Bon Voyage! [aka the Packing List]

The mess that is my room

I know I am the most insane list maker ever. I have them for everything. But travelers seem to be really proud of their packing lists, especially for RTW journeys. I am going to the other side of the world and back (so not really round, I suppose) and will be gone for a month. This doesn’t seem like that long, but my longest trip has been 2 weeks. So many things happen in a month! Anyways, I started my packing list, which is especially tricky for the following reasons:

I am going to Thailand on a mission trip where I can’t wear tank tops or shorts.
I am then going to Croatia where I will be laying around in a swimsuit all day.
I am packing completely separate things for these trips that happen within days of each other.

So I have decided to pack an extra bag and my big bag with items unnecessary for my cruise will be sent back to the States with my mother while I carry around my belongings in a backpack or duffel bag.

My new wordlock! It says TRIP PACK SOON. There’s a message for me.

Here’s the list thus far, separated and starred for items needed for only one part of the trip.

Thailand

t-shirts (4)

pants* (1)

Tevas

Sauconys*

shorts (2)

socks (3)

sports bras (2)
pocket sized Message Bible

Croatia

towel

swimsuits (2)

dresses (5)

shorts

tank tops

black flats

REI Large camping towel
Petzl headlamp
1 baseball hat
1 rain jacket
1 bandanna
Toms shoes
underwear etc
1 light jacket
Nalgene
scarf
deck of cards
Wordlock storage lock
Coleman watch
Canon Ti1 digital SLR
Canon Powershot Digital Elph
Lowepro Slingshot 100
Gorillapod
DiCAPac alpha WP-410 underwater camera case
passport
iPod nano
earplugs
eye mask

Am I forgetting anything?

Also, and this is very important, I have no way of knowing how often I will update my blog whilst I am gone. I am hoping my Facebook fan page will be easier to access, but I know for sure I will be updating the Door Foundation, the organization I am working with, blog and our church website and Flickr account daily. Assuming we have internet. See you loves in a month!

About Caroline

Caroline Eubanks is the founder of Caroline in the City. She's a freelance writer based in Atlanta, Georgia but also considers Charleston and Sydney home. Her past writing credits include work for Uptake, Matador, the Charleston City Paper and she is a contributor to Her Packing List.

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