Friday, April 16, 2010

Packing

Friday Five this week from Songbird (5 a.m. RevGals time) and has a focus on vacation packing. Songbird writes:

I'm preparing to pack my bags for the Big Event Three, and as I gather what I need I'm thinking about just that: what do I *need* to take with me? As a person who likes to pack light, I worry that in the end I may underpack and wish I had other things with me. I own the gigantor version of the bag to the right, but my morbid fear of having it go astray and not get to the ship means I'm more likely to try to pack it all in a carry-on bag instead, especially since I have a very tight connection on the way to the cruise. But won't I be sorry if I don't bring _______________?

With that in mind, here are five questions about packing to go on a trip.

1) Some fold, some roll and some simply fling into the bag. What's your technique for packing clothes?
Usually fold and sometimes fling into the bag

2) The tight regulations about carrying liquids on planes makes packing complicated. What might we find in your quart-size bag? Ever lose a liquid that was too big?
I haven't had to surrender liquids, but have twice had scissors in my carry-on and had to surrender them My zip-lock bag usually contains the daily essentials: cleanser or face-wipes, moisturiser, lipstick, fragrance, toothpaste and brush.

3) What's something you can't imagine leaving at home?
I have left something important at home on many many trips - and have arrived with no hairbrush/ underwear/ pyjamas etc etc. There was the terrible day we arrived at airport with no passports. Better question for me is something I cannot imagine traveling without. Earrings. And to be honest I don't think I have ever traveled without them.

4) Do you have a bag with wheels?
Yes

5) What's your favorite reading material for a non-driving trip (plane, train, bus, ship)?
Great novels. Barbara Kingsolver's The Bean Trees was so brilliant on the most recent transPacific flight as it was set where we had been in Oklahoma and Arizona. Currently my daily commute is being enlightened by an historical account of the Underground Railway: Bound for Canaan Very very interesting.

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