My travel essentials
A short, honest edit of the things we actually travel with. Some links are affiliate links.
What we carry
35L soft carry-on
Fits the ferry racks and the smallest island taxi. No wheels to drag over cobbles.
Dry bag, 10L
For open-boat transfers and coves you swim into.
Reef-safe sun cream
Mineral, high factor, packed in the cabin bag so it survives the first swim.
Small things that matter
European travel adapter
Two USB-C ports. Old stone houses rarely have sockets by the bed.
Offline maps and notes
Downloaded before leaving. Village signal is a rumour.
A pocket notebook
Where the good tavernas get written down before we forget them.
What we wear
Linen shirt, worn soft
Two of them, alternated. Dries on a balcony rail in an hour and looks fine at dinner.
Leather sandals
Cobbles, boat decks, hot marble. Broken in before the trip, never on it.
Wide-brim straw hat
The Aegean sun at noon is not negotiable.
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