The small-bag checklist
Carry less and remember the useful things.
Start with the weather and your actual activities. Everything below should fit comfortably in a small backpack.
Essentials
- Identity document and tickets
- Phone, cable, and power bank
- Payment card and a little cash
- Medication and basic first aid
- Refillable water bottle
Clothing
- Comfortable walking shoes
- One warm or weatherproof layer
- Fresh top, underwear, and socks
- Sleepwear
- Hat or compact umbrella if needed
Offline copies
- Accommodation address
- Return ticket details
- Local map
- Emergency contact
- Any reservation reference numbers
Leave behind
- Duplicate outfits
- Full-size toiletries
- Heavy “just in case” gadgets
- More than one spare pair of shoes
- A schedule with no breathing room