Safari packing
checklist:
• Toiletries (NB all less than 100mls), packed inside a re-sealable transparent bag for customs (and in case anything leaks). Squeezy silicone travel tubes work a treat and are re-fillable. • Decant vitamins or supplements into holders plus any other vital medication, including malaria tablets and all tummy remedies. Don’t exceed 10g codeine, ever. It’s safest to carry scripts for painkillers etc. Check with airline if in doubt. • Core spare change of clothes should always include two tops, a dress (Poetry’s reversible ones are a winner!), culottes and/or zip-off pants for safaris. Culottes can be dressed up or down, worn with walking shoes or sandals. Great for keeping mosquitoes away on a hot night. • Choose the one pair of shoes you can’t live without, and good walking shoes with long socks for long grass. • Spare underwear for 3 days (ever tried replacing these in a hurry in a foreign city or island curio shop/street market?!). • Sunscreen: always have a tiny one in your handbag that you can reapply while you’re on the go - put the large one in a waterproof bag in the hold. • Swimming costumes always go in hand luggage. And if you’re headed for an island, keep a kikoi or wrap with you too - doubles as a skirt if your luggage doesn’t turn up. • Find a hat that’s gorgeous yet crushable and preferably UV-resistant: these are expensive and often hard to find.