Here it is, the contents of our bags! The heaviest thing is the backpack full of snacks! I may have gone a bit overboard on that one but it is meltdown city if the kids (or I) get hungry!
Packing List
Amy:
- Two knee length cotton capries
- One knee length cotton skirt
- Three tank tops
- One blouse (for border crossings and entering religious sites)
- One bandana (for covering my head in mosques)
- Six underwear
- Three bras
- One bikini
- One sun hat
Mike:
- Three pairs shorts
- Three shirts
- Six underwear
- One bathing suit
- One sun hat
The Kids
- Three shorts each
- Three shirts each
- Six underwear each
- One sleeping shorts each
- One pair of socks each
- One sunhat each
Toiletries
- Zinc sunscreen
- Mozzie repellant
- Toothpaste
- Four toothbrushes
- Baking Soda (for deodorant)
- Natural soap (we use this as shampoo as well)
- Razor
- Electric razor
- Floss
- Tweezers
- Face Cream
- Body Cream
- Baby wipes
- Q tips
- Chapstick
- Nail clippers
- Pads and Diva Cup
Kayden’s Backpack
- Playing Cards
- Baby Panda (stuffy)
- Journal
- Felts
Lan’s Backpack
- Skip-Bo
- Kung Fu Panda (stuffy)
- Lego
- Journal
The BIG HEAVY SNACK BAG
- Dates
- Two small ziploc bags of Cheerios
- Pistachios
- Almonds
- Cashews
- Granola Bars
- Two bags of crackers
- Rice Cakes
- Raisons
- Tea
Everything Else
- Knife
- Two sarongs (for towels)
- Backpack locks
- Clothes line
- Clothes pegs
- Small bag of laundry soap
- First aid kid
- Flashlights
- Toilet paper
- Art Supplies
- Computer
- Ipod
- Camera
- Travel Guitar
- Strum Stick (a string instrument)
- Sunglasses
- Water bottles
- Reusable shopping bags
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alyson at world travel family says:
September 26, 2012 at 10:39 pm (UTC -7 )
Is that it? those bags are unbelievably tiny. Well done you!! I can’t see us leaving home without a full sized pack each plus daypacks about the size of yours. You are truly masters of the art of travelling light! I’m so impressed. Alyson
worldschooled says:
September 27, 2012 at 8:37 am (UTC -7 )
It may look light but let me tell you, it is heavy when you put it all on your back!
Lisa Wood says:
September 27, 2012 at 5:46 am (UTC -7 )
Wow you guys sure travel lightly 🙂
Looks like an adventure is about to happen – enjoy.
Eryn says:
December 15, 2014 at 12:43 pm (UTC -7 )
Do you have an update to this list for your second family trip to Thailand?
worldschooled says:
December 16, 2014 at 4:39 pm (UTC -7 )
Hi Eryn! It is mostly the same as before although this time we took five outfits each for the boys as they go through their clothes so fast and good , cotton kids clothes are hard to find here. We also packed two bathing suits each as those are another thing that are hard to find (and pricey!) and the sun, ocean, and pools wreck them quickly.
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