time to start using this again
Until February, entries here will mostly be logging the planning stages of my impending trip to Hungary. The tentative dates of travel at this point are Feb 6-ish to March 2nd-ish. Possibly we will also spend a couple days in Prague and Athens, if our schedule allows. But we only have 3 weeks, and this is an academic trip, so obviously research takes priority.
to do
- Get some guidebooks and phrasebooks.
- Figure out the actual weather situation, as well as the hostel customs. If we are unlikely to have a kitchen to use, as is the case with hostels in Amsterdam, that will drastically change my packing list. And obviously I am going to be very serious about having warm enough clothing while still packing light.
- Hit REI once I know how damn cold it will be and invest in zipneck baselayers, thermal underwear that fits, and a more durable coat than my fuzzy monster.
tentative packing list
Clothes:
- 2 pairs pants
- 2 pairs long underwear, 1 lightweight, one midweight
- 1 midweight zipneck baselayer
- 1 expedition weight baselayer
- 1 baby tee
- jammy shirt
- sandals (for the shower)
- a REAL towel
- hiking boots
- my headband- a big fleece thing that fits over my dreads and keeps my head warm
- a scarf
- gloves
- 4 pairs of socks
- 5 pairs of underwear
Toiletries:
- Dr. Bronner's for body, hair, and laundry
- special face soap cause I'm acne prone
- toothpaste/toothbrush/floss
- heavy duty hand lotion
- lightweight lotion for body and face
- My fluffy shower scrubby.
- a small bottle of my hypo-allergenic laundry soap
- chapstick!
Meds:
- preventative meds such as vitamins & zicam
- diflucan. You KNOW I'll need it.
- nicotine gum. For the flight.
- inhalers. including a nose-inhaler to prevent the stuffy noses before it happens.
- a baggie of sea salt. seriously, it helps with lots of things.
- birth control
- hydrocortisone for the random eczema I get when it's cold
Random:
- a plastic cup
- plasticware
- earplugs
- a few packs of the single-serving lens-cleaner towlettes
- digital camera, charger, memory cards
- phone and charger
- voltage converter
- my little black book (has emergency numbers, currency conversions, etc)
- pens, duh
to do
- Get some guidebooks and phrasebooks.
- Figure out the actual weather situation, as well as the hostel customs. If we are unlikely to have a kitchen to use, as is the case with hostels in Amsterdam, that will drastically change my packing list. And obviously I am going to be very serious about having warm enough clothing while still packing light.
- Hit REI once I know how damn cold it will be and invest in zipneck baselayers, thermal underwear that fits, and a more durable coat than my fuzzy monster.
tentative packing list
Clothes:
- 2 pairs pants
- 2 pairs long underwear, 1 lightweight, one midweight
- 1 midweight zipneck baselayer
- 1 expedition weight baselayer
- 1 baby tee
- jammy shirt
- sandals (for the shower)
- a REAL towel
- hiking boots
- my headband- a big fleece thing that fits over my dreads and keeps my head warm
- a scarf
- gloves
- 4 pairs of socks
- 5 pairs of underwear
Toiletries:
- Dr. Bronner's for body, hair, and laundry
- special face soap cause I'm acne prone
- toothpaste/toothbrush/floss
- heavy duty hand lotion
- lightweight lotion for body and face
- My fluffy shower scrubby.
- a small bottle of my hypo-allergenic laundry soap
- chapstick!
Meds:
- preventative meds such as vitamins & zicam
- diflucan. You KNOW I'll need it.
- nicotine gum. For the flight.
- inhalers. including a nose-inhaler to prevent the stuffy noses before it happens.
- a baggie of sea salt. seriously, it helps with lots of things.
- birth control
- hydrocortisone for the random eczema I get when it's cold
Random:
- a plastic cup
- plasticware
- earplugs
- a few packs of the single-serving lens-cleaner towlettes
- digital camera, charger, memory cards
- phone and charger
- voltage converter
- my little black book (has emergency numbers, currency conversions, etc)
- pens, duh