I recently came home from Sweden, and if you follow me on Instagram or YouTube (hint: you totally should, @NowViewingTheWorld,) you’ve been following along with me on my Swedish adventures. Today I wanted to share my packing list. I typically travel carryon only (my recent trip to Alaska and Disneyland in California is an exception. And yes, that was one trip.) So this list all fit into my eBags Motherlode backpack and my Tzowla backpack (personal item!) I wore my large backpack on my back and my small backpack on my front. I only needed to do this throughout the airport and it was 100% worth it.
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BONUS: I’ve even included a little To Do list at the bottom of what I like to do before I leave for a trip.
Important
- Passport & Vax card
- Phone
- Wallet/Credit card
- Microphone
- Tripod
- Anker (external battery for my phone)
- Camera, SD cards
- Chargers: laptop, phone, camera, fan, Fitbit charger
- Laptop and charger
- Travel pillow
- Paperwork – attestation paperwork for the return home, etc
- Patagonia coat
Clothes
- Packing cubes
- Pajamas
- Underwear/bras
- Socks
- Pants/Leggings
- Shirts/Sweaters
Accessories
- Sunglasses
- Travel scarf
Shoes
- Flip flops
- Sneakers
Toiletries
- Clear Bag for liquids
- Toiletries Bag
- Bar shampoo & conditioner
- Body wash
- Razor
- Face wash
- Makeup remover
- Makeup
- Deodorant/Lume deodorant
- Moisturizer
- Toothbrush/Toothpaste
- Perfume
- Febreeze (because when traveling for long-ish periods of time without a washer and dryer, it’s nice to freshen up)
- Root touch up powder (My hair is pink, my roots are not.)
- Dry shampoo
- Hair spray
- Ponytail holders/Bobby pins
- Hair brush/comb
- Other hair styling products
- Lip balm
- Downy Wrinkle release
Medications
- Vitamins
- Ibuprofen
- Tums
- First aid kit (Bandaids, Neosporin, etc)
- Hand sanitizer
- Eye drops
- Melatonin
- Face Masks (I didn’t need these at all, but I kept some with me just in case.)
Misc
- Eye mask (I don’t know if you know this, but it doesn’t really get dark at night during the summer in Sweden, so this came in very handy.)
- Sunscreen
- Foldable sunglasses case
- Water bottle
- Backpack rain cover
- Camera lens
- Hair towel (I always travel with a hair towel and pillow case so that my hair color doesn’t bleed and stain the hotel pillows and towels.)
- Pillow case
- Outlet adapter
- Headphones
- Feminine hygiene products
- Snacks for the plane
- Fan
- Travel cutlery (But don’t make my mistake and take the butter knife out before you leave home, amateur move Sara)
- Flight flap
To Do List Before I Leave
- Download the SL app for transportation in Stockholm (train schedules, etc)
- Download book
- Download tv show or movie
- Charge all the things
- Back photos up and delete off phone to make room for new photos!
- Hair/Nails
That’s everything! If you’d rather watch it, here’s a video version of this list:
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