Travel Essentials.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
PRE-SCHEDULED POST
Spontaneous Emma strikes again. Last Sunday (October 11th) I was looking through my schedule and saw that I had very little on for the next few weeks. So, as you do, I booked flights to leave on Thursday (October 15th) for Seattle. This week, for my 'Weekly Loves' I'm going to be talking about all the things I took on my American trip in my attempt to very quickly pack my suitcase. If you know me at all, I will normally book an international trip a few months in advance and start collecting things and packing 2-3 weeks before I leave. That way I know that I have everything I need and can buy anything else. Nope. Not this time. I gave myself 2 days to pack. When booking flights I'd forgotten that I will be busy most of Tuesday and all day Wednesday so technically today (the day I'm writing this - Monday 12th) I have to be packing. But, I also have to schedule the next 2 week's worth of blog posts. The main reason for my trip is that it's been 2 years since I visited my host family. The summer between 11th and 12th grade, I went on a school trip to the West Coast of America and we stayed with host families for a week. We've been in contact ever since and so I'm going back to spend 2 weeks with them.Enough rambling, here's what's in my suitcase for a trip to Seattle:
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| Carry On Essentials: I'll be doing 25 hours of travelling before I arrive in Seattle so here are my essentials for a long haul flight!! Magazines, a book (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer), reading glasses, Polaroid camera (for when I land), wallet (with $$ and passport), UrbanEars headphones, travel pillow, eye mask and makeup. I have a 3 hour layover in Los Angeles before I arrive in Seattle, so I will be doing my makeup before I get on my final flight to Seattle, because as soon as I land I am going out to dinner. |
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| Clothing: Luckily because I'm staying with friends, I can wash my clothes so I don't have to take a lot of clothes (but I'm still an over-packer)... So, I'm taking 5 pairs of jeans, 2 coats, 8 shirts, 2 sets of pyjamas, a dress, a playsuit and workout gear. I'm going to Morgan's senior high school homecoming so I'm also taking my formal dress. |
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| Everything Else: Heels (for homecoming), Windsor Smith boots, Nike runners, (I'm wearing my Doc Martins on the plane), another book, polaroid film and my makeup/toiletries bag. |
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| Makeup: Primer, foundation, concealer, powder, bronzer, contour kit, eyeshadow palette, liquid eyeliner, mascara, brow pencil, brow gel, 3 lipsticks and brushes. |
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