Even though we have not made any reservations yet, except for the airline flights, there are still way too many details that cannot wait until the last minute. I try to think of what some of these are as I go along, but I'm not the most organized person. I have at least a couple of power adapters for our electrical appliances, but have no idea where they are. I'd like to try and avoid purchasing something I already own, so I need to start searching my drawers and locate them.
Another thing I always worry about is luggage weight. Since we are going for 3+ weeks, there is no way that we can take everything and never do any laundry. More on the laundry plan later. But with having to porter our own luggage up flights of stairs, I like to keep my luggage to one suitcase and just under the 50 pound airline limit. The suitcase I've always used is 14 pounds empty and this really causes problems when I'm trying to load it with clothes, and a few souvenirs when we head back. I spent a lot of online time today looking for luggage that was under 11 pounds. That seems to be the breaking point and even 3 pounds will make a difference. My other choice is to use a rolling duffel. A duffel can run around 7 pounds so that would be a nice weight to deal with. Still thinking about that one.
The last time I went to Ireland we did laundry twice. Would have liked to do it a third time, but we stretched things to last. In order to do laundry we need to be staying in a location for 2 days. Arrive one day, drop off the laundry the next morning, go sightseeing, and pick up the laundry before 5:00PM the second day. We have already planned where we will be and use at least one of the same laundries from my last trip. And in doing some research, one of the B&Bs we are planning to stay at provides laundry service. Yeah for that!
So my job for the next couple of weeks is to find my power adapters and some acceptable luggage. I also have to replace my travel "purse" for everyday. My old one had the zipper break on the last trip and I had to replace it after the first week. Definitely got my money's worth out of that one. Eagle Rock makes some wonderful travel accessories and I'll be checking that out.
Everything else will have to wait until about mid March when seriously get planning.
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