When it comes to clothing, the first step is obviously to pack for the climate. If you are going to the Alps during the winter, pack warm. A trip to the Greek Islands in summer, of course, requires a bathing suit and flip flops. Here are some general tips on travel clothing.
If it is going to be wet at your destination, take a black or dark rain coat. Don't pay extra for wrinkle free coats. You really don't need this benefit. Why? You are going to be standing in the rain!
While you are probably not going to run into friends or family abroad, you don't want to be a fashion nightmare. To avoid such problem, try to pack one color of clothing along with some neutral colors like black. It might not look great, but it won't look terrible.
The travel industry has come up with a wide variety of wrinkle free garments for the average traveler. The wrinkle free clothing has really improved, and is definitely worth taking along so long as you break it in before your trip.
If you don't wear it at home, you will not wear it on the road. Trust me on this. People often make the mistake of packing things they think they MIGHT wear. Don't. It is highly likely you will not wear it, so why carry it all over creation?
Safari vest are used frequently by travelers and for sale just about everywhere. Okay, they are pretty ugly, but they are definitely a good practical item. Make sure you get zippers on the pockets so nothing falls out and nobody picks any valuables from them.
You will rarely be doing your own laundry on the trip. In many parts of the world, laundry service comes with even the cheapest hotel. The quality of that service is usually good, but make sure to pack clothes that don't require specific care.
Layout the clothing you intend to take. Are there any pieces you would be heartbroken to lose or have damaged? If so, you should know what to do with them. Replace them with something else that isn't going to be missed. Traveling is rough on clothes.
Traveling abroad is an absolute blast and I highly recommend you do it
as much as possible. That being said, minimize what you pack for your
trips. You can usually buy anything you forget at your destination, so
don't sweat it.
Aazdak Alisimo writes about travel for NomadJournals.com - makers of rugged travel journals that make great gifts for dad as well as other writing journals for fishing, camping, hiking, bird watching and much more.
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