Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Things I have for "the trip" so far

Sure I'm still 3 months out but man I'm checking off the days and glancing at the clock a lot. 3 months is forever. It's a whole life-time, but that hasn't stopped me from making my lists and checking it twice. Plus there were some great laborday sales. So I couldn't miss out on that! And who wants to blog about things that are happening in your life right now, when you can blog about things that are going to happen later and involve foreign travel?

TO PACK
• Vaccination Cert
• PlaneTix
• Passport
• Insurance proof
• Itinerary/folder/copies
• $300 LP+
• Money Belt
• ID,STNT ID, AAA
• MP3 Player
• Journal
• DayPack
o Camera, change of of clothing…
o Water
• Olympus
o Charger, Memory Cards

• Small Towel/Microfiber
• Swimsuit
• Flipflops
• Amphibian Walk/Water
• Pancho
• 2 tanktops?
• Underwear (microfiber/ 6-8)
• 2 LngslveTee (jockey/NF))
• 3 pants (linen/cargo)
• 1 skirt
• 1 pair stretch pants
• 1 pair stretch shorts
• Socks
• Bandana
• Fleece Top
• Jacket (fleece/wind)

• Alarm Clock (1)
• Flashlight(small but strong)
• SwissArmyKnife
• Pens
• Sunglasses
• Zip-tie Locks
• Travel connect 4?
• Cards?
• Business cards
• Calculator
• Duct Tape

• Knee braces’
• Ear plugs soft/hard
• Black travel Pillow
• Vaccum bags! (mustFIT!)
• 1 trashbag/2 ziplocks
• Door Wedge
• CamelBak (dads)
• Compressed Water Spray

• Toilettries
o Blister kit (check it)
o Dramamine
• Deodorant
• Detergent
o Bandaids
o Hand Sanitizer
o Insect Repellent
• Eucerin
o Anti-Inflammation patches
• Shampoo/Conditioner
• Brush
o Toothbrush
• Paste
o Floss
o SPF 15 max
o Burts Bees
o Pads
o Nail kit: buff, cut
o Tweezers/Mirror
o 4 disposable razors
o Baby/Oil?/ThickEucerin
• Sewing Kit/Safety Pins
o Liquid Soap/scrub
o Toilet Paper
o Thermometer?
• Face/Body Wipes
o Advil
o Ice packs?
• Tissues
• Shaving Gel

Emergency Kit
o Potable Aqua/Emg Blanket

9 comments:

penelope said...

Now when you say Pens... do you mean the writing implement or your partner in crime.

mendacious said...

good idea. i'm singing that song right now about how without you, and my heart and sadness and rain...

so, clearly both.

Kurt said...

Please post more information about the Anti-Inflammation patches. I use an ibu gel that I get from England, and it works well, but I'm always looking for new medications!

Andria said...

vacuum bags? door stop?

penelope said...

Vacuum bags I think are the big plastic bags where you suck out all the air, so you can get more clothes in your pack, right? But yeah, what about the door wedge? 'Splain!

mendacious said...

i forgot to look at the anti/inflam patches in the drawer this AM but apparently you can stick them on and they heat up for like 8 hours? that could just be a myth of memory though

pen yes, the vacuum bags are for compression if absolutely necessary, though i think i'm more likely to in the first few days in antigua try to find a postoffice and ship stuff home.

the door wedge- just checking to see if my readers are reading carefully... um actually... uh, it was on a suggestion list as a safety precaution in shady places. so you cant push open a door. i do feel its excessive though but i thought i'd put it on the preliminary list... though there was this one hotel in turkey where my friend and i wedged a chair under the doorknob. what an awful night that was.

Anonymous said...

And won't the bees be sad to be separated from Burt?

I'm all in favor of the door wedge, like what if the doorknob is broken, or non existant? Or you need to prop the door open for a breeze but because of the breeze it keeps wanting to shut.

There was no legend to explain big open dot little solid dot.

rc-d said...

do cameras need a change of clothing?

Andria said...

gotcha! thanks! seems a little excessive, but at the same time, it doesn't really take up that much room, right? Especially if you use vacuum bags!