In the third installment of four I explain planning your wardrobe, and preparing yourself the days leading-up to your vacation.
1. Plan ahead: Don't wait until the night before you leave to figure-out what you need to pack, do it at least 4-7 days before you leave. You can start by making a checklist of everything you need. Type your checklist and print two copies, one for when you’re packing to leave and one for when you’re packing to go home.
2. Vacation Wardrobe: It's always tough to figure-out what clothes you're going to pack, especially if you have a walk-in closet. Look through your wardrobe and choose three outfits for a formal event, five outfits for lounging, and another five for dependability. Shoes are tough to pack, try to pack a pair of black oxfords or wing-tips, two pairs of topsiders, flip-flops or sandals, and two pairs of sneakers- a pair for the gym, and a pair that can go with any outfit (Barney's NY offers some great pairs of sneakers).
3. Packing Your Closet: Divide your luggage so that you have one bag for essentials (i.e. plain white tee-shirts, underwear, and socks), one bag for shoes (a weekender can work, as long as the shoes are packed accordingly), one for all formal-wear (button-downs, oxfords, and sweaters), and one for carry-on (this should hold your laptop, camera, phone, etcetera).
Travel Tip: Buy a new toothbrush before leaving and don't open it until you get to your destination, not only will your teeth be more clean, but they’ll feel more clean as well.
4. Freshen-Up: One week before leaving, go to your local barber or salon (whichever one you go to) and get your usual cut or style. Usually it takes about a week for your hair to start looking good from a cut or style, that’s why it’s advised you get it done at least a week before leaving, even if you had recently gotten something done, get it done again, you’ll look fresh when you get to your destination the following week.
5. No Tanning: It doesn’t matter where you’re going-on vacation, don’t go to your local tanning salon and get sprayed or sit in a bed, it’s not worth it, and not only that, but what’s the point in going somewhere warm if you’re going to get tan beforehand? Isn’t tanning all part of the fun of vacationing somewhere warm?
6. Flight Plan: Decide whether you’re going to sleep or whether you’re going to relax during your plane ride, feel free to do both. If you’re going on an extremely long plane ride I highly recommend sleeping, it will rejuvenate you, and once you arrive at your destination you will feel ready to embrace the first day of the vacation to come. If you choose to relax then you may want to order a drink or two, that is of course if you’re flight is a long one and if it’s not an early morning flight, no cocktails, wait until you get to your actual destination before having any drinks before noon.
Travel Tip: Join the mile-high club. We’ll have another article regarding this topic at a later date.
7. “TAXI!”: Call for a car service to pick you up at your terminals exit, so when the plane lands the driver can go after you to luggage claim and assist with the mass amounts of luggage you have.
Travel Tip: You should tip the driver depending on the length of the car ride from the airport to the hotel. For more information on tipping a chauffeur click here.
Next week I will go over checking in and checking out of the hotel, tipping of hotel staff, and recreational activities that can be performed while on your little holiday.
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