Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Preparing to travel

I leave on Saturday to take our youngest daughter back to college for her sophomore year @ SUNY Purchase (near White Plains NY).  We move her into the dorm on Sunday, 8/30, and she begins classes the following day.  It should be a relatively easy move this time, as we left most of her dorm-room stuff in a storage unit.  I hope this proves to be the case....
Tim and I leave for Europe from New York on 9/1 for just over 2 weeks.  He has a trade show in Amsterdam the 2nd week of our stay.  We decided to arrive early and leave the first week unplanned.  I have no idea where we are going other than that we will fly in and out of Amsterdam.
With luck (and decent internet service) I will be writing about our travels.  I'm taking my new camera, and hope to upload some photos as I write.  
I have everything packed in a carry-on bag.  I'm very pleased about this, given the fact that I'm hauling a much larger camera and 2 (possibly 3) lenses.  Several packets of Woolite will be used to deal with my shortage of clothing.  Keep your fingers crossed.  I plan to carry a very small day-pack in lieu of a purse, but will use a travel-wallet (one of those things with a long strap) to keep my passport close.
I find it more than a little humorous that I can travel this lightly to Europe and I take everything but the kitchen sink when I attend the Houston quilt festival (there will be an article about this in the newest Quilting Arts publication this fall).
I think I'll photograph my packing system and add some shots later.

2 comments:

  1. Have a marvelous trip. I would love to see how you manage to pack so little for a 2-week trip, especially when I think back to Festival in Long Beach and how many? Hmmm...3 luggage carts full? Can't wait to read all about your adventures. Be safe and well.

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  2. Ironic, isn't it?! Honestly, it does seem outside the realm of possibility that I could travel for over 2 weeks in one bag, given the obscene amount of "stuff" we had in Long Beach! Ha!
    Seriously, I'll take a photo of my bag.....

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