Trifter

Learn from my mistakes!

I have travelled a lot and I know difficult it is to pack for trip. On my first flight from Dublin to Berlin as a student, I thought it a smart move to take my stereo with me. However, when I got to the airport, I found that my luggage was overweight and I ended up leaving half of my stuff behind. Since then, I have developed a lot of packing techniques and I have learnt my lesson. Here are some tips that you don’t have to the hard way.

What to check before you start packing?

When you travel abroad, it’s a good idea to check the weather forecast for the country you are visiting. This will give you an idea of what kind of clothes should take with you.

Make sure you know what you can and can’t take into the country  you are travelling to. There are things you can’t take certain countries, e.g. wood into Australia or raw meat into Iceland.

Travelling by plane means that you have to check luggage security guidelines. For example, passengers mustn’t carry sharp objects in their hand luggage and sometimes they can’t take certain foods or drinks with them at all.

Packing for a four-day trip

Luggage

Try to take as little as possible with you. Don’t take a suitcase or a heavy backpack. A medium-sized bag is enough. This way:

• You don’t have to check on or wait for your luggage, so you save time.
• You can also save money because you don’t need to take a taxi. You can use public transport with ease.

Clothes

• Take as little as possible. Do not think of what you need to take with you. Think of what you couldn’t do without on that particular trip.
• Make sure that the clothes you take dry out quickly because sometimes you need to wash a piece of clothing and wear it again.
• Choose materials which do not crease so that you needn’t do any ironing.