Category Archives: Planning and Packing

Packing for San Salvador, Bahamas – Murray’s Clothes

Posted on June 22, 2014 by debbie

Murray’s clothing for San Salvador is more straightforward than mine. Men vs women? Not being a slave to fashion? Maybe some of both! Murray’s clothes are basically shorts and T shirts. Dive Daytime 1 Short sleeved dive shirt (packed) 1 … Continue reading →

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Dive Gear for Scuba Diving in San Salvador, Bahamas

Posted on June 24, 2014 by debbie

We have a general packing list that includes warm water and cold water scuba dive gear. Before each dive trip we go through the list and cross off the items we do not need. For our scuba diving trip to … Continue reading →

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Back to the Essence

Posted on June 26, 2014 by murray

This blog was started with the idea we could pass on some ideas as to how to pack using carry on luggage only. Our methods will not be for everyone, but it can be done. We have failed to go … Continue reading →

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Minimalist First Aid Kit for San Salvador, Bahamas

Posted on June 27, 2014 by debbie

We take a First Aid Kit with us everywhere we go. The size of the kit varies greatly depending on the type of trip and destination. When we went to Myanmar the kit was extensive as we did not know … Continue reading →

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Toiletries for San Salvador, Bahamas

Posted on June 28, 2014 by debbie

Murray and I use the same list of toiletries for packing. It is always the same, no matter the trip we are taking – scuba diving or touring. We each have our own preferences and do carry our own stuff. … Continue reading →

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Liquids Bags for Travelling Carry On

Posted on June 29, 2014 by debbie

One of the most important aspects of traveling with carry on luggage is the liquids. All liquids must fit into a 1 litre ziploc bag and, individually, must be no bigger than 100 ml. This can be quite a challenge. … Continue reading →

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The Remaining Stuff

Posted on June 29, 2014 by debbie

I have gone through the packing of clothes, dive gear, First Aid Kit, toiletries and the liquids bags. This last post is about all those other items that we take with us. Once again, the general list is reviewed and … Continue reading →

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Clothing Review for San Salvador

Posted on July 24, 2014 by debbie

Here are some final thoughts on the clothing that Murray and I took to San Salvador. We each took a warm layer (fleece) for the airplane rides and I took a pair of socks. We both wore the fleeces and … Continue reading →

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From a Converstation and a Desire to Trip Planning

Posted on August 3, 2014 by debbie

“All you’ve got to do is decide to go and the hardest part is over. So go!”               Tony Wheeler, Cofounder – Lonely Planet On the weekend I went to Strawberry Creek with my girlfriends, Murray volunteered at a local bike … Continue reading →

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Choosing and Booking Hotels for a Trip

Posted on March 5, 2015 by debbie

We have a process we use to book hotels for our trips. The process is time consuming, but we are retired and do have some time to apply to this process. And the results have worked for us very well … Continue reading →

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