Rhodes (Island) Packing Lists

Pack light light LIGHT. Limit yourself to one piece of luggage and a carry-on, then maybe pack an empty bag or backpack to carry back your souvenirs, new clothes and cheap booze. If you're worried about tipping the scales coming back, dump heavy toiletries like shampoo and sun lotion.

Still wary about the weight? Stuff your carry-on full of the heavy stuff because the airport staff hardly ever weigh them. The only carry-on I've ever had weighed was a backpack, probably because it's bigger than your usual carrier bags, bags for life and handbags. ***This was before the recent ban on carrying liquids into the cabin***

STILL too heavy? Time to start putting on layers and layers of clothes!

Lay out the clothes you want to wear before packing, then take half. I over-estimated how many socks to pack...I ended up not wearing ANY because I had sandals on all the time.

You're not dining with the ambassador or going to the opera, so one dressy shirt for nights out will be plenty. Otherwise shorts and T-shirts will be enough.

It can be fun shopping for cheap clothes once you're there if you're desperate for a new outfit.

Sun creme was ludicrously expensive in Rhodes, even the cheap generic brands imported from the UK. Stock up at home as you'll be slathering yourself twice a day every day!

Bring lots of camera batteries, you'll run through them quickly and they can be expensive to buy locally. A British battery recharger should work fine although you'll need a plug adaptor for the pins.

Rhodes remains a duty-free holiday destination, meaning alcohol and cigarettes are incredibly cheap. I'm talking 1L bottles of brand name spirits for about the third of what you'd pay in Britain. When shopping, avoid glass bottles and look for special plastic containers. A 1L glass bottle of spirits weighs more than 2 litres of the same spirit in plastic bottles! Some shops will also decant the spirit into a plastic bottle or sell the bottles separately which is a life saver for low-cost lushes like us!

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Rhodes (Island) Packing Lists

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