The Wonderful Journey (Part 2)

After sort all things at home during my absence. Now It's time to pack my things. I'm not a packing queen and I think my husband can do that better than me. Why? because I'm a person who can be freak out that I'll left something behind. So I will feel more secure if I bring all the things along with me. But I can't do that now, since I'll go for almost a month only bring one medium luggage and one cabin luggage. 

So I just bring all the clothes and whatever I need and put it mounting up in my medium luggage. 

Can you tell me how to close this thing?

Then I came to my sense. I just follow the guidance book and lucky me that in January I had my Umrah trip, so I can imagine things that I really need there. I even buy a luggage organising storage on the web. It contains 6 pockets, variety from small to the biggest one. It helps a lot. So I can organise my stuffs by item and It helps me a lot to not digging my luggage searching for something.

Here the list that's given by my travel organiser:

1. Ihram Clothes (all whites)

I bring 2 sets of hiram clothes (One set was gamis and one set of tunic and baggy pants); bergos or you can also wear mukena instead. Just make sure you wear inner/bandana inside to avoid the appearance of your hair, covering gloves (the moslem store usually sell the gloves specific for umrah/hajj so it keeps your palm open), arms inners/full body inner so you will perfectly cover, toe socks.

2. Moslem Clothes

Long gown/gamis (bring since you can also wear these for prayer) and tunic set for travelling. About the colour, I love wearing white or black or gray to mosque.  I only wear the colourful ones when travelling or other occasions.

3. Mukena

I bring two sets, but actually I only wear the top since I prefer wearing gamis to mosque. But it helps if you had to pray while travelling. Or you feel like in a rush it most practical than bergo since I can't wear bergo without inner. 

4. Bergo/hijab

Bring the big ones so you don't have to wear mukena while praying. It's more practical. You just have to mix and match with your gamis/tunic. Bring some colourful for tour or other occasion.

5. Sleeping wear/night gown

2 sets. It can be pyjamas or night gown. Sometimes you don't sleep at all, so you don't need it.

6. Sarong

I don't bring this one. But maybe you'll need it for emergency while sleeping in tent in Mina if you went pilgrim.

7. Small and Big Towels

I think no explanation needed :)

8. Shoes/sandals

I brought one sport shoes so it can be wear for tour and travelling. And I bring 2 pairs of flip flops cause it made me move easily and can walk for far distance.

9. Socks

If you don't feel like doing the laundry during your trip you have to bring at least 5/6 pairs of socks. I love toe socks cause I wear my flip flops a lot.

10. Personal toiletries, 

soaps, shampo, tooth paste, tooth brush, body lotion, lip balm, nail clipper, tissue, wet tissues.

11. Skin care/feminine hygiene care

Night cream, sun lotion, body lotion, lip balm, sanitary napkins.

12. Personal medicine

minimal bring some medicine for allergic, cough, migraine, stomach, cold, diarrhoea, and constipation. That kind of sick can be happen all the time. Since we have different climate and food we eat locally.

Don't forget to bring small pocket of detergent, it's very useful when you need to do laundry. You never know when you spill those curry on your clothes.

There are many convenient stores everywhere but it sells in big bucket so it such a waste to buy it there. Also bring some ties/plastic ropes just in case you need to dry your clothes and also bring few clips for hang the clothes. You can also use these ties when you pack your full luggage, cause it's now  full of things you buy for your relatives back home :)

Below I share what we wear that we found it comfortable during our stay.

Cheers, Dhidie