Assalamualaikum w.b.t. and may all of us be blessed with Allah Azzawajal hidayah and barakah. Ini tips untuk pack luggage anda untuk dibawa pergi EuroTrip. These
tips are based on my own experience as a backpacker around Europe for 18 days, harap membantu!
1.
3 Jackets
and THAT’S it!
I went for a EuroTrip for 18 days and 3
jackets (2 jackets + 1 sweater to be precise) were good to go! But unless if
you are a acah-acah hijabista fashionista,
10 pun takkan cukup kaaaannnn?? Okay no offense but really ladies, 3 are more
than enough but the catch is colour mesti lain-lain or jauh beza so bila dalam
gambar banyaknyeeee baju kau Jah oiiii!
2.
What’s
Inside Your Jacket is NOT IMPORTANT! Bring Less
Seriously no one cares what you
wear inside those gorgeous jackets so if you are going for 18 days trip, just
bring 5 t-shirts NO! 3 if you are ‘strong’ enough. Ya Allah, serious sure cukup
punya sebab jacket tu je dah tutup the whole t-shirt tu, so wasted je. Ulang
lah 10 kali pun baju sama no one will notice and even you yourselves gonna
forget what you wear. Tapi during my trip I did laundry cleaning for at least 3
times la (takde la keji sangat hokey). After all, your friends are busy envying
the great vacation you’re having not your baju.
3.
LOTS of
Hijab/Shawl/Tudung are Crucial
Now this is CRUCIAL dear Muslimah. I urged
those Muslimah out there who wanted to go for a long trip to pack ALL your best
hijabs and bring all along! Jackets and t-shirts if ulang orang tak perasan
tapi when it comes to tudung, JANGAN
BUAT PASAL! I did the huge mistake once so I love ya all and saving you from repeated
hijab in beautiful scenery. Pergi 18 hari jadi bawalah 10 helai tudung tu.
There’s always a room for more hijab even you are a backpacker. Benda lain
boleh tinggal like 2 3 helai of your husband’s t-shirts keeeee (be creative on this).
4.
2 Jeans (1
in the Bag + 1 Wearing it)
Nampak macam terlalu sikit/pengotor
sebab cuma bawa sehelai je seluar (tidak termasuk yang tengah pakai) but you
know what? Let the jeans be jeans. Who actually wash your jeans after every
usage, once a week pun jarang kaaann? So don’t la suddenly be ‘pembersih’
at time like this. For Solat yes we need to be clean tapi asalkan bersih dari
najis maka inshaAllah bersih for Solat.
5.
Sufficient
Undies
How many is sufficient? Well, it’s up to
you (hands off on this).
6.
Toiletries if
Needed
For those
who’ll be staying in economic accommodation like Ibis Budget or Travelodge
then toiletries is a must sebab tidak
akan disediakan. Rather than buying a travel size shampoo and shower foam, lebih jimat jika di repacking by
buying travel containers and fill it up. Towel/tuala tak perlu sebab even they
don’t give you toiletries, towel akan always disediakan.
7.
Stoking
& Comfort Shoe, Yes. Slipper? No
Good quality comfort shoe is NOT a
bargain! Spend some money on buying high quality shoe will save more of your
money later on during the trip sebab kaki
umpama nyawa bila travel. Bila sakit kaki, tak boleh dan tak ada mood nak berjalan jadi akan merosakkan semua
plan. It ain’t everyday you’re going for a EuroTrip so please don’t sabotage
your own vacation with that cheap shoe! NOOOO!!
Lots of
stoking is for hygienic purposes especially for Muslimah since Solat perlu
menutup aurat tanpa pakai telekung (Solat in public places like tepi jalan mana
nak ada chance pakai telekung). I did brought along a slipper but ended up not
being used at all so why bother.
8.
Medicine
for Emergency
Only Allah
knows what will happen to us so always be prepared! Prepare lah basic ubat
macam Panadol dan minyak angin sebab ubat mahal kalau nak beli di sana. Tapi jangan
bawa banyak sangat, kang tak pasal lak kena tahan as drug dealer haha. Not sure if you need any letter to bring this
on board but for check in luggage no problemo!
9.
Ready-to-eat
Foods
Ready-to-eat foods will certainly save you
a lot of money dan lebih mudah untuk Muslim macam kita. Tak susah nak cari
makanan Halal in a big city like London
and Paris tapi makanan Halal yang murah (€6 – €15) mostly would be Arabic/Indian foods. Dah kalau 18 hari trip nya muak lah kan asyik makan kebab
je. My family even brought nasi impit, beras and rice cooker and it helps a
lot! But make sure NOT to bring too much because you gonna get ‘sick’ with all
that lauk segera. Sometimes you definitely wanna taste those local Arabic/Indian
foods and their Wifi LAJU!!
10.
Others (Power Bank, Monopod, Rain Coat, Botol Air untuk Toilet)
What kind
of vacation if you can’t share the breathtaking sceneries, so pack up the power
bank and don’t stop uploading those photos!
And oh I just knew that in Europe there is NO monopod, the Europeans will find your monopod quite interesting and it also means it is expensive there around RM100++. Especially for my husband and me, monopod is our life as no one gonna help us take our picture geeeehh.
While for the raincoat, the rain on the other side of the world is ain’t that hard as in Malaysia. Rintik-rintik je most of the time padahal langit macam nak lebat sangat dan surely inshaAllah takkan basah lenjun except that one time in Amsterdam.
Botol air sumpah penting! Sebab European countries toilet semua tak ada paip jadi everytime nak pergi toilet mesti kena ada botol kosong untuk tadah air.
