How to pack for 6 months abroad
How To Pack MINIMAL(VLOGGING) for 6 Months Abroad **IN DEPTH**
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hi guys welcome to my 6 months abroad is
coming up in two days packing video and
I better figure it out
wearing different outfits and looking
good
gives me deep joy this is how I pack as
a fashionable girl for six months so
this looks daunting to me um yeah this
is six months worth of things I would
say that I'm packing pretty light
because even though I'm bringing two
carry-on bags
my first carry-on backpack is pretty
much all electronics that I'm gonna be
needing for blogging if you're a person
that's not gonna be blogging you
basically I think could bring just a
carry-on and you'd be totally fine I
guess I'll start with my little tops
luckily only the first month of my trip
is gonna be cold and the rest is going
to be extremely warm so that means that
I can bring a lot of like smaller tops
smaller skirts things like that that are
not going to take up a lot of space
so to start I have this cute little tank
top we'll also notice that for the most
part I packed in a color theme so I have
a lot of tans and whites that's gonna
make it a lot easier for me to mix and
match and their change outfits so I
definitely think that's important I have
tried to look at the stuff I have and
make sure it can be worn with at least
three other pieces that's a good rule of
thumb so this is top 2 it's just this
nice really comfy knit but not this is
just if I want to be a little more fun
so then I have just this little
spaghetti strap bodysuit this little
ASOS off-the-shoulder
black top this mesh key spaghetti strap
top you'll also notice that I have some
things that I plan to throw away because
they'll make room for other things that
maybe I'll potentially want to buy so
this I literally hide forever it's just
falling apart it's great for layering
under a t-shirt like if I'm in Egypt and
I can't show anything and then we have
our last little slinky black tank top I
have this mesh long-sleeve I could wear
a dress and I can wear this with a dress
and then you totally different outfit
then these are both things I plan to
throw away again as I said my first
month is gonna be colder so I have a
plain white turtleneck and my staple
black turtleneck another style of tops
just a nice linen linen is really great
because it's so breathable and it
doesn't matter if it looks a little
wrinkly which I love short sleeve tie
top looks adorable and you can tie it
multiple ways then I have this long
blouse dress kind of thing act as a
beach cover-up super lightweight I could
wear something like this with a long
skirt or a longer pair of pants half
tucked in it's hard to follow those
dress code kind of rules and countries
like that and not be sweating your
entire body way
moving on to t-shirts this is my staple
favorite plain white t-shirt then I have
my
sunshine shirt then a classic vanity you
know panties literally go with
everything and then I'll move on to one
pieces I'm definitely going to bring
this this is a comfortable comfortable
old navy nice like wide like jumpsuit I
think it's smart to not bring a lot of
one-piece outfits because you get more
out of two pieces because you can switch
them around more but I couldn't pass
this up I just think it's really cute
and again really easy when I don't want
to have to try a lot of this stuff I
have bought recently I will definitely
try to link below so if you do want to
purchase any of this stuff you can do
that we have this forever just this easy
black and white slip I feel like I could
wear it for pajamas as well as wear it
as a regular dress these are all of my
skirts especially in the summer when
it's hot I like to yell have a breeze
going this is one of the items that I
will definitely ditch it'll be good to
like wear in Egypt or Africa because it
is long and you have to be very aware
obviously of rules you know and be
respectful and not target yourself
especially when you're solo traveling as
a woman then I have this nicer yellow
silky long skirt I talked to this awhile
ago this is just this little leafy short
skirt that I have a long cheetah one I
stole this from my mom is the most
ultimate versatile garment it's a wrap
skirt but I've worn this as a top in two
other ways I'll put up two photos of me
wearing this as a shirt as well so you
can see what I mean play around with
your clothes try them as tops that are
bottoms see which clothes can really
maximize their use just a classic black
miniskirt recently got this from H&M it
just gives me a safari bags my all-time
favorite jeans literally the most
comfortable pants ever I feel like you
can dress them up and dress them down
then I have these awesome pants from
Urban Outfitters super lightweight will
go with a ton of stock very appropriate
for trekking through the pyramids lastly
I have these super comfy princess Polly
pants linen super breathable perfect for
travel this pair of sweatpants they're
from
pretty little thing super comfortable
and only bringing one pair of sweats for
travel and I'm going to be wearing them
so I'm not gonna pack them in my bag
also obviously I'm bringing these
leggings I'm only bringing one pair of
leggings and this Brooklyn New York City
t-shirt I do also have these two crappy
pairs of it short wear to bed I'm only
bringing one actual jacket jackets take
up so much room it's from ASOS denim so
it should be warm but also breathable
but I really like about this too is that
it transitions to also be a top so if I
did button it all the way up and tuck it
into some high-waisted pants it actually
looks really cute as a top too now I do
also have one long tank coat that I have
had forever for my first month of colder
weather but I'm going to throw it out so
then we have our laundry stuff yay we
