HOW I PACK FOR A HOLIDAY; PACKING LIST & TIPS!

One of my favorite things in life is holiday. It means i am free from duties in office and i can do everything freely but the most i like when i have long long holiday is, i can go traveling to new places and exploring as much as I can of my chosen destination. I believe that all people love holiday, who does not love going on holiday? who? who? no one! Perhaps i am the one who really love holiday from billion people who like holiday to visit new places then meet a lot of people from different places. 

Unfortunately, i don't have much time for a trip because i am a worker in a company and i have responsibility to working from Monday to Friday or till Sunday. It's horrible! Therefore, i made a plan to have a long holiday to refresh my mind from routines in office, so i decided to go to small and famous island in Indonesia (Psst...I will tell you where i go after i am back). It is so exciting, from the planning and packing all stuff in backpack.Yap, I will bring one backpack and one shoulder bag therefore i can not drag too much stuff to make me easy explore the island. Maybe, it is hard for many people, especially women who think everything is essential to carry. So, i will show you how i like to pack my backpack & shoulder bag, and the tips for packing light.

What's Inside My Backpack?

Clothing

• Light cardigan x1
• Casual shirts x2
• T-shirt & tank top x4
• Jeans x1
• Short pants x4
• Scarf x1
• Beach towel x1

Toiletries & Medication

• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Comb
• Shampoo
• Body lotion
• Sun block
• Perfume
• Make up (BB cream, powder, eyeliner and lip balm)
• Hand sanitizer
• Bandage
• Vitamin
• Pain reliever

Electronic

• Hand phone
• Selfie stick
• Charger

Other Stuff 

• Running shoes x1
• Flip flop x1
• Hat x1
• Waterproof case
• Book x1
• Pen x1
• Water bottle

What's Inside My Shoulder Bag?

• Flight ticket
• Id-card
• Itinerary 
• Wallet
• Cash
• Credit/debit card
• Emergency contact
• Note book
• Candy
• Chocolate 

Packing Smart and Light

For me, packing smart and light is not easy because many tips said that bring essential items and i bring all because i think all my stuff are important and i need them because i don't know what will happen in my holiday and i am far away from my home. Based on my experience, i dragged all my clothes in my bag pack although i just go for 2 days and i realized that it's hard to bring heavy bag and i don't wear all the clothes. Right now, i change the way i pack for holiday. So, here the packing smart and light tips based on my experience.

1. Keep rolling and rolling your clothes

2. Mix & match your clothes

3. Bring light and easy washing clothes

4. Bring the mot essential items in small volume

5. Don't bring many shoes

6. Don't pack what's already there

7. Pack first aid kit

8. Pack your stuff in one bag

I hope it will be useful for you, so you don't need bring heavy bag and worried about your stuff in accommodation and public transportation when you go traveling.