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Post by LHR02 on Sept 3, 2003 9:12:25 GMT -5
Perhaps coz I took it less than two months after Sept. 11? It caused some consternation with them though and they made me take it out of my pocket and put it in my big pack....which really accomplished nothing in the end as that pack was right with me! ;D
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Post by GG on Sept 24, 2003 2:32:33 GMT -5
Sounds like Jennifer has gone, but for all those others about to go.
Can I say take "zip lock bags"!!!
man they came in so handy, I had different sizes for different things. eg small for passport and so it never got wet, large to put thongs in when just out of the shower and into your pac, for shampoo in case of leaking on the plane.
my lunch, when collected at breakfast from the buffet table, very civilized with napkin and no mess in pac.
To hold all my rolls of film, dirty cutlery & rubbish scraps.
the list goes on .........
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Post by LHR02 on Sept 24, 2003 4:44:22 GMT -5
;D
Oh yes, we've discussed this before many times. A perfectly indespensible thing in your pack....ziplock bags!
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Post by Kim on Sept 24, 2003 8:36:37 GMT -5
Yeah, I especially like the ones with the little thing you zip across the top, they seem to be sturdier. And freezer ziplocks are even thicker, so I usually get those. I'm like you GG, I like a nice variety of sizes as well!  Kim |
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Post by jennifer2 on Sept 29, 2003 6:48:37 GMT -5
Hi!
I could log in, dont know why, but anyways, Im in Europe right now and I cant say how happy I am to have brought so many ziplocs...such a great invention, bring the freezer ones if you can they are sturdier!
xoxo
Jen
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Post by madam trash heap on Jan 1, 2004 23:02:42 GMT -5
Dustoffmom, I might have an answer for you re: Sainte Chappel and the "no knife" policy; haven't been in there for about 3 years, but as you have to enter through the Palais de Justice (Law Courts) to get to the parking lot that surrounds the chapel (always thought this was an interesting use of inner-city space!), that may be why they checked you. Once upon a time (yikes, now I sound like a fairy tale), about 10 years ago, no checkpoints were set up there. But as with anything, it now depends on who is on guard on the day.
As for what do you really need?; zip-lock bags, combi locks, shower shoes...and a sense of humour!
Happy travels! ;D
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Post by sejvirgo on Jan 9, 2004 8:17:26 GMT -5
i bought a sarong about halfway through my trip while in cinque terre and can't believe how i lived without it during the first part of my trip. i used it as a towel at the beach and after showering, as a skirt, a blanket, a cover-up to wear from the shower.... a sarong has soooo many uses, and it is light, packs up small and dries fast. i will definitly bring it when i go back to europe in a couple of weeks.
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Post by CuriousToronto on Jan 12, 2004 22:28:17 GMT -5
So now that I'm back I'd like to add my two cents . . . I am really glad I brought my money belt. In certain places (mainly the train station in Milan) I was REALLY glad to have it! I'll admit that I didn't really use it in Paris but that's 'cause it was going to be home. To be honest though I got to be really smart in Paris with my money. Either way I had my brown leather pencil case stolen from my backpack by someone who thought it was a wallet. No biggie but I learnt my lesson. Second thing I was SO glad I brought was a sarong!!! I kept on reading how you all recommended and I finally gave in and bought one. In fact I got a really nice Ralph Lauren sarong on a crazy sale. Anywayz, I used it endlessly. It was a beach blanket in the Cinque Terre. A picnic blanket in Gimmelwald. An extra cover in the train when I got cold. It covered my shoulders in the churches in Italy (happy not to wear that ugly white cover thing). During Thanksgiving in Paris it became my table cloth. And at the Russia-France show in Versaille it kept our butts from getting muddy. In short I LOVE the thing! I have yet to use it as a sarong but it's gotten a lot of use in many other ways. Seriously it was one of the best tips I got from this board! ;D |
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Post by Numbers on Jan 12, 2004 22:52:39 GMT -5
Some excellent suggestions here!!! I find 1, or 2 plastic bags really helpful (hopefully this hasn't been mentioned before): - For dirty clothes - For clean clothes - For keeping insects, water from clothes - For wrapping up products that may leak - For sitting on, etc. What's even better... they are inexpensive! ;D |
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Post by jennifer on Jan 13, 2004 14:44:47 GMT -5
I know it has been said over and over but it's so important!
ZIPLOOOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCS!
They are so useful for everything, putting paper stuff you want to keep, your film rolls, your cosmetics, your food, dirty clothes etc etc etc! It's endless!
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Post by sejvirgo on Jan 14, 2004 5:12:13 GMT -5
i am so glad to hear that you found a sarong useful!!! i am going back to europe (paris actually) for a quick trip next week and am bringing mine back for another trip. it is so handy! and i've used mine so much and washed it lots, so it is now so soft - great as a cuddly blanket!
and ziplocks are great as well - i used the big ones for dirty clothes, wet bathing suits, leaky bottles.....
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Post by bc on Jan 14, 2004 17:29:53 GMT -5
They make Ziplocs big enough to fit clothes?
Also, has anyone tried the Roots money belt? I have some gift certificates I gotta use but I don't want it if it's no good.
To those of you who bring Swiss Army Knives or multitools, I know you can't bring it with you on the plane, but what about just carrying around the city? Do museums and galleries detect/care about these things?
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Post by GG on Jan 14, 2004 17:39:03 GMT -5
Answer to BC
When in the Jewish Museum in Berlin, you had to hand over any items that could be used as weapons, such as bottle opener, swiss army knives, but you got them back on your way out and they screened you on the way in with a metal detector, but no big deal, I had nothing to hide.
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