Although there are still two more sleeps until I leave for Part II of my summer holiday in Málaga, I am already thinking about packing, getting laundry done, etc. I have never been good at just picking up and going somewhere, probably because I hardly ever do this. I imagine that if I travelled regularly (as I hope to do in the future) I would have a bunch of stuff already prepared like a fully-stocked toiletry bag with cute travel-size items, and I wouldn’t take way more clothes than I actually need. Whatever.
The thing about going away for more than just overnight is that I need (yes, NEED) to take my laptop with me, and my little iPod music deck, camera, and the various cords and plugs required for those. Plus I usually slip my iPad in my bag so I can comfortably read or play scrabble on the train. And when travelling with a kitten! Well, I’ve got to bring her food and toys, as well as Morcilla in her little travel bag.
My last trip to Málaga involved an extra suitcase because I stayed the first week at my friend Manolo’s place and brought my own sheets and towels. So at least this time I will just have the one suitcase (on wheels), the laptop bag and Morcilla.
What’s your travel style? Can you just throw a few things in a suitcase or backpack and be gone at a moment’s notice? Or, like me, do you tend to over-pack and fret about having maybe left something behind?
Since arriving in Málaga it’s been a crazy social whirlwind, meeting up with friends who live here and also with friends who have come to visit me while I’m here. Loads of fun, but also quite expensive what with eating out all the time, and even once at a Michelin star restaurant. Still, I didn’t care because – dammit – this is my first holiday in over 20 years and I just wanted to do whatever I wanted.
But the question is … do I really want/need to do this? One extra week will end up costing almost as much the first two weeks did since I spent the first week at Manolo’s and just chipped in for the electricity I used. Also, since my friends have mostly gone on their own holidays now perhaps it would be better to go home on Sunday after all the Fun & Friends. Because maybe another week here mostly on my own will feel like a bit of a let down after all the Fun. On the other hand, it might be the week on my own I actually need before getting back into stuff at home.
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