have a laundry bag just easy to carry to
a laundromat or to the bathroom sink if
that's where you're gonna have to be
washing because I have a lot of whites I
needed something that was like powerful
to clean so this is a OxiClean and
detergent combo powder and I'm using
powder obviously because bringing a
bunch of liquid isn't allowed on the
plane in here I just have a bunch of
these she'll wipe and go
these are way better than tide to go
pens I don't know who's telling you the
tide to go frigging works but it doesn't
it never works
ever if these always do so you're
welcome then packing cubes everyone's
like I don't believe in packing cubes
how are they possibly making anything
smaller they just seem like they take up
more space packing cubes aren't to
compact things really as they are more
to organize things I have a lot of
things in individual pouches and bags so
finding your stuff in your suitcase
isn't an added stress to the already
stress of travel if you know what I mean
but my backpack came with three
different packing cubes this is all my
underwear and bras and socks 14 pairs of
underwear so like two weeks worth and I
probably have like 10 pairs of socks so
the camera died so it's sorry this is
new angle new me this is my toiletry bag
toothbrush I all-natural deodorant 50
face sunscreen some 50 face sunscreen
that I'm using on my body because if
it's not good enough for your face it's
not good enough for your body okay some
tape that's good for like if you have a
blister you can tape over it and this is
great as well as boob tape of toothpaste
I have many bottles as well as this
bottle of a hundred percent DEET bug
spray basically I'm gonna come back as a
deformed alien from all this chemical
exposure but I wanted malaria and that's
honestly more important to me this is my
makeup bag I'm not gonna go through
everything in here just got some mints
and a couple chopsticks this Carmack's
one has SPF which is really nice and I
have these mini tampons don't get the
ones with the full applicator extended
cuz it just takes up too much room these
are really cool in this yellow baggie I
have three antibacterial microfiber face
gloss obviously super great because
they're very fast drying so you don't
have to worry about putting wet stuff
back into your bag and they also don't
get mold and bacteria on them which you
definitely don't want on your face I
also have this microfiber antibacterial
towel it's also super lightweight
obviously way more compact than a
regular towel I have just a simple
crappy deep pillowcase you don't wanna
be using the pillowcases that are at
your hostels and hotels just feels
cleaner to have your own then I have
these two empty bag if I ever decide not
to wear these and I want to wear sandals
just cuz it's super hot or something
like that going through the airport I
have this bag or my shoes to go on my
luggage so that they don't get
everything dirty then I'll have this
Urban Outfitters one this is more just
if I want like a little an easy beach
bag and it's just so flat that it
doesn't really matter yes it's more for
my dirty laundry this is another packing
cube so they're separating it from my
clean stuff and again just not gross I
also have these little lemon scented
really really thin trash bag things I'm
gonna use these for dirty underwear and
socks to you know pack away so it still
smells nice in my bag I have this little
messy swim bathing suit bag because I
did buy a lot of mice
suits this year from mesh key luckily
they give you these awesome
silky little totes I don't understand
the people that are like I'm minimalist
I'm gonna only bring one swimsuit like a
swimsuit takes up no space you might as
well bring five swimsuits I also have
all of these like body wash face wash
things so this is gonna be my body wash
bar I'm bringing everything in bar form
just because I want to try this and get
everything on it is carry-ons as many
times as I can and obviously you can't
check a big bottle of shampoo and
conditioner also it explodes then I have
this face wash
it's dr. Woods is the brand it's a
facial cleansing bar I got it at Whole
Foods actually she said it was great for
like sensitive and acne prone skin so
that's why I got it the coolest thing I
have shampoo and conditioner in bark
long brain is called a leak I think it's
made in New Zealand but I got these on
Amazon next up I have a bunch of
Medicine this is super rare but I was
able to get six months advance of my
birth-control still on but malaria pills
because it's gonna be mosquito season in
Africa and I'm not trying to get malaria
some it's called like ciprofloxacin
I don't really know exactly what it is I
just know it's a stomach AIDS so if you
do a food poisoning or like e.coli or
something awful like that it'll help
like flush it out I put my probiotic
multivitamins in this little tick tock
thing just because they fit and it was
way more convenient take most ear stuff
out of the big 12 bottles if you can
because they just take up more space
than necessary as well as a huge baggie
of excedrin I'm bringing two pairs of
sunglasses and two pairs of fake glasses
you can judge me all you want for my
fake glasses but something about putting
on a pair of glasses when you feel like
crap makes you think that other people
can't see that you look like crap then I
have a sewing last-minute kit thing of
black and white thread some needles and
a ton of safety pins then bathroom
things you may or may not know that when
you travel abroad toilet paper can be a
luxury and in a lot of public bathrooms
especially in Europe they don't have
toilet papers flushable wipes and then
issues just to obviously like use this
toilet paper but also can be used if you
have a little cold little umbrella
curling on you through my shoes I have
these Old Navy flip-flops very necessary
to not get athlete's foot in a hostel
