Travel Light and other Venice, Italy Packing List Tips

Luggage And Bags: As you can see in the photo, I opted for an ugly green suitcase. This may appear to be a bad call initially until you get to Changi, Rome or Heathrow and see squillions of black or dark blue suitcases. Mine was always easy to pick out and saved me quite a bit of time.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: I take only one pair of shoes so I make sure that they are multi purpose. In addition I have some sport-sandal which can come in handy. Being Venice I carry an umbrella as it can suddenly get very wet here. I also wear a hat around here as the heat can get to you if you are not used to it - keeping the sun off your face is a good choice.

Toiletries & Medical Supplies: Anything you forget you can easily buy at a Parmacia (though language could be an issue). I like to have sample-size items so I can travel light.

Photo Equipment: For me the smaller the better. Currently it is an Optio 5i and it took every photo in my 2005 trip.

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: I am quite fond of my convertable pants which reduces the number of items I need to carry. I keep the zipped of legs in my day pack for quick reattachment - esp when visiting churches & the like.

Miscellaneous: I like multi use items so I usually carry convertable pants so I have both longs & shorts in one unit.

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