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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Pack Light, Pack Right, Pack Outta Sight.

Things you might need on your Italian vacation:

•    Toothbrush & toothpaste (3 oz.) and dental floss
•    Deodorant (3 oz.)
•    Shampoo & conditioner (3 oz)
•    Nail care supplies
•    Shaving supplies
•    Makeup remover
•    Brush/comb
•    Sunscreen (3oz)
•    Moisurizer (3 oz)
•    Lip balm
•    Pleasure reading
•    Snacks
•    Earplugs
•    Sleeping Mask
•    Travel pillow

•    Motion-sickness remedy
•    Passport/visa
•    Driver's license
•    Itinerary
•    Maps & directions
•    Travel confirmation
•    Guidebook
•    Cellphone & charger
•    Camera & charger
•    Converters & adapters
•    Language guide
•    Copies of travel docs, credit cards and passport
•    Energency contact info
•    Medical insurance card
•    List of medications
•    Travel insurance
•    Umbrella
•    Luggage tags
•    Backpack/daybag
•    Purses
•    Collapsible tote
•    Money belt
•    Music player & headphones
•    Kindle/iPad

Things you probably won’t need on your Italian vacation: 


•   Ventriliquist dummy
•   Gallon of Jelly Bellies
•   Salad Spinner
•   Magic kit
•   Hula Hoop
•  Protractor
•  George Foreman grill
•  Gorilla suit
•  Hedge clippers
•  Complete set of encyclopedias
•  Chia pet
•  Fondue set
•  Fundamentals of Pre-Algebra textbook
•  Potting soil
•  3-D glasses
•  Pickle picker
•  Ouiji board
•  Bicycle pump
•  Oven mitt
•  Welcome mat
•  Bowling trophies
•  Anything from Hammacher Sclemmer catalog
•  Civil War chess set
•  Box of old electronics wires
•  Ice skates
•  Carton of out-of-date buttermilk
•  Windows 95 user manual



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6 comments:

  1. ~OctNovember 8, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    You forgot a couple of things for the "won't need" list:

    • can of Chef Boyardee Beefaroni
    • sandwich bread (Bologna is a city, not a tasty sandwich meat)

    Grats on the vacation planning! How exciting!

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  2. Over 40? - So What!November 8, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    You also might decide not to take

    A full-length portrait of your sainted Aunt
    Tilly
    A book on "Russian For Dummies"

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  3. SylNovember 8, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    curious...how many of the "won't need" did you take ;-)

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  4. AnonymousNovember 8, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    Another few no-need-to-pack items:

    "The Little Goose Girl" Hummel
    76 trombones
    Sardines
    A monogrammed towel with the letter M
    National Geographic Video of the blue-footed booby
    A belt sander
    Lorena Bobbitt's commemorative "Love Hurts" t-shirt
    Jousting equipment
    Bunsen burner
    The mounting brackets to a Minnkota trolling motor
    and...
    A chipmunk

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  5. MizFitNovember 9, 2011 at 5:33 AM

    all Id need would be my wife.
    your wife.
    if I were you I mean.
    Im not bringing your wife.
    nothing against your wife I mean...

    never mind.

    :)

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  6. AnonymousNovember 10, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    I need a wife.
    He actually brought all this and more. But then lost it.

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