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What to pack to your bag?

When traveling abroad travelers often have problems with packing their bags, without forgetting to pack something very useful and essential. How to pack properly? How to make a list? What to take? These are things that I will teach you today.

What to pack first?

First pack items that you know you can’t live without. It’s a good idea to store any travel documents, visas and passports in a special pouch or bag where you won’t misplace them. Be sure to take your medicine or refills that you won't be able to purchase on destination. If you don't keep your credit/debet cards in your wallet then don't forget about them.

Remember to print out a list of stuff you want to buy on arrival. Things that you buy when you get there like food, water, or stuff you forgot to take from home that you need to have a nice, comfortable stay have to be bought. You can remember about them by printing yourself a checklist.

A ready to go packing list

Here is a ready to go packing list for an alone two week trip:

We all know that packing light is very important. It can save you money, and make your carbon footprint lower. Here are some tips to make your luggage weight less.

1. Pick a perfect suitcase. 

Getting the right suitcase size is key to make your luggage lighter. If your bag is bigger than you need, you overpay. If its too small, you can't pack all things you need in it. Also remember that hard bags can weight a few kilograms more than the light ones. Pick wisely!

2. Make a list

Packing with a list is a whole lot easier than packing without one. You exactly know what to take and what you need, so you dont overpack and bring useless stuff into your bag last minute. With the list, you can plan the size of your package before even starting to pack your stuff, and it makes your bag perfectly optimised.

3. Buy things on arrival.

Remember, that you don't need to buy everything in your city/country. Try to pack the least amount of things that you can buy on arrival. It makes you save money for a smaller bag, support the local buisnesses and saves our planet.

Thanks for reading my blog, have a good day!

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