2026 - packing for 3 months and 6 European Countries (January to April

I will be starting out in England getting off the Queen Mary 2 transatlantic cruise and heading to London for 4 nights. Then to Sicily for 1 month and Rome for a couple weeks. Three weeks in Portugal (Luz) with a lovely friend because our normal rental isn’t available due to roof damage. Flight from Faro to Paris and staying in Paris for a week with a train to Brussels for 2 nights. From Brussels we head to The Hague for 2 nights - I stopped there for a day with my sister a couple years ago and it was just lovely. After that, we will stay in Haarlem for a week before heading back to the U.S. for work on April 8.

What I’m packing

3 sweaters Quince cashmere (2 long sleeve and 1 short)

1 long sleeve merino t shirt (Smartwool)

2 short sleeve merino t shirts (1 Wool& 1 Smartwool)

2 Wool& dresses

1 long sleeve button dress - Tokyo 2nd hand store

1 Woolx straight leg pants

1 Wool& palazzo pants

1 Quince linen maxi skirt

2 Smartwool yoga pants

1 travelsmith tank

1 Quince linen pajama set

1 rain jacket - 33,000 feet

1 puffer vest - Patagonia

1 Smartwool zip-up (with hood and zip pockets)

1 Woolx zip-up (thin)

Wool coat - second hand in Ireland

Hat and gloves (Columbia and Smartwool)

Underwear - 5 exofficio, 1 merino, 2 cotton (for sleep)

Bras - 1 exofficio, 2 Woolx, 2 Trueand

Socks - 2 Woolx, 2 darn tough, 1 smartwool (longer)

Swimsuit & cover (Coolibar top and pants - both extremely thin)

Sun hat (packable)

Tennis shoes (Altra black), dark gray wool slip on (Topo), short boot (Dansko) - the boots are largely for london.

**fancy dress and ballet slippers for QM2 cruise - will likely donate in London