Packing List – Backpacking Europe

Here is my packing list that I had when traveling to Europe for one month and had only a backpacking pack to carry everything. Being a girl who loves clothing, this was a pretty difficult task but have basics that went together making it easier to get dressed when I was not really feeling like putting in effort during early mornings. Here is a moderate packing list. Anyone can do less for a minimal packing list or if you can fit more you can go for it but don’t forget you will go shopping abroad!

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5 Tops, 3 bottoms, 4 dresses or skirts to start (I overpack a little but this is just a guideline for minimal packing for a month abroad traveling with just a backpack)

Clothing:

Tops

• Yellow Tank
• Blue v-neck short sleeve shirt
• Green long sleeve v-neck
• red floral flowy tank
• Blue tank
• Floral 3/4 Sleeve Shirt

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Dresses

• striped short dress
• orange midi dress
• Black maxi skirt
• Grey casual overalls

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Bottoms

• Black leggings
• Nice black shorts
• White high waisted shorts

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Swimwear

• One swimsuit
• swimsuit cover

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Sleepwear

• 2 Sleep sets

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Outerwear

• 1 rain jacket

Accessories

• 2 scarfs
• 1 simple necklace
• 1 Large purse for a carry-on
• 1 small purse for daily travel
• Converse
• Small wedged sandals
• Flats

Carry – On

• Chargers (phone, camera, ect.)
• 2 Books
• Playing cards
• Journal
• Passport
• Towel for showers

Bought

• Blue long sleeve wrap shirt
• Light pink shirt
• Maroon skirt
• Dark grey flowy shorts
• Clear jelly shoes
• Orange (going out) dress

Also, don’t forget to bring your bathroom essentials. My sister and I brought regular sized shampoo and conditioner but we split them up between our bags.

Somethings I wish I brought:

One of the main things I forgot was clothes to go out in. The dress codes for clubs in Europe aren’t too harsh but you might want to check their website just incase. I wore shorts and converse in one and then had to buy a dress for another.

Makeup was another problem for me. I only brought mascara and didn’t know I would probably want to wear some making up going out. I did a lot of borrowing but don’t go too overboard just simple makeup is the best.

I didn’t bring a warmer sweater and it got kind of chilly at night, on planes and trains so I had to buy a sweatshirt in one of our first cities and I used it quite often.

Another thing is that surprisingly it rained more than I thought. Make sure you are ready for that. Be prepared when you are walking and touring the city and check the weather before you travel to the next city.

*I used TravelFashionGirl.com to help me pick what to wear.*

Sorry that was a long post. Hope it was helpful. Enjoy!

June 16, 2015July 1, 2016 by nikkidiez13 Categories: TravelTags: Europe, help, list, Nicole Diez, packing, rain, summer, travel, world traveler 6 Comments