Clothes to bring

We will be taking a 32 day bus tour around europe, starting on April
21. Could you please let us know how much clothes to bring. Also, what
about doing laundry done on a Cosmos bus tour.

Thanks,

Cathy & Bill

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Could be perfect for a 32 day bus tour sans lavandaria...g

Tim K

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We will be taking a 32 day bus tour around europe, starting on April
21. Could you please let us know how much clothes to bring. Also, what
about doing laundry done on a Cosmos bus tour.

Thanks,

Cathy & Bill

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We will be taking a 32 day bus tour around europe, starting on April
21. Could you please let us know how much clothes to bring. Also, what
about doing laundry done on a Cosmos bus tour.

Cathy & Bill,

Not sure exactly what the laundry arrangement would be, having never done a
bus tour, but I would suggest not bringing more than perhaps two smaller
suitcases worth of clothes. Perhaps another smallish bag for some
incidentals that might hold a day bag, toiletries, souvenirs, etc.

I manage to fit about 6-7 full outfits including two sports coats in a 25"
roller. This would put you washing about once a week. This would be
reasonable, and bringing a suitcase large enough to hold 10 days, for
instance, just doesn't make sense. This should really be the MAX. You
could certainly go smaller but then you'd have to increase the frequency of
how often you wash.

Keith
Pittsburgh

Keith wrote on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:14:21 +0100:

KM wrote in message
KM news ?? We will be taking a 32 day bus tour around europe,
?? starting on April 21. Could you please let us know how
?? much clothes to bring. Also, what about doing laundry done
?? on a Cosmos bus tour.

KM Cathy & Bill,

KM Not sure exactly what the laundry arrangement would be,
KM having never done a bus tour, but I would suggest not
KM bringing more than perhaps two smaller suitcases worth of
KM clothes. Perhaps another smallish bag for some incidentals
KM that might hold a day bag, toiletries, souvenirs, etc.

KM I manage to fit about 6-7 full outfits including two sports
KM coats in a 25" roller. This would put you washing about
KM once a week. This would be reasonable, and bringing a
KM suitcase large enough to hold 10 days, for instance, just
KM doesn't make sense. This should really be the MAX. You
KM could certainly go smaller but then you'd have to increase
KM the frequency of how often you wash.

I may have mentioned this before but outdoors stores like REI
and Hudson's Trail sell rather expensive underwear that really
does dry in couple of hours meaning that only two sets are
needed.

James Silverton.

On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:36:48 GMT, wrote:

We will be taking a 32 day bus tour around europe, starting on April
21. Could you please let us know how much clothes to bring. Also, what
about doing laundry done on a Cosmos bus tour.

I would ask someone at Cosmos if you'll have time to do laundry or dry
cleaning.

For clothes, I would suggest about 6 pairs of pants or skirts,
counting what you're wearing, so you wouldn't have to wash them. Most
of Europe will still be coolish in April, but towards the end of May
it may be warm in the south (although it may not be, either), so you
should have one or two lighter-weight pairs of pants. I would bring a
mix of heavy and light tops. If you're staying more than one night in
any particular place, you may be able to do a little light hand wash
and hope to have it dry, but don't count on it. Bring at least one
heavy sweater or sweatshirt, and maybe two lighter ones. A waterproof
rain jacket with hood is very useful, even more so if it has a zip-out
warm lining.

Several pairs of comfortable walking shoes, underwear, socks and maybe
two or three sleep shirts.
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Barbara Vaughan
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I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup

James Silverton wrote:
Keith wrote on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:14:21 +0100:

KM wrote in message
KM news ?? We will be taking a 32 day bus tour around europe,
?? starting on April 21. Could you please let us know how
?? much clothes to bring. Also, what about doing laundry done
?? on a Cosmos bus tour.

KM Cathy & Bill,

KM Not sure exactly what the laundry arrangement would be,
KM having never done a bus tour, but I would suggest not
KM bringing more than perhaps two smaller suitcases worth of
KM clothes. Perhaps another smallish bag for some incidentals
KM that might hold a day bag, toiletries, souvenirs, etc.

