Over the years, I have been fortunate to go overseas into Europe and Asia on three seperate occasions. Each of the times I went, I stayed in each place for about 6 weeks. Packing for each of these occasions took a long time but it was well worth it once we arrived in each of the countries we were thankful we had what we needed.
For these especially long trips, my family owns extremely big backpacks and we pack them full and carry them everywhere we go. Aside from your basic needs like toiletries and clothes, a few things you may want to pack are: a neck pillow for the plane (so you don't get cramps on the long plane flight or drive), personal toilet paper (especially over seas, outside of airports most locations don't have toilet paper), baby wipes (during long flights or drives these feel really refreshing on your dry skin), hat (in hotter locations this helps shade your face, in colder places it keeps your head warm), personal food (over seas personal favorites may not be available, peanut butter is also extremely expensive overseas) and last but not least always carry around some american money and/or objects with you (overseas, people are constantly interested in Americans and American culture so you may be able to get a major bargain if you give them American currency or American items (levi jeans, American flags, footballs!!, American sports jerseys, etc.) .
That is some extra tips for how to pack for really long trips!
i hate long trips
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