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My travel microsite, gathering my holiday related things in one place. This section also includes my hostel packing checklist and my Glastonbury festival packing checklist.

Of course there is my holiday packing list which I use for every trip, and even for single day work trips, it's great. Also ideal for travelling with the kids (or just for fun) the travel bingo cards - out of the box they're good for London but you can customise them yourself there too.

I also want to gather my thoughts on the things I definitely need when I go on holiday and definitely don't need. I'll be doing this via the medium of sticky notes. Some sort of collection of things that I am considering, have definitely adopted, and have rejected.

12 sticky notes adopting winning 1. Empty it to go through security and refill the other side. 2. I wear these most days anyway, perfect for travel, but the Patagonias are overtaking them... 3. Possibly to overtake the clothingarts shorts! Good in the water in theory. 4. Usually somewhere to plug in on trains these days, worth keeping to hand. 5. Worked well, starting trip in clothes that were bin-ready and chucking at the destination. 6. Great torch + pen, no sharp edges, ok to take through security. 7. I was always opposed to wheely cases but this is good, soft, expandable, great for small trips. 8. Again good for security, plastic buckle, no taking belt off. 9. Liking using super lightweight hand luggage, good for trips and easier to pack away. 10. Did not have it when I needed it and it takes up no room! Never forget. 11. Can get 50ml "specially for your face" sun cream. 12. I love them, but they're too hot for traveling in hot weather, even with the vents. Too hot for Europe, but fine in Marrakech. Fjallraven trekking trousers. Too hot. (12) Micro razor (disposable + hotel soap better? EASTPAK Tranverz wheely case (7) Eono light nylon belt (8) Tote bag good enough as hand luggage (9) OLight OPen (6) Lip balm. (10) Hand luggage sized sun cream. (11) Throw away initial clothes (5) Pickpocket proof shorts from clothingarts.com (2) Patagonia Men's Outdoor Everyday Shorts - 7" (3) Chargers always in hand luggage (4) HydraPak Ultraflask collapsible water bottle (1) Packing cubes. Osprey, even Clare is converted

Get the source for this travel grid here.

Travel checklist, in order. Pen torch is not on there at all any more I lost it!.

  1. I have a new hand bag, so won't be doing the tote bag only for this next trip.
  2. For stuffing clothes in and using as an extra pillow. Possibly not for all trips...
  3. My favourite socks, assuming I'll be in them for twenty-four hours or more at the beginning of the journey.
  4. So, one for short trip, two for a month or more...
  5. See: t-shirts.
  6. Got a new one with built in USBC lead now.
  7. In the tote bag hand luggage remember.

Paulʼs weblog - I live some place you've not heard of near Folkestone in the deep South. Married + dad to 2, I am a full-stack web engineer, and I do js / nodejs, some ruby, python, php ect ect. My hobbies are pubs, running, eating, home automation 🤖 and other diy stuff, history, tree stuff, television, squirrels, pirates ☠️, lego, + TIME TRAVEL.

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Yep, deliberately unstyled.