for little sandals I just have these I
have these Calvin Klein Jeans shoes got
them as a sample for my friend who works
in shoes
thank you for kind of like Clumber style
you might think it's stupid that I'm
bringing two pairs of white sneakers but
I love white sneakers and think they go
with everything so to me it makes sense
and then I have my absolute favorite dad
sneakers ever also Calvin Klein Jeans
they are the most comfortable shoe what
I really like about these is that they
can also be good for hiking and stuff
like that because they do have a nice
sole and good support I do have like a
little pair of gloves for if it's cold
then I have the classic caboose hat
always pack that your hat and your bag
filled with things so that it doesn't
lose its shape protip also if your
hair's dirty
hi this is your best friend then I have
this lack of color had honestly bought
it just because of this string so you
can't really tell because I have this
violin but it can be worn like cute
little Safari also it gets super beachy
if you just wear the string in the back
but the reason I needed the string was
because you then can wear it your hat
like this so when I'm traveling through
the airport I do not have to pack this
hat it can sit right on top of my
backpack and be out of my way emergency
my favorite health tool passport book I
got this on Amazon for $7.99 I have my
birth control in here birth control is
so inconvenient and you never know where
you're gonna be when that alarm goes off
then I just got my cards and my passport
then I just have a variety of belts
because belts are like my favorite
accessory this is just a folder with all
my like travel documents
Electronics yay well I have this lock
which is a wired lock so it has this
long wire and all my locks are
combinations one it is good because I
can attach my suitcase to something like
a bedpost or bump head something like
that and then someone can't just walk
away with my bag then I just have
regular locks just to like lock up my
backpacks also in hostels you're gonna
get like a little cage under the bed
kind of storage unit or a locker and you
need your unlock then we have my macbook
pro this awesome small lightweight
tripod it was so hard for me to find a
tripod that was actually small and
actually lightweight then I have all of
my drone stuff here we have fold-out
drone battery charger so you can charge
multiple at once we have the actual
charger for the drone batteries and the
drone remote extra batteries for my
camera as well as a battery charger
extra propellers some memory cards
headphones all that kind of stuff then
in here I have my two extra drone
batteries this is my GGI Mavic air drone
it's obviously super small it works
great and it's really easy to use for
somebody who's never used a drone in
their life this is like a random case
that my dad already had for sunglasses
that he gave to me to put my drone
remote in a universal adapter this is
for all countries I got this on Amazon
laptop charger of a strap for my camera
a external hard drive this is four
terabytes
so holds a lot has the rubber sides it's
a little sturdier than your NOAA hard
drive so you have more protection for
your precious files here I have a
microphone with a muff on it and this
little muff just prevents wind noise I
also have this attachment is a video
light so if I do want to film anything
in low light or at night I can and it's
pretty bright and I
have my little Joby tripod for my camera
to vlog with it's just super easy also
really good for pictures you know you
can bend it put it on a fencepost
take a photo this attachment that is for
your phone can attach this anywhere and
take like more Instagram ask photos use
the self-timer this is the one
sweatshirt that I think I'm going to
bring but I'm going to be wearing this
on the plane so I don't pack it this is
a long tan coat it was $30 I've had it
for like four years and I'm okay with
throwing it away after the first month
so let me talk about my actual luggage
now so this is gonna be my day backpack
you're super small so I can put my drone
and my camera you know tripod the extra
camera stuff all in here and it'll all
fit and just be easy to carry around so
that I'm just gonna flatly pack in my
carry-on this backpack is great because
it opens from the side super convenient
so it's not top loading and really easy
to get your stuff
I only putting electronics in this bag I
just want everything cuts of value to be
on me at all times
it has a great compartment and the top
to you know nice padded area for my
laptop to go and then just little front
pocket for like mints and chopsticks you
know stupid little things I have this
Cal pack 19 inch carry-on size Rolly bag
super easy to maneuver also has a TSA
lock on the side which was essential for
me just so I can feel like this bag
nobody else is getting into it has like
an expander so if you do need a little
more room at the end of your trip it'll
expand a little bit I got yellow so that
it would stand out so that nobody would
mistakenly taking my bag also have a
little luggage tag just with my
information just in case that does
happen somebody knows where to send it
reason I did not go with a big traveler
backpack and then a front pack is just
because honestly I'm really small and I
already have a lot of like back from
them I do also have a 32 ounce water
bottle this does have straps for support
so I'm carrying
my weight and my hips and not my
shoulders so this is what I will be
bringing this was basically six months
of travel packed into two carry-ons this
is it's heavy it's not light make sure
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that's super weird I hope this was
helpful I'm sorry was so long I should
stop talking you heard stop being a
little robot
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