KM I manage to fit about 6-7 full outfits including two sports
KM coats in a 25" roller. This would put you washing about
KM once a week. This would be reasonable, and bringing a
KM suitcase large enough to hold 10 days, for instance, just
KM doesn't make sense. This should really be the MAX. You
KM could certainly go smaller but then you'd have to increase
KM the frequency of how often you wash.

I may have mentioned this before but outdoors stores like REI
and Hudson's Trail sell rather expensive underwear that really
does dry in couple of hours meaning that only two sets are
needed.

James Silverton.

why not cut out the middle man !

Good advice above. We've been to Europe many times (but not as long as
32 days. Longest trip was 21 days).

With regard to what you think you will need, my advice is bring half as
many clothes and twice as much money as you think you will need. We've
(my wife and I) have only brought a 20# bag each on the way over. We
plan on doing laundry and if we need something, we go but it in a local
store LIKE THE LOCALS WOULD. We're not in Antarctica here.

And, if you need something and buy it...it becomes a souvenir. Bought a
sweatshirt in a small French town because it was cold that
evening....and it's my favorite sweatshirt. I think if that store every
time I put it on.

Doug

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We will be taking a 32 day bus tour around europe, starting on April
21. Could you please let us know how much clothes to bring. Also, what
about doing laundry done on a Cosmos bus tour.

Thanks,

Cathy & Bill

Exactly; less is more.

Long sleeve cotton shirt, hip short sleeved silk shirt, waterproof
hooded jacket, nice black jeans, 'travel' khaki pants with zip off legs,
light nylon/spandex trainer pants, lined nylon sleeping/swimming shorts,
good quality black 'walking' athletic shoes, nice looking black loafers
you can walk in, flippers or swimming 'shoes' (haven't decided yet),
two bandanas, four pair underwear, two pair black full sox and four pair
white athletic half sox, one medium sized thin cotton towel, Some
suitable combination of the above worn most of the time...g

Not generally/hopefully worn items include a cheap/disposable clear
poncho and a mylar 'survival blanket'.

Sixty-One Days worth; general weekly laundry and I don't expect to buy
anything from the waist down as usual...

Tim K

"Doug" wrote in message
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Good advice above. We've been to Europe many times (but not as long as
32 days. Longest trip was 21 days).

With regard to what you think you will need, my advice is bring half
as
many clothes and twice as much money as you think you will need. We've
(my wife and I) have only brought a 20# bag each on the way over. We
plan on doing laundry and if we need something, we go but it in a
local
store LIKE THE LOCALS WOULD. We're not in Antarctica here.

And, if you need something and buy it...it becomes a souvenir. Bought
a
sweatshirt in a small French town because it was cold that
evening....and it's my favorite sweatshirt. I think if that store
every
time I put it on.

Doug

wrote:
We will be taking a 32 day bus tour around europe, starting on April
21. Could you please let us know how much clothes to bring. Also,
what
about doing laundry done on a Cosmos bus tour.

Thanks,

Cathy & Bill

Not generally/hopefully worn items include a cheap/disposable clear
poncho and a mylar 'survival blanket'.

After using one of those tiny mylar survival blankets for real once
(getting benighted in the open in Skye in autumn) I decided not to
bother again. They may work if you can tape them round a comatose
body, but if wrap it around yourself, you will tear it to shreds if
you move in your sleep.

The aluminized plasticized fabric things (many times the weight and
bulk) do work.

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Tim K

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Not generally/hopefully worn items include a cheap/disposable clear
poncho and a mylar 'survival blanket'.

After using one of those tiny mylar survival blankets for real once
(getting benighted in the open in Skye in autumn) I decided not to
bother again. They may work if you can tape them round a comatose
body, but if wrap it around yourself, you will tear it to shreds if
you move in your sleep.

The aluminized plasticized fabric things (many times the weight and
bulk) do work.

============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk
==============
Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131
660 4760
http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870
0554 975
stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800
739 557