Summertime… vacations… luggage… what a mess!!
How many times haven’t we prepared our suitcases? From a quick getaway somewhere nearby to a 5day trip to Barcelona( unforgettable moments / What a time!). What might you need? Who knows? I might be able to help you with that… here are some things you should keep in mind while preparing for a trip:
1. Travel Documents
Either traveling abroad or in the mainland, one needs its documents. Our passport or our id card needs to be always on us.
Extra tip: We always keep with us copies to our documents, especially while travel abroad.
2. Make a list!
To me, making a list is a must. I do myself, make one mentally, but I continually end up forgetting things. So, we take notes, make that list! We write down the things we need and try to stay focused on them solely. Otherwise, we ’ll end up with an exceeding the weight limitations, suitcase.
3. Rolling & Tetris
The packing technique we will choose is of grave importance :
- We roll the clothes. That way, we save space and avoid them to be crumpled.
- We fill the remaining space with socks or shoes, and we use individual shirt sachets.
- It is preferred for the heavy stuff to be placed in the bottom of the suitcase to avoid compressing the rest.
Extra tip:
Place the underwear (wrapped in rolls) in airtight bags of inmates. That will save you volume.
4. Fragile (objects):
A smart way to avoid breaking the vulnerable is to wrap them in a sweater or a pair of socks and place them in between the clothes.
5. Travel size
We always prefer the travel size of cosmetics and toiletries. We should put them in a makeup bag and in that way we minimize the chance of having a spilling accident. Our clothes are safer that way!
Extra tip:
As far as, the perfumes, we choose samples or small bottles we can refill. Keep in mind, that the airline companies allow packing of 100ml in the handbags. Anything more significant than that will be thrown away by the security personnel at the checkpoints.
6. Medication
“Better safe than sorry” is my motto too, but we mustn’t overdo it with the medicine we will take with us. We should stick to the essentials and grab just one tab pill of any medication we want to have with us. In order not to lose them and keep them gathered, the good idea is to use a sachet.
7. Weight
Before choosing a suitcase, we can consult the site of the airline we’re flying with, to see the allowable dimensions and weight to our luggage.
Extra tip: In shops, one can find digital hand scales to your convenience.
8. Prohibitions
No sharp objects of flammable materials are allowed to have . For further information, I advise you to click on site of Aegean airline for specifications and details; https://el.aegeanair.com/taksidepste/plirofories-aposkevon/apagoreymena-ylika-kai-antikeimena/
9. Safety of luggage
We use lockers to lock our suitcases and place a tag with our personal information (we, never, write our address for safety reasons … just our name, a telephone and an email).
10. My Precious
Valuables such as money, laptops, jewelry, and the documents, we always carry them with us!
Extra advice:
A “To do list” we must make on our departure day!
I hope I have helped!!
Sunglasses… mobile… money… keys – ready, set… go!
