If you’re like me, you’re always panicking just before you’re about to head to the airport.
I KNOW I HAVE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING BUT WHAAAAAT!!!? One day, I ended up making a list that I could check. Yes, with little checkboxes. And here it is for you—feel free to personalise!
Documents
Passport + whatever the country I am going to requires. Check when booking tickets!!! [Not at departure, like I did one too many times!]
Passport photocopy.
Driver’s license.
Annoying stuff
All chargers + that international converter [so I don’t keep buying one each time I travel].
Cash in the local currency [the one I’ve been hoarding for years waiting for the day I’ll be able to finally spend it].
Things I always forget
Tweezers. [Travel is when the weirdest hair will grow wild on the weirdest part of my body.]
Nail clipper. [This is for when you break a nail and the nail destroys everything in its path.]
Sunscreen.
Toothpaste. [Because I am that friend running around the hotel in my robe, waking you up, asking you for toothpaste because I forgot mine (again).]
Stuff that ruins my life if I forget it
Earplugs.
Sleeping mask.
Floss.
Medicine.
Period stuff.
Most annoying stuff to forget
One exercise outfit. [DO NOT forget real sneakers. Not the designer ones. No, they can't "double as running shoes"—I tried recently and it ruined my arch!]
Swimsuit. [OH NO, THERE IS SWIMMING POOL / A SAUNA IN THAT HOTEL! I say each time, before going in my black underwear, pretending not to feel shame.]
Very Important…
…If you’re a laundry freak like me.
Plastic bags to keep your dirty stuff separated, so that the clean ones stay super fresh.
These can be incredibly hard to find when you need them.
Oh, and also, bring a reusable bottle. It’s chic and it’s easy and it keeps you hydrated! Have a wonderful trip!!!
PS Do you remember my Garance red Kelly bag? Still have it. A little, very cute story about it is coming soon. Big kiss!