Welcome to Nikki’s Ultimate Euro Winter Guide
For more than 10 years I’ve been sharing on the internet what I pack for long and short haul trips. I don’t share as prescriptive advice but share how I do it as a potential starting point for others heading to the same or similar destination. EVERY time I do share, it brings out a collective of people, let’s call them “The Packing Police” who are aghast that I’ve packed too much. HAH, they don’t know me.
“Wow gee you’ve packed a lot.” Denise
“I’ve travelled the world including very cold countries and never packed more than 14kg checked luggage. Much less to hot destinations. You have to lift the bags!” Margaret
“No no no … I’m screaming from the couch … twice as much as you need but ah well you’ll find out dragging two suitcases over cobblestones up flights of stairs everywhere good luck 🥲😩” Jenny
Ironically and hilariously these comments were on a Facebook post where I tongue-in-cheek celebrated the fact that my checked luggage was “only” 21.7kg when the allowance was 40kg. My carry-on luggage (allowance two bags, 14kg total) came in at 10kg. For long-haul transit flights I always include in my carry-on an outfit and everything I need for my first day/night at the destination. It’s an insurance policy against the potential of my checked luggage not arriving with me.
