Here are our packing lists for the Rick Steves Best of Europe in 14 days tour.  We've notes the brand name of any items that we found to be especially functional or comfortable for travel.  Item list includes what was worn to travel.  All of these items fit in our Pacsafe Venturesafe Exp45 Anti-Theft Carry-on bag using with three Eagle Creek packing cubes for compression, and our personal item (daypack).

 

Dawn's Packing List

 

Clothing:

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• Bathing suit

• Blouses (4)

• Bras

• Casual shirts (2)

• Demin Jacket

• Hiking sneakers

• Leggings/tights/socks

• Long pants – Black, Tan, and Jeans

• Rain jacket

• Sandals

• Scarf

• Skirts (2)

• Sleepwear

• Sweater

• Thermal vest

• Underwear - Ex Officio 

• White sneakers

 

Electronics:

 

• iPhone, earbuds, charging cable (but not the plug adapter)

• Power Converter-With built-in USB ports

• Watch

• Keychain flashlight

 

Toiletries: 

 

• Conditioner

• Contact lens solution / case / extra lenses

• Deodorant

• Disposable razor

• Emory board

• Folding travel hairbrush

• Moisturizer

• Nail clippers

• Q-Tips

• Razor

• Shampoo

• Shaving cream

• Shower gel

• Toothbrush / toothpaste / floss

• Tweezers

 

 

Martin's Packing List

 

Clothing:
 

• Long pants - Eddie Bauer lightweight hiking pants

• Long pants - Bluffworks chinos

• Long pants - Jeans

• Shorts - Eddie Bauer hiking shorts

• Long sleeve collared shirts (3) - J Crew

• Short sleeve polo shirt - Van Heusen Traveler

• Short sleeve t-shirts (2) - Woolly lightweight merino wool

• Mid-Layer - Smartwool quarter-zip sweater

• Underwear (5) - Ex Officio Give-N-Go

• Swimsuit - Speedo shoreline

• Jacket-Marmot Precip

• Scarf* 

• Sleepwear (1) - Ex-Officio Boxer Briefs

• Socks (2) - lightweight hiking socks, ankle height 

• Socks (4) - Balega Hidden Comfort socks

• Shoes - ECCO Soft 7 sneakers

• Shoes - Asolo Agent Gore-Tex hiking shoes 

• Hat - Buff Packable UPF 50 grey running hat

 

Electronics:
 

• Camera – Sony RX100 Mark III, plus two batteries, portable charger

• Camera case - Lowepro

• Memory cards (2) - Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB

• iPhone, earbuds, charging cable (but not the plug adapter)

• Power Converter-With built-in USB ports

 

Toiletries: 
 

• Deodorant

• Toothbrush / toothpaste / floss

• Comb or hairbrush

• Nail clippers

• Disposable razor*

• Small scissors*

• Band-Aids - various sizes*

• Imodium and DayQuil tablets*

• Prescription medicine

• Q-Tips*

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Common Items

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Miscellaneous:
 

• Sunglasses & Eyeglasses - with cases

• Notebook - Moleskine

• Pencil - Mechanical

• Travel Pillow

• Laundry soap packets (6) - Tide sport

• Hefty Ziplock bags (2) - two-gallon size

• Drain Stopper*

• Clothesline - Flexo-Line Model 101

• Sporks (2)

• Foam earplugs*

• Small zip wallet*

• Money belt - Rick Steves

• TSA Lock

 

Paperwork:
 

• Travel Insurance **

• Tickets - Boarding Passes, Eiffel Tower, Transfer and Hotel reservations **

• Credit Cards (2) **

• Debit Card (1) **

• Emergency cash

• Passport **

• Contact telephone numbers **

• Trip Itinerary **

 

 

* Indicates this item was not used during the trip.  Consider leaving it home next time.

** Also had scans of this information saved on Google Drive