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Holiday tips please?

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CoolPlayer · 11/07/2025 16:28

Any tips to make a holiday go a smoothly as possible? On my packing list along side the usual stuff is a steamer for clothing and folding travel pegs 😂 any other suggestions? Any tips to make the whole travelling with children go as smoothly as possible? I hate flying so any suggestions for light hearted books that will keep me busy would also be great! Thanks :)

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FanofLeaves · 11/07/2025 17:34

A steamer? Where’s the holiday, Paris fashion week?

my top tip is to pack a fabric laundry bag to bundle all your dirties in to go straight in the wash when you get home.

TheBirdintheCave · 11/07/2025 17:30

I wouldn’t bother with the steamer and pegs. Surely the place you’re staying has an iron? There were pegs available on the clothes rack at the last hotel we were in.

Silvertulips · 11/07/2025 17:25

Pack half the clothes and use the washing machine, usually one on site. Kids have a fav tshirt and shorts - so travel light!

KellyJonesLeatherTrousers · 11/07/2025 17:24

Never needed a steamer or folding pegs for a start - where are you going/for how long/with who?

tanstaafl · 11/07/2025 17:05

Swiftie1878 · 11/07/2025 16:47

Instead of taking loads of adaptors, just take one and an extension cable with multiple plugs (and ideally USB slots too).

Or buy plugs that have usb sockets in the back and extra long charging cables for phones / tablets so they can be used whilst charging.

Lincslady53 · 11/07/2025 16:58

Instead of taking steamers and the like, buy clothes that are crease resistant, and then don't worry if your clothes are a bit creased. If you are going somewhere hot, most of the time you will be wearing tee shirts and beachwear. You will probably never see anyone you meet again, and if they turn their nose up a slightly creased clothes, then you wouldn't want to meet them again. So, just don't worry about it, wear what you want and enjoy the break. We usually holiday with just the two of us, and love the constraints of taking just a 10kg in cabin bag. Makes you think about what you really need and a lot easier to sort out when you get home.

Swiftie1878 · 11/07/2025 16:47

Instead of taking loads of adaptors, just take one and an extension cable with multiple plugs (and ideally USB slots too).

ThejoyofNC · 11/07/2025 16:29

You haven't said where you're going or even what type of holiday and who's going/their ages?

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