Packing Tips for an All Inclusive Resort Vacation
These packing tips for an all inclusive resort vacation will help you achieve your goal of relaxing and enjoying your best holiday yet! As I write these quips and tips, I’m on vacation at the Allegro Papagayo Resort in Costa Rica – and I’ve learned several packing tips…
Before the tips, a quip from magician Robert Orben:
“A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in,” he said.
If you’re not sure what you want out of your vacation, click on Pam Grout’s The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life. And, read on for my tips on packing for an all inclusive resort vacation…
Packing Tips for an All Inclusive Resort Vacation
1. Travel mug. My husband suggested we bring our travel mugs, and I shrugged him off. But, boy, am I eating crow now! (or shall I say drinking it out of the hotel’s cups). Insulated travel mugs keep your daiquiris and diet Cokes icy cold, and your morning coffee hot and fresh. You can take them to the beach or pool, and enjoy larger serving sizes! This tip for packing for an all inclusive resort vacation seems counterintuitive (everything is included at the hotel, after all), but it’s a great idea.
2. Pilates or Yoga mat. The Allegro Papagayo Resort in Costa Rica offers stretch classes, which I love. But no matter where I am, I’m not a big fan of exercise mats that other people have sweated on. Ugh. So, if I were to pack for this all inclusive vacation again, I’d definitely bring my own Pilates or Yoga mat.
3. Photos of my house and city. Getting to know the locals is one of the best parts of any vacation. Not only are most people willing to share their lives and customs with tourists, they’re also curious about the lives of tourists! Many people can’t afford to travel, and really appreciate a glimpse into our lives. This photo tip for packing for an all inclusive resort vacation is definitely one of the “extras” that makes connecting with people much easier.
4. Nail polish and manicure set. The Allegro Papagayo has a spa, but the manicure, pedicure, and massage prices are a little too rich for my blood. Whenever I go on a resort vacation, I always bring my own spa supplies. I love painting my nails by the pool, and then I don’t have to take the time to do it before I leave on vacation (there are so many other things to take care of!). This is a easy, light packing tip.
5. Old clothes. I always bring old clothes on my vacations – especially the rougher ones, when I carry my backpack for miles. After I wear the clothes (getting them all sweaty and dirty), I leave them in the hotel room for the cleaning staff to use however they like…and I have space in my backpack for new clothes and souvenirs! This tip for packing for an all inclusive resort vacation may not work if you’re into how you look on your holidays…but I’d prefer to look a little shabbier and have more room in my luggage to bring great stuff home.
What are your tips for packing for an all-inclusive resort vacation? Please share below!
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Comment by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on 11 July 2009:
Wash your hands or use a hand sanitizer after playing in the sand – because children and adults who build castles and dig in the sand at the beach are at greater risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases and diarrhea than people who only walk on the shore or swim in the surf, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Environmental Protection Agency.
People who playfully bury their bodies in the sand are at even greater risk, according to the study published online recently in the American Journal of Epidemiology. It also shows children, who are more likely than adults to play with and possibly get sand in their mouths, stand the greatest chance of becoming ill after a day at the beach.
“Beach sand can contain indicators of fecal contamination, but we haven’t understood what that means for people playing in the sand,” said Chris Heaney, Ph.D., a postdoctoral epidemiology student at UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health and lead author of the study.
“A lot of people spend time at the beach, especially in the summer,” Heaney said. “And while we found that only a small percentage of people who played at the beach became ill later – less than 10 percent in any age group, for any amount of exposure – it’s important to look at the situation more closely. If we find evidence that shows exposure to sand really does lead to illness, then we can look for the sources of contamination and minimize it. That will make a day at the beach a little less risky.”
For the full press release, go to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2692/71/