I have my ICAS conference in Leiden, Netherlands in a few days and I have challenged myself to do Europe for 10 days with just hand luggage mainly because I plan to do a few hops while I am there and I think having 50 lbs of luggage might be a bit of an impediment.
This is quite a challenge for a girl who likes to have outfit options for every eventuality and not to mention, I know European weather can be unpredictable, current heat wave or not.
In that spirit, I scoured Pinterest for possible packing list ideas for European summer vacations with just hand luggage and adapted them to create my own.
Keep in mind I have to pack a certain amount of professional clothing.
Fingers crossed I am able to get all of this into my hand luggage and backpack. I think I am going to rely heavily on ziploc bags and travel packs to help compartmentalize my suitcase. I will post an update once I have packed.
Have you ever done a European trip with just hand luggage?
For my doctoral crew, what do your conference packing lists look like?