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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

What to wear when traveling.

     The picture above is of a couple in an art gallery. This is not necessarily what to wear traveling.   If you are not taking the Queen Mary II to London, leave the tux at home. No one cares what you wear even in First Class on along haul. Everyone looks like coach even in First Class after twelve hours.
     Going to Africa? You can go to Travel Smith and buy pants, shirts, hats and dresses that repel  bugs. Shirts are $50 and pants are say, $100.  They look nice, but we found that jeans and a long sleeved shirt (J.C. Penny's $14 on sale) with tons of DEET work great and make you smell like you are on a safari.  
     I have several pairs of washable underwear which can be washed at night and dry by morning. My wife takes all of her old underwear and throws it away as she goes. 
     France and Ireland are not third world countries, they have day laundries. As well, clothing is fairly cheap if you need something on the way you can buy it. Remember not to try and buy a shirt in Spain between 2 and 4 pm. I tried it and they closed the store on me. Tapas is more important than a shirt.
      Do not worry about wearing the same clothes two or three times, you will not likely see the same people and if you do they will be wearing the some clothes more than once too.
     In brief, do not worry about what you wear, just leave room in your suitcase for souvenirs. 

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