The planning
After the key dates (start and end of the trip) are fixed, the concrete planning can begin. Who knows me, I am a planning person, which means I like to research and organize very much and actually very accurately. My boyfriend finds it a bit exhausting, and probably sees me more as a control freak;-) but a little planning must be.
AccommodationShortly
we had the idea to book us rental cars and hotel vouchers through a travel agency that specializes in Jamaica individual trips. The offer sounded very good and we would be very flexible with accommodation vouchers – but after two phone calls with the service provider and some mail contact it became clear that it just sounded good, but could not be implemented by the travel provider in the price segment what his website promised.
In retrospect, we came with their own planning of simple but very individual accommodations from forums or via Airbnb with a rental car for 15 days almost 600 euros cheaper than the offer from the travel provider – so we have done everything right:-)
Among the accommodations can now be found a “typical Jamaican bamboo house” in the middle of the jungle, a guesthouse that is operated by father and daughter with much love in the Blue Mountains and a blue castle right on the water with caves where once already pirates hid their booty. Sounds great at first, how it will really be I will report!
Order system
For the vacation I bought eBags, which are simply three bags in different sizes to keep order in the suitcase. On the Internet there were many good tips for packing, in waterproof bags are now the bathing utensils that can leak. The handling of the suitcases is usually very rough on the plane.
In the end I had almost all items packed in bags, with system:)
Harry’s system, on the other hand, was to simply put all the items in the suitcase loose and then we’ll see:D
A detailed and informative article on the packing system, packing list, what to take and tips can be found here.