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Small-Scale Question Sunday for September 25, 2022

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Tomorrow I'm leaving for a business trip of about two weeks' duration. What are the main things I should really avoid forgetting to pack?

Take photos of all your documents and upload them onto some sort of image cloud.

Also, make sure you use a maps app that can download a given area's map, and download at least around airports and transit hubs where you are going to arrive at your lodgings.

This is a lifesaver.

Too personal to be answered by a group. What I've done is - write a list of everything you think you'll need, pack that stuff, then keep that list somewhere. If you find you're missing something you want on the trip, add it to the list. After a couple of trips, you should have a good list. Then any future trips, go through the list, make sure you have everything on it packed, and you're ready to go, confident that you haven't missed anything.

Limiting to things that I've known people to forget or not think of:

  • Chargers (this is the #1 forgotten item among people I know)

  • Plug adapters, if traveling somewhere with a different electrical system

  • Mouse (you CAN work on the trackpad for two weeks, but it's much less comfortable)

  • Work shoes, if traveling in comfortable shoes (somehow shoes are much easier to forget than shirts or trousers)

  • Download or print out your tickets and hotel reservations

  • Spare phone, if traveling somewhere where roaming is expensive (it's often much cheaper to buy a local sim card rather than paying roaming fees for data)

Obviously also ID, bank cards, phone, laptop, clothes etc as others have said - but those are obvious enough that you're not realistically going to forget them.

Really depends on what your destination is. If it's another city, then you can get practically everything on site, unless it's your prescription meds.

Earplugs. You never know what you're going to have to sleep near.

Socks, underwear, personal grooming kit/toiletries. If you're leaving the country, passport/other paperwork.

Also make sure you have the right charging cords or similar for all of the electronic devices you're taking with you.

Note to the charging cords: Countries have different wall sockets. So buy a new charger or a converter if necessary.

Official papers, passport etc.

Credit card or similar.

Whatever you need for your business.

Any medication you might need.

At least one set of spare clothes; you never know.

A little cash.

Probably your phone and a charger.

I regretted not bringing binoculars to my last trip, but depending on where you're going you might not benefit from those.

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