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Packing is an essential thing that you must do in order to go on vacation and have all of the things that you need to enjoy your trip. But this does not have to mean that in order to fulfill your needs that you have to over pack and take too much luggage with you.

It doesn't matter if you plan your holidays to an exotic island or to a big city there are some simple and basic tips that will help you to pack for anywhere you are planning on going.

First thing you should do is go over your itinerary that you have for your vacation. When you do this make sure to take into consideration the activities you plan on being involved with each day that you are on your trip.

You should take time to make sure that your clothes you are taking are color coordinated making it easier for you to be able to get a way with less clothes while looking like you brought an entire wardrobe with you.

You do this by taking a basic color that is a solid color like one skirt, one pair of pants and one dress. Generally black or navy are good solid colors to go with. Then you can pick out one top that is a solid color as well. Say a cream color or beige.

You should probably have a top for each day you will be gone and you can have a variety of colors and patterns if your basics are solid colors. Add a couple of scarves one solid and one patterned to add as accessories to your wardrobe.

At the most you should only take three pairs of shoes, one pair of dress shoes, one pair of casual shoes and one pair of walking shoes. You should wear the walking shoes when you get on the plane and have the other two pairs of shoes in the suitcase.

If you have items that might need to be ironed it's best if you iron them and then put them in garment bags with other items that might need ironing and then flatten out the garment bag so that most of the air is out of the bag and then fold in half and lay flat in your suitcase. This will also save you a lot of room in your suitcase.

If you have decided to bring a blazer as part of your wardrobe for your trip it's probably a good idea to wear the blazer when you board the plane, this is yet another way to save room in your suitcase. Items like undergarments can be rolled up and put in the outside pockets of your suitcase and you can place all of your personal hygiene and makeup into a zipper bag that can easily be put on top of everything that is already packed.

If you do this just right, you should not have to check in your bag instead you should be able to carry it on and put it in the overhead compartment of the plane. This will save you not only time but money as well since you won't have to find your bags nor will you have to pay for checking in your bags.  

If you have decided that you want to take your holidays to some exotic destination by going on a cruise, you are going to want to make sure that you are fully prepared so that you can fully enjoy all that at cruise has to offer. One thing that is really important is what you bring with you and how you can pack it properly to get the most out of trip. You definitely don't want to end up being without something you needed after you are on the ship.

First thing to consider is to pack only the things that you truly are going to need for your cruise. It's going to make things a lot easier if you don't bring things you really don't need and it will also give you more room to buy things on your trip to bring back with you.

The first thing you should pack are the underwear that you will be needing. You should pack these in any of the outside pockets you might have on your suitcase. It's best to roll them up instead of folding them because this will take up far less room.

The next thing you should do is if you are bringing shorts roll them up with a T-shirt and put those in the very bottom of your suitcase. You then can continue to more shorts and T-shirts by doing the same thing. This way you will have more room for other clothes that need a little more room. If you are bringing pants or a dress or two you can lay the dress so that it overlaps the suitcase, then fold the pants on a flat surface in half and lay inside of the dress. After you have done that fold the edges of the dress over the pants.

Only take a couple of pairs of shoes, for instance the pair you'll be wearing when you board and one extra pair. You should take the shoes and put them in a plastic bag so that you protect your clothes. Lay the shoes on top of your clothes that you have already packed.

After you have put the shoes in you should then take a zipper bag and place your personal hygiene items in the bag a long with your sun screen, medicine for motion sickness, pain relief and any prescription medicines you might be on. Place this bag of items on your clothes.

Once you have done that you can continue to add items into your suitcase like your camera, extra hangers, some laundry detergent (small box), your own electric power strip, a travel iron and any other items you feel will be absolutely necessary.

The reason for bringing the power strip is because very few of the cabins on a ship will have the outlets you will need for all the different electrical items you might want to bring and they never offer enough hangers for all of your clothes.