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Clothes/Shoes/Accessories
- Underclothes
- PJs
- Pants, leggings, and/or shorts
- Shirts
- Skirts or dresses
- Sweatshirt, sweater, and/or light jacket
- Shoes
- Hats, sunglasses, jewelry
- Rain jacket
- Pashmina scarf (optional, but useful to have due to its multi-purpurpose ability. It can act as a scarf, pillow, blanket, coverup, etc.)
Packing Tips:
- Pack clothes made of quick-dry and water-wicking material if you’re traveling in a warm weather climate.
- Pack one outfit for every two days of travel.
- Pack clothes based on a two-color palette so you can mix and match clothes and pack lighter.
- Use packing cubes to organize clothes in your suitcase.
Electronics
- Camera/s (I travel with a GoPro and the Canon Powershot G7 X Mark II)
- Mobile phone
- Smart watch
- Computer
- Tablet
- Ereader
- Charger cords & blocks (Phone, camera, computer, watch, tablet, ereader, etc.)
- Travel power strip and/or USB tower
- Power convertor (Travel Tip: If traveling to a foreign country, check ahead of time to know what kind of converter you may need!)
- Camera SD Cards, SD card reader, computer external hard drive for backup & extra photo & video storage
- Camera tripod (I use the JOBY 3K tripod) and/or GoPro Accessories
- Apple AirTag or other luggage/backpack electronic tracker
Toiletries
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, retainers/dental equipment
- Moisturizer, sunscreen
- Medications
- Shampoo, conditioner, hair products
- Hair brush/s & hair ties
- Face wash or wipes (Packing Tip: use wipes to cut down on liquids if you want to travel carry-on only.)
- Makeup
- Neosporin, bandaids, moleskin
Travel Tip: Instead of gallon bags for my liquids, I prefer a reusable TSA approved clear toiletry case
Misc.
- Masks
- Passport
- Printed boarding passes
- Printed address of final destination accommodations
- Water bottle
- Day pack and/or purse (Packing Tip: Ie usually travel with a stuff pack and condensible duffle stashed in our luggage in case we need them.)
- Travel size umbrella (optional)
- Books
- Journal, small notepad, pens (Travel Tip: liquid ink pens will leak on airplanes, gel ink pens will not.)
- Games
- Travel-size sewing kit
Apps
- Google Maps (Travel Tip: Download an offline map of the area you’ll be traveling in and then you won’t need data while navigating.)
- Google Translate (if traveling in a foreign country)
- MobilePassportControl (Travel Tip: at participating reentry points to the USA, this will speed up your wait time at Customs.)
More Packing Tips
- Put a piece of paper with your email and/or phone inside your suitcase in case your luggage tag gets ripped off
- Take a photo of your luggage and its contents in case the bag or anything in it goes missing.
- For more packing & travel tips, Nadine has a great video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J2PB3A-1uU
- I travel exclusively with hard-shell suitcases now thanks to Nadine’s suitcase review vlog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZNPAZED9cc.
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