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« Reply #30 on Oct 13, 2009, 12:00pm »		[Quote]
I'm always amused by all the people in the Halifax airport who buy cases of lobster right in the airport to take home on the plane.
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« Reply #31 on Oct 13, 2009, 2:18pm »		[Quote]
Back when lots of planes stopped in Anchorage, there were shops selling crates of T-bone steaks and salmon for the Japanese and Koreans.
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« Reply #32 on Oct 13, 2009, 2:23pm »		[Quote]
Phu Quoc in Vietnam is a famous producer of mam nuoc - fish sauce. At the airport there is a stand with lots of different bottles. And then there is a sign saying that it is forbidden to take them on the plane (apparently even in luggage in the hold).
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« Reply #33 on Oct 13, 2009, 3:17pm »		[Quote]
Enter Oaxaca airport.

Check luggage.

Note store selling wonderful souvenir of Oaxaca -- mezcal.

Too bad you can't buy it, because it can only go in checked luggage. Also on display at a store is a magnificent zipped case open to show off all the sharp instruments for fingernail fixing it holds.
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« Reply #34 on Oct 13, 2009, 4:39pm »		[Quote]
Nephew has at least one full size hardback book in his luggage. That is something I would not take unless travelling with steamer trunks.
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« Reply #35 on Oct 13, 2009, 5:08pm »		[Quote]
The weight! The waste of space!

I know people who take library books when traveling, which means they absolutely can't ditch them.
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« Reply #36 on Oct 16, 2009, 10:39pm »		[Quote]

Oct 13, 2009, 5:08pm, bixaorellana wrote:
I know people who take library books when traveling, which means they absolutely can't ditch them.

I have done this, more than once. Often with travel guides that are too expensive to buy lots of.

I rarely have time for recreational reading whilst travelling because I am usually studying up for the next day's adventures.

Only on the plane home can I break out the fun stuff.
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« Reply #37 on Oct 17, 2009, 1:59am »		[Quote]
This is why the Electronic Gods gave us MP3 players. I download books to my MP3 player from our local library for trips and for workouts at the gym. ;D
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« Reply #38 on Oct 17, 2009, 5:04am »		[Quote]
I was hoping you would give us a list of what you brought to France and didn't need. (But then I guess that is less likely with a one month trip than a one week trip.)
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One thing I think is a mistake for trips is to buy clothes for the trip without wearing them and washing them first at home. Since I believe in taking the bare minimum, I want to see how everything holds up, how comfortable it is, and if it can be worn without being ironed.
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« Reply #40 on Oct 17, 2009, 6:19pm »		[Quote]
Not needing to be ironed is a must for me.
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« Reply #41 on Oct 18, 2009, 3:50pm »		[Quote]
What is ironing?

This thread reminds me I need to get out my international travel list pronto and start piling things on the guest bed for later decisions about what goes with me to Australia.
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« Reply #42 on Oct 18, 2009, 4:00pm »		[Quote]
I bought quite a bit of what I needed directly at Big W in Australia (notably Cairns). It was quickly obvious that it was a weird Australian fusion of Woolworths and Wal-Mart.
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« Reply #43 on Oct 18, 2009, 4:10pm »		[Quote]
We WILL be shopping in Cairns as we'll need to stock our motorhome for a 10-day excursion. But I don't like to buy clothes or toiletries and would rather save time by bringing my old familiars from home.
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« Reply #44 on Oct 24, 2009, 5:15am »		[Quote]
Now that I am home and unpacking, I am looking at all of the items that I didn't wear. However I'm not sure how much more I could have pared down as I had to pack for both potential weather extremes, and known formal extremes.

For business travel, I can easily go for 2 weeks with a roller board and check nothing. Throw in some vacation time though, and all packing logic goes out the window.
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« Reply #45 on Nov 3, 2009, 6:34am »		[Quote]
Returning from Egypt, I found at least 2 T-shirts that I never wore.
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« Reply #46 on Nov 3, 2009, 1:11pm »		[Quote]
I always take too many clothes too, when going on a trip. That adds up to a lot, when you have the kids stuff as well.
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« Reply #47 on Nov 3, 2009, 11:31pm »		[Quote]
2 t-shirts weigh practically nothing. I wouldn't worry about that, as it can be such a pain if you DON'T have adequate clothing - nowhere to wash things or not enough time to, an accident (such as a nosebleed or minor cut) on a garment), etc.

