Saturday, August 20, 2011

How should I pack to go to Europe?

Pack light, is the safest word we could advise on, especially if you are traveling inter Europe cities, like what we did. Just for a gauge, these are the requirements on carry-on baggage size/weight for certain transportation means that we took/considered to take.

- Turkish Airways: 55cm x 40cm x 23cm - 20 kg
- Thai Airways: 56cm x 45cm x 25cm
- Trenitalia: No restriction
- Thalys: 3 luggages with size smaller than 85cm
- EasyJet: 56cm x 45cm x 25cm
- Ryan Air: 55cm x 40cm x 20cm - 10 kg

Our packing list we could share with you:

- Intimates (bring the paper-made ones only if you're comfortable/used to wearing it. It really saved the hassle of worrying if your intimates would get dry after you washed it. As much environmentally harming it may sound, it saved you a peace of mind. Only during your vacation, don't worry.)
- T-shirts/tanktops (we went during summer time, that explained why t-shirts and tanktops). About 5 pieces.
- Pants (advisable to bring light material with many pockets, especially hidden ones. We had one from the National Geographic store with a hidden money pocket which was marvelous.). About 3 pieces - 1 long and 2 shorts. No jeans please.
- Jackets/Jumpers/Cardigans (though it's summer, some place that we went to was ridiculously cold. This really saved us) - 1 piece is enough. With a shawl if you wish.
- Shoes (sports shoes are more advisable than any others. Or a flat training shoes from Nike or other sports brand would be cool. Why sports shoes? Because you're gonna walk a lot in Europe.)
- Socks - 5 pairs, but then it really goes back to your preference of comfort :)
- 2 pairs of pajamas
- Camera + battery + adaptor/charger
- Handphone + battery + adaptor/charger
- Toiletries (please remember that all liquid products must each be inside a container of not more than 100ml, in total of 1 liter, packed inside a vacuum bag)
- Shades
- Moisturizer
- Lipbalm
- 1 collapsible bag
- Padlocks for the luggages
- Moneybelt
- First aid kit + some important medicines (for diarrhea, flu, cough, fever, allergy, etc.)

It is important to choose high-quality luggages because you'll be carrying them much and also to ensure you a safe trip. Europe is probably the unsafest place I've been to, so we also brought a long an anti-theft wallet (by creating a string to tie to our pants) and NO HANDBAG please.

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