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[cactusbear]

Scott and I are off to Honduras again for our annual dose of giving. We'll be working in beautiful Puerto Cortes for a week helping a team of eye doctors provide eyeglasses and cataract surgeries for the local populace. As much as I enjoy traveling, I hate packing for trips. I used to travel a lot for my job, so you'd think packing would be second

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[mississippicub]

LOL have fun... watch the guns!

[cactusbear]

Funny you should mention guns, there's a photo floating around somewhere of me holding a pistol.

[kultrshok]

What I generally do is make 2 lists:

Must have items
Want to have items

Then I take my travel bag, and fill it with the must have items first. Then proceed to fill it up with the want to have items.

Must haves:
a change of socks an underware for each day + 1 extra
a belt to match shoes
appropriate footware x2 (one of these you should be wearing)
a change of pants for each day /2 (on vacation I generally wear the same pants twice to cut down on space)
a shirt for each day
toiletry kit (teeth, hair, smell, body hair)
weather appropriate outer ware

Want to haves:
"specialty" clothing (swim trunks, a nice outfit, costuming)
extra clothing/shirts

Things I pack that other people think is strange:
2 trash bags and 3 large empty ziplock bags
a sewing kit
an eyeglass repair kit
simple first aide supplies (alcohol swabs and bandages)
charger for cell phone

If any of those items don't make immediate sense, just ask :)

[cactusbear]

I only have one question. Why pack a toiletry bag when most hotels already have a toilet?

[atl10sbum]

you guys be safe!

[cactusbear]

Thanks...we were! For the most part...