It's already this weekend! Our honeymoon, that is. I'm pretty much excited! It's going to be an amusement-park-happening time with Melvene! Our itinerary is very tourist-y and filled with animals: Disney, Ocean Park, Singapore Zoo, Lion King, and Universal Studios.
Now the next major task is packing the suitcase for a 12-day trip. I'd say I'm no expert, but I think I've been around so this should be easy compared to the time I had to go off for a whole month.
- Know the itinerary. So you refrain from packing stuff you don't need, you just have to know your activities. Do you need to have swimming attire, a formal attire, a cocktail dress? If you're going to walk around New York, then ultra comfy shoes should be packed. If you're going to Micronesia, goggles please. And if shopping like a madman is part of the itinerary, pack very light so you'll have the space. And know how many days you'll be out, so you know how many you'll be bringing with you. Have contingency items for sweat-induced days and swimming days. Oh and extra underwear always comes in handy!
- Weather talk. Knowing the weather is a must. I remember packing for the US. During my younger days, I thought spring in Florida wasn't too hot. What a mistake! I brought with me jackets when I should have brought shorts! So I ended up buying stuff - stuff I should've brought.
- Have a bag of toiletries. This bag, I have in my room ready to be picked up whenever. So if I have a let's-go-now trip, I just look for this bag: soap, shampoo, lotion, tissue, cotton buds and balls, sunblock, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, insect repel spray, insect bite ointment, tissue, facial cleanser, makeup remover, feminine wash, sanitary napkins, pantyshields, moisturizer, toner, etc... Get the smallest pack or container. You really don't need to bring the one-pound-heavy bottle of shampoo. And the liquids, it's nice to put them inside ziplock bags so if ever they squirt out, the mess is contained.
- Laundry bag. I bring a laundry bag where I put my soiled stuff. So my dirty clothes won't be all over the hotel floor or won't mix up with the clean ones.
- Shoe bags. The soft shoe bags, I put in my shoes inside those. If ever they are dirty, they won't soil the other clothes. Inside them shoes, you can put in socks as a space-saving move.
- Easy to dry, not easy to wrinkle. I love Nike's dry fit wear! So whenever I need to wash clothes, I won't be stressing whether the clothes will dry soon. And I do pack stuff that don't wrinkle easy so I won't need to find an iron if ever it gets under other stuff. And for wrinkled items, you can leave them to hang in the shower room, steam up when you're taking a bath.
- Another soft bag for underwear. I don't think you should put them inside shoes. Hahaha.
- Heavy at the bottom. Heavy items like jeans and jackets, I place at the bottom of the bag. The ones that are delicate, I put on top.
- Roll with it. I choose to roll clothes, making them look like nice colorful cylinders. It's a super space saver move!
- Set limits. Before you even hop on a plane, you have to know the allowable weight of the suitcase. And stick to the limit. They charge you heftily for those extra kilos. And being on the safe limit will save you the embarrassment of opening your bag at the airport and checking which ones you can leave behind or which ones you can put in your hand-carry bag or which ones you can move to your husband's bag.
- Money matters. Never leave money inside the bags you check-in. I have a friend who did so, guess what happened? Gone.
- Stand out. Your bag should be different from the rest. Choose the not-usual colors perhaps? Or a unique design? If you have an ordinary black bag, you can choose to tie it with a ribbon that makes that bag easy to spot among the sea of black bags at the claim area. Once, an old guy got my bag by mistake. He almost ran home with it! Good thing we were able to stop him before he got in a cab. And trust me, it will save you a lot of waiting time. Oh, the bag tag, please don't forget.
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