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What have I forgotten..

23 replies

1down · 09/07/2023 17:08

I am going on mu first holiday in 5 years tomorrow...what have I forgotten to do or pack??
Going to Spain if that helps

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SoupDragon · 09/07/2023 17:10

Hopefully you haven't forgotten to check the validity of your passport!

CC4712 · 09/07/2023 17:11

Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Sanitary products/contraception/medications
A light pashmina to use as a pillow on the plane or cover your shoulders if chilly
Check phone coverage/charges for using in Spain
Notify your bank so they don't block your cards

SoupDragon · 09/07/2023 17:11

bug Repellant/bite cream
closed all the windows
cancelled any regular deliveries like milk/Gusto/whatever

CC4712 · 09/07/2023 17:12

Plug converter thing

SpringViolet · 09/07/2023 17:15

Plug adapters?
Swimming goggles?
Contact lenses (if you wear them, always my nightmare that I forget them!)
Medication (another nightmare)
Flip flops

Gazelda · 09/07/2023 17:15

Contact lenses.
Money
Passport
Tickets
Phone charger
Adaptor
Knickers
Bikini
Toothbrush
Beach towel
Deodorant
Flip flops
Scrunchie

1down · 09/07/2023 17:16

SoupDragon · 09/07/2023 17:10

Hopefully you haven't forgotten to check the validity of your passport!

I'm not even going to check that now....could you Imagine!!

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1down · 09/07/2023 17:17

SoupDragon · 09/07/2023 17:11

bug Repellant/bite cream
closed all the windows
cancelled any regular deliveries like milk/Gusto/whatever

Got 2 'kids' staying home. So the house is their problem!!

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finewelshcheese · 09/07/2023 17:17

I always forget my sunglasses, as a result I have about 6 pairs as I have to go to accessorise at the airport every year 😂

After sun
Beach towel
Hair wrap
Flip flops

TheChosenTwo · 09/07/2023 17:35

Passport, travel details (mine are just on my phone so also phone!), keys for coming back home, parking at the airport details, medication if you take it, chargers. Everything else is a bonus, if you’re going to Spain you will be able to get absolutely anything you’ve forgotten. I’m a very light and speedy packer, rarely forget anything but purposely head to sunglass hut at the airport to pick myself up some new sunnies each holiday, it’s my treat for getting on a plane which I hate 😂

MrsClusterduck · 09/07/2023 17:38

Holiday insurance?

PhotoExplosion · 09/07/2023 17:42

Passport
Glasses
medicine
credit card

dementedpixie · 09/07/2023 17:52

Extension cables and adaptor plugs
We now have extension cables with the 2 pin plug instead of the UK 3 pin plug

Toothbrush charger (forgot it one year and had to buy manual toothbrushes)

Are you going to a hotel or self catering?

1down · 09/07/2023 17:59

MrsClusterduck · 09/07/2023 17:38

Holiday insurance?

Done

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1down · 09/07/2023 17:59

dementedpixie · 09/07/2023 17:52

Extension cables and adaptor plugs
We now have extension cables with the 2 pin plug instead of the UK 3 pin plug

Toothbrush charger (forgot it one year and had to buy manual toothbrushes)

Are you going to a hotel or self catering?

Just bed and breakfast

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Keykat · 09/07/2023 18:02

Just relax, pack what you normally pack. Once you have a passport, travel insurance/meds/ and a debit/credit card you have everything you need, or can buy it there.

dementedpixie · 09/07/2023 18:02

Will you have cooking facilities or eating out mostly?

I take tea bags and dd had some of these flavoured coffee sachets.

1down · 09/07/2023 18:06

dementedpixie · 09/07/2023 18:02

Will you have cooking facilities or eating out mostly?

I take tea bags and dd had some of these flavoured coffee sachets.

Previously we have the breakfast then beer and snacks for lunch then a nice dinner.
It's just a hotel room, so no facilities do much.

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AtleastitsnotMonday · 09/07/2023 18:49

I always take a few clothes pegs to clip my towel to the sun lounger so it doesn't blow away and for sealing half eaten bags of any snacks!

Also twice as many knickers as nights. There is nothing worse than getting showered to go out in the evening and not having clean knickers to put on!

GoodChat · 09/07/2023 19:13

Sanitary products if you're due on at any point in the next two weeks because we all know our bodies like to screw us Grin

And a paper copy of your boarding passes in case your phone dies.

dementedpixie · 09/07/2023 19:17

I ended up using norethisterone to delay my period. Dreading the period I'm going to get now!

Shoemadlady · 09/07/2023 19:20

My savvy travel truck it take a 1m extension and one travel adapter. You can plug phone charger / hairdryer etc into one extension and only need one travel adapter ! X

determinedtomakethiswork · 09/07/2023 19:20

If you have adult children at home, I would put a note on the fridge with a list of all the things they have to do before you get back. Itemise absolutely everything! And yes, of course you shouldn't have to, but it will make life much easier if you do

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