I've taken far too much stuff, but have become more disciplined with time. Still, I do want to have something pretty to wear when with friends I see all too infrequently.
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« Reply #48 on Nov 4, 2009, 6:13am »		[Quote]
I remember just one trip that I ever took and found myself thinking "hey, I didn't take enough stuff!" However, it wasn't a big problem -- it just meant that I had to put on some clothing while it was still damp after having been washed the night before in my room.
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« Reply #49 on Nov 20, 2009, 12:53am »		[Quote]
Well, I took too much stuff to Australia, but if the weather had been different, I might have worn it all.

I wore all six tank tops I brought, but only 2 of the half-dozen T-shirts. Not too badly overpacked.

(Usually the stuff I don't wear is stuff Mr. Kimby begs me to bring because it's visually appealling to him. That however, usually means I can't wear it in public. Too sheer, too tight, too revealing, too impractical. Save that stuff for Florida, I say!)
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« Reply #50 on Nov 20, 2009, 3:12am »		[Quote]
I can't see how a sexy nightie would take up a very large amount of packing space.

I do however have a wee story about that as I had thought to take just a sexy nightie as I was in rendez-vous mode with overseas sweetie. However I thought otherwise, and put a pretty but more modest chemise de nuit in my small pack (we were spending a week together, then I was going to work in another city and he was returning to his own job). Good thing, as all he was able to reserve at the event we were attending was a Formule 1 - the room was fine but the toilet and shower were in the hall. And there were teenaged sport teams staying there as well... I was pleased to have brought a more modest, deep red thing - though not a Mother Hubbard done up to the neck.
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« Reply #51 on Nov 20, 2009, 4:28am »		[Quote]
Always pack BOTH kinds of nighties. Cardinal rule of packing.
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« Reply #52 on Jun 1, 2010, 8:44pm »		[Quote]
Wandering witlessly through the ware rooms of AnyPort, as is my wont, I came across this thread and noticed the OP was Palesa. That would be the Palesa who recently returned from extended periods.

So, milady, what would you add or subtract from this thread now?
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« Reply #53 on Jun 1, 2010, 8:59pm »		[Quote]
Well, well, well, I have been overweight on both of my recent trips abroad. But I have learnt a thing or two!

Next time I am really going to try the credit card, passport, visa, change of undies and comfy shoes. ;D

Or I shall get Mr and Mrs Baz to come and teach me how to pack!

I will give this a think and see what I can add.
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« Reply #54 on Jun 2, 2010, 3:33am »		[Quote]

Oct 13, 2009, 2:18pm, kerouac2 wrote:
Back when lots of planes stopped in Anchorage, there were shops selling crates of T-bone steaks and salmon for the Japanese and Koreans.


Just saw this.

They're still doing this in Australia. Butchers catering to Japanese tourists!
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« Reply #55 on Jun 7, 2010, 9:35pm »		[Quote]
Unless you LIKE shopping, bring what you think you'll probably need. Within limits - one carry-on really does suffice for 3 weeks (except for winter destinations).

Bring stuff for cool and hot weather. Half of it may go unused. But your time abroad is better spent sightseeing than clothes shopping. IMO.
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« Reply #56 on Feb 13, 2011, 5:59am »		[Quote]
Some 'normal' airlines now charge $50 for the second checked bag. This will wreak havoc with my shopping excursions, notably to the United States.

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« Reply #57 on Feb 13, 2011, 6:07pm »		[Quote]
I haven't been abroad very often, and have only flown a few times. But...in my in-flight bag I always have: -

Earphones

sweeteners for my coffee

tissues

papaerback book

wallet

spare underwear (!)

travel toothbrush

pen

mints

My OH has the passports, tickets etc..we always sit together...he also keeps the cameras and phones in his flight bag.
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« Reply #58 on Feb 13, 2011, 10:28pm »		[Quote]
I'd find it hard to travel with only a carry-on, and it isn't a matter of taking a lot of stuff. It is the stuff that can't go in cabins any more. Scissors, knives, corkscrew (hey, what's the point of travelling if you can't sample some wine and cheese and/or sausage?) shampoo (I use a special kind) etc. Even my watercolour paints could come out forbidden, and they are expensive. Not to mention the mandatory tin of maple syrup!

I confess to often buying a magazine for flights. I never buy them otherwise, but I like something a bit mindless with pretty pics, and disposable, in flight. European newsagent's at airports and major railway terminals always have them in several languages - I don't mind buying something mindless in a language I'm studying.

Only hardcover books have been gifts I've received, some of them valuable.

I'm in packing panic mode right now.
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« Reply #59 on Feb 13, 2011, 10:47pm »		[Quote]
I never worry about 'outgoing' anymore. Nobody is expecting me and I do not need to bring them anything. 'Returning' poses more problems, both for my own needs and desires as well as 'essential' requests from authentic friends. Request from colleagues or casual acquaintances, I just brush off with 'didn't find it/didn't have time' and screw them!
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