What do I pack?

So there has been a growing number of people who have been asking what I pack for various trips and so I have created a very detailed list. I pack the same things every time I travel, with very little variation. I hope my globetrotters will find this information helpful.

Before you begin, you should always ask these 3 things:

1. What is the weather?

2. How many days will it take me to get there eg by plane? 

3. How many days will I spend at my destination?

Checked luggage:

(assumes a 5 day trip, +2 days in the air for total of 7)

1. Outfits: 5 day, 5 night, 5 lounging, 1 outfit to wear onto the plane, 1 outfit to wear home

2. Shoes: 1 running, 1 stiletto, 2 sandals, 1 shower sandal

3. 8 pairs socks

4. 2 sleepwear sets (1 set for every 3 days)

5. 5 swimsuits: 1 coverup, 1 swimcap, water shoes

6. 5 sports bras, 5 biker shorts

7. 2 undies, 1 bra per day

   • P.S. Your underwear reserve should be total number of trip days (7)       divided by 2.

8. Cosmetics + hair products

9. 3 ziplock bags, 3 trash bags

10. Purses, handbags, fanny packs

Things that vary based on the trip in question:

1. Raincoat

2. Sweater/Jacket

Carry on luggage:

1. Electronics + recording equipment + chargers 

2. Passport/travel documents

3. Jewelry

4. Books/entertainment

5. Credit cards and checkbook

6. Advanced directive/living will

7. Sunglasses/ swim goggles/ watercase

8. Water bottle with water filter

9. Change of clothes, underwear, sandal, compression socks

10. Northface jacket

11. Medicine bag: 

    -Vaseline

    -Lysol (travel size)

    -Over the counter (otc) eardrops

    -OTC eyewash 

    -Ciprofloxacin/Doxycycline/Keflex - antibiotic

    -Zofran- for vomiting 

    -Dramamine-for seasickness

    -Liquid bandaid or Neosporin + cloth bandaid 

    -Nasal saline

    -Bengay/Voltaren gel—for aches and pains. 

    -Aloe gel-for sunburn

    -Face sunscreen

    -Body sunscreen

    -Mosquito repellant

    -Tessalon pearls for coughing, you can sub in an otc cough medicine, since Tessalon pearls are a prescription medicine

    -OTC hydrocortisone 1%

    -Toothache gel

    -GasX

    -Medicine for constipation

    -Ibuprofen (Motrin), sub in Tylenol if you can’t have ibuprofen

    -Lactaid

    -Zyrtec/Loratidine,

    -Tums

    -Benadryl

    -Pyridium (for pain when you pee, if you get a uti). 

    -Don't forget your prescription meds too! 

    -I also bring a nasal dropper, box of matches and bobby pin-- just trust me on this.