ARLOs Essential Travel Packing List
SO as the world opens up, the question came up in the chat about hints for travel and packing. I did a stream about it, took some notes, and opened up a google doc for folks to ask questions. Here is the doc in its entirety, including the links for all the things I talked about. Hope this helps and hope you have safe travels.
Getting Ready:
Considerations:
Destination
Where are you going
What’s appropriate to wear there
How will you be expected to present yourself
Agenda/Purpose
What are your tasks while you are there
Business
Pleasure
What is on your to-do list
Weather
Consult weather forecasts
Wash clothes when traveling
Can you do laundry? (see below)
Budget
Do you really need to buy new clothes for your trip?
What can you afford to leave behind if need be?
Packing Up:
Carry ons vs checked bags
Carry on:
Things you most need with you and require access: goes under your seat
Things you need but don’t need access to/jacket: goes into overhead
Checked:
Things you are NOT allowed to bring on board
Excess clothes, etc.
If you are given the option with a carry on to check it, please do if you have the time to spend waiting (it’s not that long, calm down)
What is the best method -- rolling clothes, folding them, or other?
How to maximize space while packing heels
Use the shoes and the spaces to maximize space
Tuck things into shoes and in the spaces between shoes
How to reduce the number of shoes
Plan for formal (heels or dress shoes)
Casual shoes for walking around (sneakers)
Slides or sandals that can do double duty in other instances
Wear your heaviest shoes onto the plane
Also, you seriously don’t need hella shoes
Maximize outfits for long trips
Plan out your days first
Determine what can be repeated (keep in mind what can be washed)
Remember to layer things if possible
Wash when you can
Minimalist makeup & toiletries
Lipstick
Always have a lip protectant/chapstick basic/bougie
Eyeliner
Mascara
Powders
Thrive Cosmetics Bronzer
Sephora Bronzer/Highlighter
Shampoo/Conditioner
Containers
Things i always pack in my carry on-
Water bottle: Hydroflask, Water “anti-bottle”, Fellow Carter Everywhere Mug
Headphones: Airpods Pro, Sennheiser 450 BT
Phone: netflix with movies already downloaded
Download everything the days before your trip; DO NOT try to download at the airport
Food/snacks - avoid messy stuff, no peanuts
Trader Joe’s Almond, Cranberry, and Cashew Trail Mix please do not buy from this link - buy it straight at Trader Joe’s
Blanket: This is the shawl style I own multiples of. I do not have this color (yet), but I swear by them.
Backpack: Fjallraven Kanken, North Face Isabella
Stuff bags: Ziploc Bags (I use Quart, Sandwich, Snack, and Gallon)
Portable USB Battery pack/power brick (anker)
Sunscreen: Supergoop Daily Dose Vitamin C + SPF, Biore UV Aqua Rich
Packable bag: Chico bag, Outlander Packable Backpack, Bago Packable Dufflebag
Fanny pack! Cotopaxi BATAAN DEL DÍA (every day), Alpaka Elements tech case (more fancy)
Purse organizer: perfect for those of us who like totes
Dress for flight:
Elastic waistband pants
Socks
McDonalds socks (yes I own the fries/big mac socks)
Hoodies
Braless
Consider almost braless feels:
The laundry question:
I know it’s weird to wash clothes on vacation but why not? You could easily wash your things in the sink, if anything, to get the funk out. You don’t need it to be sparkling, you just need to get the day off your clothes.
My carry on suitcase: Amazon Basics 21 inch carry on
My checked suitcase: Hideo Wakamatsu Tarpaulin 25” Suitcase
Notes for the guys:
Same rules apply for what to pack:
Collared shirt that could double for meetings/formal eating out
Dark colored jeans could be formal and informal
Consider the weather - don’t bring jeans to humid places; consider lighter linens or shorts (not athletic ones)
Bring your best hoodie if you need to wear it out for casual and somewhat formal meet ups
Don’t be ashy
GFE does not like ashy bois. Please pack a travel size of lotion.