Tomorrow I leave for France, it's been five months since I've seen my love and I am unbearably excited. This is the Fourth time I've flown there and while I was packing I thought I'd make a packing hacks/packing tips post because I've learned A LOT in terms of how to do it right and light ;) I'll add to the list as I think of more!
Tips for Packing light/Saving Space:
• Roll everything instead of folding
• If you are packing shoes there is precious space inside them, fill those
bad boys up with undies, or jewelry, or things that you don't want broken
• If you are a lady, and going to a warm local, and physically this is an
option, consider packing only unlined, unpadded bras.... they take literally no space
• You can buy bars of soap that basically are everything in one bar.....
shampoo, body wash, face wash, shaving cream I love this one
• You know those annoying infomercials that talk about vacuum sealing for
clothes to save space in your closet or for storage purposes.. well those
things are amazing. Buy one, line your luggage with it, fill it up, vacuum
out all the air and watch your clothes shrink to 20% of the size they were
while snuggly taking the shape of your bag. Just make sure you have
access to a vacuum at your destination cause you need to shrink it all
back when you pack to come home
How to avoid loosing your luggage or how to improve your chances of getting it back if it does get lost :
• This is a tough one. Sometimes there's nothing you can do... but in any
case first and foremost get a name tag for your bag. In fact get two
hang one on the outside and stick one in the actual bag as well • Put a copy of your itinerary in your bag
• Buy a brightly colored bag or add something unique to it so you can
identify it over the phone, or from afar in the hands of a thief
• Don't check your luggage, do only carry on. My new thing is to literally
only check a small bag of necessary liquids while keeping all my
clothes with my as carry on
• Never the leave an airport before making your report of lost luggage,
do it immediately after you notice it missing
How to not feel like crap on a plane:
• 10 or more hours on a plane you are basically guaranteed to feel like
crap but there are some things that help...
• Yes I am the annoying person stretching in the aisles, seriously you
will feel like a fool, but think about it if you sit for nine hours nothing
in your body is circulating, it's really important to stretch if you can, I
even manage to do it in the tiny bathrooms
• Bring hand lotion, salt water nose spray, lipchap and your own water
bottle. Recycled air = dehydration. I always need these things,
every time without fail. I aint waiting for a flight attendant to bring me
one glass of water every two hours, and I'm not spending 5 bucks on
bottle water at the airport. Bring your own, empty, then once through
security fill it up
• Tea is magical. Bring some tea bags of any variety, I bring calming
ones like peppermint, chamomile, or ginger. Ask for hot water and
BAM tea party on a plane. But for real tea hydrates and calms so it
helps
• I also have gravol and Dr Bachs rescue remedy spray on hand incase I
feel woozy
• Bring toothpaste and a tooth brush too, after 10 hours it's so nice to
brush your teeth before your next flight
• Bring a good book, ipod, and for the love of god your own
headphones
• Travel pillows are annoying to lug around but they totally make a
difference
• I can't sleep in planes to save my life, so I try never to book
anything over night
That's all I can think of for now but I know there are so much more! So i will add as I remember them. Ta ta for now, next time I write I'll be in Europe WHOOP! <3 <3
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