the countdown is on! only 4 days until i get on a plane to london. but before i get to start that journey, i get to go up to d.c. with my lovely dad and get a passport. after months of waiting anxiously for my passport i am less than a week from leaving and my passport is stuck in new hampshire. so now i get a mini road trip with the dad before i leave. this sudden road trip has sped up my plans a little bit, i'm having to pack a little earlier and get shifts covered at work, but it'll get done! i can now say i'm almost completely done packing. throughout this process of packing i have come across a few tips i'd like to share, some you probably know and some you might not.
1. travel sized fabreeze
like my mom i was in search for a travel sized bottle of fabreeze to bring with my in case my clothes need a little refreshing. since i have come to the conclusion it doesn't exist, i had to make my own! i went to sally's beauty place and got a little 2 oz. squirt bottle and filled it with fabreeze and voila.. travel sized fabreeze. just be sure to label the bottle so you're not spraying your hair with fabreeze thinking its hairspray
2. list making
i think list making is in the james genes, we all do it. but in the case of traveling, i make a very detailed list to be sure i don't over pack (which i probably did anyways) and that everything is in its place. in this list i separate things into three main categories: luggage, carry on, and purse. this way i can be sure that i bring all the necessary stuff with my on the plane and nothing extra. another category was "to buy" this is just for the miscellaneous stuff that you know you need to pick up before you leave and don't want to forget.
3. make all necessary reservations ahead of time
yes this sounds like a "duh" tip, but in my case it was very important. this is because on the plane ride from charlotte to london we will be served a lunch. as a vegetarian i needed to make special accommodations on the plane to be sure to get a vegetarian meal on the plane. now with these special requests be sure to put your patient hat on. first time i called us air i got hung up on when i was supposed to be transfered to international services. and the second time i got my first dose of offshoring when the operator had an almost indecipherable indian accent. but i think i managed to get my meal changed.
so i just have three tips for now, but i am sure once my trip gets going i will have many more! stay tuned i'm hoping to post stories as much as i can while i'm over there. i'm not sure exactly what the internet situation will be like over there, but i will try to keep everyone updated.
