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whereisliz Joined: Oct 03 Points: 8654 Posts: 164 Posted: 2005-07-19 00:43:00    I'm going to be teaching a workshop this fall called "Packing for your Perfect Adventure" and I'm asking for your best packing advice... What items do you take because you can't live without them, or that add a meaningful dimension to your travels? I'm looking for both tried and true advice as well as new things you've discovered--I'm interested in hearing about what works (and what doesn't work) for you. As I develop the course materials and curriculum, I will be happy to share with you here some of my best discoveries. One good one is the Universal Packing List http://upl.codeq.info/index.jsp It's a web form where you enter in a few details about yourself and your trip, and it generates a custom packing list based on your preferences. Try it! Liz --- travel inspiration & information at whereisliz.com Reply    Reply with quote    Contact whereisliz   eirekay Premium account Joined: Aug 03 Points: 19539 Posts: 214 Posted: 2005-07-19 01:51:00    I put together my own Travel Guide in a soft sided 5" x 8" binder, using copied pages from various guide books (Lonely Plant, Rough's, Frommer). I print maps from the internet, language phrase pages from library books, a list of addresses for sending postcards, copies of passports (me and whomever I am traveling with), emergency contacts, itineraries, whatever else, indexed. The size is small enough to carry and I don't have to bring a thick book that has stuff I don't need. Other Items: polar fleece hoodie, sock liners (cuts down on blisters on heavy walking days), collaspible water bottle & iodine tablets, a plain black knit skirt. Thanks for the great weblink to the packing site! Eire [ This Message was edited by: eirekay on 2005-07-19 01:52 ] --- Life is not measured by the breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away. Profile Pic: Tikal, Guatemala Reply    Reply with quote    Contact eirekay   ta-shy Joined: Jun 02 Points: 4110 Posts: 170 Posted: 2005-07-19 04:30:00    Good health and high spirits! you should go back into the forum under "Packing -- what's great to take?" When you posted it back then, you got quite a few responses, that would save us from repeating ourselves.. tashi --- LIFE IS AN ATTITUDE! ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU WISH YOU COULD! ALWAYS! Reply    Reply with quote    Contact ta-shy   nedkelly Premium account Joined: Apr 04 Points: 5264 Posts: 81 Posted: 2006-02-07 16:01:00    I always have to take and buy music, not only does having a musical theme to your trip help you melt into the culture around you the C. Ds are an awesome way to remember the smallest details of a trip when played to friends at a later date. Matt --- Do Not tip-toe through life to arrive safely at deaths door!! To surf or not to surf , flat? is the queastion. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact nedkelly   horourke Premium account Joined: Sep 04 Points: 11274 Posts: 142 Posted: 2006-02-08 01:27:00    My rules are: Always the minimum baggage. Never more than three baggage items to mind On aircraft-cabin baggage only unless there are some major business items to be carried, - clothes can always be washed requiring few changes to be carried. Good mobile communication arrangements -e.g. data card for lap-top so that i can find vital telephone numbers when i become lost. It is nice to buy simple necessities even in very sophisticated places e.g. London or Berlin. It makes me feel more part of the location and minimises the weigh i must carry. A goodlight-weight camera is a luxury but not a necessity- i can keep the happy colourful memories in my head. I wish you enormous success with your work-shops Hugh --- Hugh Reply    Reply with quote    Contact horourke