Packing is never easy. On my first trip overseas, I had no idea what to bring and ended up hauling gear around Europe that I never used. Nowadays, I try to underpack with just the essentials.
Clothes –
- 5 x t-shirts
- 1 x long sleeved shirt
- 3 x shorts
- 1 x pants
- Pair of light hiking shoes
- Pair casual sneakers
- Pair of sandals
- Rain jacket
- Umbrella
Electronics –
- Laptop – for keeping up with my graduate classes
- Nook – with a good book or two
- Cellphone – for offline maps and GPS
- Earbud headphones
- Headphone splitter
- Aux cable – for plugging into rental car stereo
- USB car charger
- Travel outlet adapter
Miscellaneous –
- Travel spice kit
- Frisbee
- Corkscrew (TSA safe)
- Sunglasses
- Earplugs