What have I forgotten to pack for my holiday?!!

[IGaveSoManySigns]

Can’t shake the feeling that I’ve forgotten something, flying to Italy this weekend

I’ve packed all the normal clothes - daytime and evening, shorts and t-shirts, pyjamas and swimwear. I’ve got a jumper to wear and a raincoat just in case. A spare pair of trainers and some sandals for the evening.

in my hand luggage I have the usual liquids, sunglasses (prescription and non), a book, medicine etc and chargers. Got adapter plugs

what have I forgotten?!

Plug adapters!

Lots of underwear!

ghic cards stay in our travel document folder, bank cards on my phone. Not taking towels as the hotel will have them!

Who takes 7 pairs of PJs away?

Any prescription medication, with copy of prescription and things like paracetamol, the odd plaster, tissues.

Lots of painkillers, nothing on prescription for me but I do have my contact lenses!

Deodorant, 4 way adaptors - that way you only need one travel plug for multiple devices

I had forgotten my cap, which is now in my bag!

Chargers
eye mask
ear plugs
hand cream
portable speaker

Foot lotion and socks. Nice feet overnight.. Every night.

I have just been informed there is apparently a limit on the size of power banks you can take on planes now?!

72 pairs of underwear juuuust in case you shit yourself 10 times a day (why do we do that?!)

We always pack compeed blister plasters and they always get used by at least one of us.

A book?

I also take a couple of large resealable freezer bags for bringing things like wet swimwear home without getting everything else wet. Also handy if you get any food you want to keep fresh.

I'm an insulated water bottle wanker so take mine with me. Just make sure it's empty if flying unless you want to be pulled aside at security (whoops!)

I always take cold and flu tablets (had a bad reaction to American ones before), paracetamol and Imodium!

When my brain is working I've managed to forget my underwear.

Last month when I had serious brain fog. I forgot pants , trousers and tops but managed to pack three nightdresses . The day after we got back I ended up in a&e

@IGaveSoManySigns You say you have travel adaptors. I had to buy one in Naples because my European ones which worked in Greece and Germany did not fit in the sockets in Italy. Unlikely to be just Naples that's different... I got just one and fitted it on my four way extension

Books and magazines.

Yes, it has to be under 100 Wh - and some airlines apparently don't want you using them during flights either...

"Emirates is not banning power banks entirely but is prohibiting their use on flights starting October 1, 2025, due to safety concerns about fires and explosions from overheating lithium batteries. Passengers can still carry one power bank under 100 Wh, provided it has visible capacity information, is kept in a seat pocket or under the seat, and remains switched off during the flight."

We’re going to Yorkshire for a week, it feels like we are moving out, we’ve packed so much stuff🫣

Swimwear packed? I forgot mine! Headphones, downloading tv to watch on the plane. Toothbrush charger. Dh remembered charging cables last time but no plugs, don’t make that mistake😩

Based on personal experience, haemorrhoids cream. Hadn’t suffered for years until we went to Venice, all that walking with piles😩 The haemorrhoids cream I was sold in Venice was shit (pun intended) so I travel with germoloids cream now!

Have a fabulous time😎

Both of mine are under 100wh (one of them only just!), but this is brand new information to me 😭

Looks like the normal European ones but this is spinning me out now 🤣

In addition to all the stuff mentioned, which are the usual things nowadays, I pack two additional items always.....

My ground flax, chia, and wheat bran mix for yogurt. Stops the holiday constipation which I was plagued with for a long time. Not anymore! Impossible to ask for all that seedy stuff in a foreign supermarket, takes too much precious holiday time so I bring my own supply!

I bring a tiny push down usb bulb/lamp about the size of a small lime, and blu tak it tod the side of the bedside locker. It's great for getting up in the night without disturbing anyone with either the bedside light or the main light.

Can buy anything else I need. I do bring older knickers but not raggy. Those due for a change, and leave them in the bin on the way home. Same with T shirts for bed. The older the better, and discard.

Tea bags!

Sorry, it was a surprise to me too... I was lucky that there was a small electricals shop on the same road as our accommodation. I had been staying in a friend's house first and all my adaptors worked fine there, but the Naples apartment was different. Hopefully your accommodation will have the standard European sockets!

https://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/guidance/advice-for-you/when-travelling/travel-adaptor-for-italy

@wuminty
Please can you elaborate on the push down light? Sounds v useful

OP - not popular on MN but some sort of make up remover wipes or baby wipes are often useful on holidays

@wwyd2021medicine I'm half afraid to admit it on MN, but I got mine on Shein, about a fiver. Called touch control LED nightlight.

After sun / moisturiser
goggles
pool toys if kids
book
chargers
suncream and scissors always very useful for me!
pool/beach cover up
little fan if you have one

we were in Europe last week - I was worried by the forecast. It rained for an hour 3/7 afternoons and the rest of the day was 30+ still - was fine