Feel free to skip this one. 😉

Trip duration
8 days on the ground, 42 hours in flight + connections

(12 hours in San Francisco on the way home)

Expected weather

Mid-50s into the upper 60s, showers possible on Monday.

Likelihood of liveblogging our trip

Low. Really low.

Luggage

• 28-inch expandable rolling upright
• Case Logic 16-Inch Security-Friendly Laptop Backpack
• Travelon 3-compartment expandable shoulder bag (not as big as it sounds)

Clothes
(Hooray for casual cultures!)

• Alicia’s black dress New vintage-y black dress with some pink and some sparkles (le weight loss necessitated some last-minute shopping)
• fishnet stockings for wedding (optional…but fun and vaguely vintage)
• 1 pair jeans (wear on plane)
• 1 pair long cotton pants
• 2 pairs denim capris
• 1 pair other capris
• 11 shirts — 6 tshirts, 4 tank tops, 1 “nice”
• Swimsuit
• Swimsuit cover-up
• 8 pairs white ankle socks…4 athletic
• 2 pairs cushy, my-feet-are-cold-in-the-hotel-room socks
• 10 pairs underwear
• 4-5 regular bras
• 3 pairs running pants
• 5 running tops
• 5 sports bras
• 2 pairs lounge/pj pants
• 2 lounge/pj tops
• 1 manky sweater
• 1 light sweater
• 1 jacket (wear on plane)

Shoes

• Running shoes (wear on plane)
• 1 pair fancy shoes for wedding
• 1 pair comfy black flats
• 1 pair dark silver flip-flops

Toiletries

Accessories

• spare glasses
• sunglasses
• jewelry, headband for wedding
• heart rate monitor (maybe)
• hats: 1 baseball, one…not
• straightening iron (maybe)

Electronics
all in backpack

• Laptop w/battery/cord
• Digital camera
• Cell phone/blackberry w/ chargers
• Power converter
• Power adapter

In-flight entertainment
some in backpack each way

• The Purple Nano loaded with at least 50 podcasts that I have dutifully not been listening to
• Bill Bryson’s In a Sunburned Country, which is already cracking me up and giving me a whole new respect for Australia
• Posh little book of wordfinds
• Will Shortz’s Puzzlemaster Vol. 1
• Steve Krug’s Rocket Surgery Made Easy
• Kristina Halvorson’s Content Strategy for the Web
• travel pillow and eye mask because, seriously?

Other

• AA batteries and/or charger–for the camera, which was a gift long ago and doesn’t use long-lasting lithium
• journal
• snacks
• hand sanitizer (planes, yo — you just never know what you’ll pick up)
• sunscreen