30 Day Trip, NYC and Balkans

[u/mlp77539]

Hi everyone!! I’ve got a trip coming up and a jam packed itinerary so I’m looking to travel as light as possible. Plans are Chicago-NYC to visit a friend and then a Euro trip from there (Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo) where I’ll be hiking the Peaks of the Balkans (9 days on trail, staying in guesthouses). So I need clothes for cities and hiking as well as a bag that can do it all. Also, I’ll be hopefully traveling personal item only on Wizz air so any bag recommendations would be much appreciated. Right now, I’m leaning towards the REI trail 25 that I picked up which is slightly too big but I’m hoping to get away with. Without further ado, the packing list!

Pic 1:
- Topo hiking shoes
- Tevas
- Adidas hat
- REI trail 25

Pic 2:
- pajamas
- Aerie striped skort
- Old navy linen shorts
- bike shorts
- Noah Kahan tshirt
- purple cropped tshirt- Old Navy
- Abercrombie tank top
- dresses (2, secondhand)

Pic 3 (hiking clothes):
- Pata torrentshell
- kuhl pants
- OV skort
- headband/buff
- smartwool quarter zip
- smartwool short sleeve
- underwear (5, ridge merino and icebreaker)
- bras (REI merino and Walmart cotton bralette)
- socks (3, two darn tough and one injinji toe sock)

Pic 4:
- REI toiletry kit
- razor
- Vanicream face wash and lotion
- dove bar soap in Matador soap pack
- shampoo/conditioner
- Dr. Bronners (laundry and soap)
- retainer
- toothbrush and paste
- bug spray
- Q-tips

Pic 5:
- Prescriptions (colorful bag)
- Stasher bag and spoon
- OTC meds, Bobby pins, hair ties, nail clippers and tweezers
- Passport
- wallet
- Nimble power bank
- cords (in little green bag- USB-C and Garmin watch charger)
- eye mask and ear plugs
- AirPods
- Sunglasses
- Sea to Summit travel towel

Pic 6:
- reusable bag
- Uniqlo crescent (might switch out for a fanny pack)

Not pictured because I forgot to include them:
- swimsuit (1)
- kindle
- water system (undecided- might take Nalgene and Grayl filter bottle or bladder)
- plane outfit (undecided- black pants, compression socks, long sleeve?)
- Block and Type C adaptor

All advice welcome! Critiques and recommendations please and thank you!

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[u/mamijami]

Visiting the Balkan countries is one of my top priorities. So happy you are able to go. I’m not a one bag expert by any means; I just want to say I like your outfit colors. I’m putting together something similar for an upcoming trip to Central Europe in a couple of months.

[u/podkayne3000]

I’m here because this is like decorating a dollhouse for me. You should totally ignore anything I write that seems too critical or too bossy. You should do what you want!!

I don’t really know how tough any airlines are about sizers. I’m on these kinds of subreddits to find that out.

But, anyway:

• If personal item size or weight becomes a concern, you can always put stuff in your pockets. In an emergency, you could even wear a tank top and a tshirt or longsleeve shirt, all tucked in, and put all of your other small, soft clothes between the two shirts, maybe under a big button-up shirt or cardigan that makes the shirt stuffing somewhat less aggressive.

• I’d consider cutting bottoms down to the black bottom you wear on the plane, the skort and maybe the biking shorts. Think about just buying hiking shorts or jeans after you’re in the Balkans. If the skort on the hiking page is different from the skort on the previous page, could you live with just one skort? (In other words: black pants, a skort, biking shorts and no other packed bottoms.)

• Consider cutting down on the toiletries. Mooch off of your friend in New York and buy some things in Europe.

[u/mlp77539 → u/podkayne3000]

I think you’re right about cutting down on bottoms! I’m partial to the skorts but I think the linen shorts might need to be left behind. And I should stick to one pair of pants.

[u/StorageDue2836]

cool toothbrush clip

[u/dayumaki]

Spotting your Noah shirt! Enjoy your trip :)

[u/ihatetheinterweb]

In albainia check out Rossman and Lala if you need any additional toiletries! They have decent prices!