. I guess Lonely Planet or Rough Guides etc has a list somewhere?
Should go see..
No way though in a million years would I need two swimsuits. They dry fast.
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Post by Baz Faz on Dec 13, 2009 0:07:30 GMT 2
We leave out a lot of things on WT's list, a lot. Only one swimsuit as Mock says. But a towel. 3 shirts, 3 knickers, 3 prs socks. ! evening warm wrap. I day trousers, 1 evening trousers. 1 pair shoes (Mrs Faz takes another light evening pair). We will take walking boots to Crete next month but no compass.Books we take and swap them en route. Small binocs and bird book. Washing liquid and expandable clothes line.Etc.
I say we must have no more than 7 kilos each in our packs. I was in Tunisia on my own three years ago for ten days and my pack weighed 4 kilos. With that on your back you can walk all day.
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Post by Baz Faz on Dec 13, 2009 0:08:31 GMT 2
Oh, and we are staying 5 weeks in one place so we are taking the laptop.
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Post by WildlyTravelled on Dec 13, 2009 7:55:40 GMT 2
I insist you take everything on my list bazfaz
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Post by Baz Faz on Dec 14, 2009 10:28:54 GMT 2
Wildly, I am not taking 2 swimsuits, sunblock, sunglasses because it will be winter in Crete.
What interesting activity do you use a small flexible disc for?
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Post by WildlyTravelled on Dec 16, 2009 12:09:28 GMT 2
it's not my list, sed I found et ;D
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Post by goldie on Dec 18, 2009 20:06:24 GMT 2
I shall be going away for about 4.5 months next year. I don't expect to carry more than 10 kilos and that will probably include a new netbook. But one thing I'm currently travelling with at the moment (Anatolia, Turkey, in winter) is a double-sided sofa throw. Why? Because, slit halfway up, it makes wonderfully warm wrap, instead of a bulky coat. Elegant, too. It also doubles as a blanket and, if it gets warm in the middle of the day it's so much easier to just fold and sling over one shoulder. In summer I take a smaller, lighter throw which keeps off the chill in the evening.
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Post by welle on Dec 28, 2009 3:34:51 GMT 2
Wow, wildly is organized! I'm horrible at packing light.
Always with me, no matter where I go:
bikini/swimwear sunglasses phone and charger for phone
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Post by james on Dec 29, 2009 18:07:50 GMT 2
undwear socks shorts jeans sweaters (not jerseys) camera credit card money bag to put everything in travel guide
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Post by james on Dec 29, 2009 18:08:27 GMT 2
oh and shoes/flip flops
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Post by Voy on Dec 30, 2009 17:43:01 GMT 2
no shirts?
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Post by Baz Faz on Dec 30, 2009 19:29:08 GMT 2
Shorts? I think not.
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Post by james on Jan 4, 2010 18:32:30 GMT 2
Eh, Baz doesn't wear shorts?
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Post by james on Jan 4, 2010 18:33:02 GMT 2
maybe a shirt Voy. Just to look nice when you go out.
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