More Flying Anxiety- This Time for Italy

[Ken555]

Also didn't ask for help, did I?

Nope, but a quick search shows that your estimation of flight costs to Nepal are way out of line with reality.


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[Cornell]

Mary Ann : sounds like you are figuring this trip out.

Excited for you . You are lucky to go on such a long, awesome trip. It’s going to be fantastic.

 

[CalGalTraveler]

Here's our typical suitcase for 4 weeks, which also includes dressier evening attire--you can ditch that if not needed:
Me--4 dark bottoms: 1 cotton capri, 1 dressy pants/capris, 1 skirt, 1 bermuda shorts (summer) and also 1 sleeveless black knit dress, scarves (to change up the black dress), some silky/poly tops for dinner, cotton shirts, sleeveless shells, 1 3/4 cotton sweater. I mix/match adding chunky costume jewelry for dinner. 1 pair dressier (but comfy) shoes for dinner, 1 walking shoe, 1 black flats.
DH--3 bottoms: 1 khaki and 1 zip off trail paints, 1 bermuda shorts, 5 knit polos, 2 tee shirts, 1-2 dress shirts, 2 ties, 1 leather shoe, 1 low rise hiker shoes. If you have 2 nights in the same place, you can wash and hang to dry in bathroom. Most things will dry in 1 day. Cotton Polos take 2 days to fully dry in room temp air--much quicker if outside. We do not wash pants/shorts until 4-5 wearings unless something got spilled on them.

This is why Tuggers are awesome. I am going to use this list for my upcoming trip. Thank you!

 

[ScoopKona]

This is why Tuggers are awesome. I am going to use this list for my upcoming trip. Thank you!

My wife and I splurge on travel clothes. We both go as a matching set -- looking like something out of an old Banana Republic catalog.

Pants: Lightweight, preferably-teflon-coated "prepper" pants from companies like Woolrich, 5.11 and Propper. Usually convertible. Woolrich no longer makes "prepper" clothing. So if we ever find any, we buy it. Their Teflon-coated threads mean I could spill an entire glass of red wine on myself thanks to turbulence, and then just dab it off with a napkin and it's like it never happened.

Shirts: same companies -- 5.11, Propper, and also fishing shirts from Columbia, Field and Stream, Orvis and similar. Loads of pockets. My favorite prepper shirt has a secret side pocket. (Imagine Napoleon with his hand under his jacket -- there.) It's both zippered and velcro'd. Thieves would have to knock me unconscious to take anything from that pocket -- I have never once been pickpocketed wearing this stuff. (But I HAVE caught Roma with their hands in my pockets. Usually in Italy or Spain.)

Light jacket: Basic poplin safari jacket. I could put 30 pounds of stuff in the pockets and nobody would ever know. Unless it gets soaked through, it dries fairly quickly.

Socks and undergarments: Here we go with camping and mountaineering companies. These clothes have to wick moisture, wash quickly (and completely) and dry fast. Ex-Officio, Under-Armor, REI and similar.

Except for the David Attenborough jacket, all this stuff is ultra light, which is why our travel bags weigh less than 10 pounds. Folded and rolled, and we can have Three outfits and enough undergarments that we could go literally anywhere, and it all fits in a couple ziploc bags. Those bags become "clean" and "dirty" bags to keep things separate.

 

[CalGalTraveler]

We have similar. Columbia or Eddie Bauer hiking pants and capris. Usually in black and khaki. and Columbia fishing shirts. Also a hiking rain jacket that folds up into a bag. A small umbrella. Day and evening blouses. A black dress or skirt. undergarments. workout clothes, Also a polyester full zip running jacket with zip pockets. I also bring a packable down vest and a black fleece for the plane and cold evenings.

I've traveled with a ScottyVest jacket or vest in the past. They are expensive but practical. They have a lot of pockets, but I haven't been taking them recently on trips. The shell vest worked great in Brazil when it was hot because it did not add warmth. I wanted the zippers to carry ID and credit cards on me without a bag that could be stolen. I am less worried about this in Europe. I will bring a small sling pack.

We've been traveling in Scotland and Norway last few years and needed warmer clothes. So I bring heavier clothes and it is harder to pack. We were also hiking so I brought hiking sticks and hiking shoes. +1 for buying there. On both of those trips I bought very nice rain coats that have a light liner with hoods in European gift shops. $75 or so. I didn't have to pack it to Europe. I bought one on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh and the other in Oslo by the wharf.

 

[MULTIZ321]

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