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Packing to Go
April 22, 2013
— Cape Cod, discovery, Providence, travel
Travel is an adventure. I like to take just the right amount of stuff from home to give me extra room in my suitcase. I typically find something I want to buy and bring back home with me. Since I am on a long trip this time I am including an extra duffel bag inside the suitcase for large finds. I have arranged my accommodations, except for the last 3 nights, which I can decide when I get to that. I am meeting friends at the beach, planning a party, and going to a performance. What do I need? What do I want to purchase in New England?
I always take:
- layers of clothing
- 2 iPads
- 1 laptop
- still camera
- 2 video cameras, one for underwater
- my cell phone
- very comfortable walking shoes
I enjoy shopping for or finding:
- tea
- cosmetics and body care products
- vintage clothing
- art
- natural items like rocks and shells
- food
- maps
I know Cape Cod will have all manner of souvenirs, but I typically like things that are out of the ordinary. My friend who lives there makes wampum out of shells, so I look forward to purchasing a special commemorative set of jewels to go with the setting. I doubt that Plymouth Rock, Colony, etc. will have the kind of item I like to buy. I expect the Wampanoag tribe may have some crafts or books at the museum in Mashpee that will interest me. I love to collect stories and history. Since I am visiting many of my ancestors I expect to find some facts I do not know now. I am excited and open for a new culture, new cuisine, new (old) cities and towns, and friends I have not yet met. I have been gardening, supervising a construction project in my home, and working in the office to clear the desk and put all business in order. One thing I never take with me when I travel is my day-to-day concerns. My work is finished here for a couple of weeks. I will bring you along for the fun, gentle reader, as I to discover what is special about Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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Really Pamela, I am looking forward to your travel report. Like you I never buy “normal souvenirs”. When I go to Italy – and only then – I look up the address of my favourite brand of cloth (not anymore available in Switzerland) and go there with a clear plan what my wardrobe needs and buy it on the very first day. And I know I have something I like and use when I am back home. After my shoppings I do typically not care what I look like and people would think I could hardly afford an espresso. So I can wander comfortably and look at the arts, the scenary and the people. And I can be a part of a different world.
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Fabric was my major acquisition..but I am on restriction since I lost my mind in Montmartre in Paris years ago..I still have cashmere double sided remnants from that..If I ever work my way out from under my fabric collection I suppose I could start again. You and I really must go incognito somewhere together…it will be amazing.
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