Brighton in July

Alright, you're thinking of what to bring and what bags to pack in now, right?

What to bring you find in the the ABC book. Swedes can find the list here. Danes and some Finns will probably understand it. You also find a packing list in the ABC-book - here's the Finnish version (page 9) and the Italian (page 9). I hope you all got your ABC books. It's one of many important things to remember.

When you've put all the important stuff, and all you favourite clothes, eau de toilets and dictionaries in your bag there will hopefully still be room for souveniers, gifts, clothes and other things you'll bring back from Brighton. You need to prepare for this by not stuffing your bag to it's limits on your way to Brighton. Paying overweight on your way home is expensive.

Baggage rules are a bit different depending on what airline you're flying with, but they all have some things in common. You are allowed to check in one big bag/trunk/suitcase and bring one small bag on board with you. In the smaller bag, all liquids (like shampoo, sun block, lipstick etc.) must be in small bottles/tubes of 100 ml or less. All 100 ml containers have to be put in a 1 liter zip bag (you get them for free at the airport). If you carry larger bottles in your hand luggage they will force you to throw it away in the security check at the airport. It's OK to bring large bottles in you checked in luggage though, and then I usually put them in separate plastic bags, since it might leak due to changes in air pressure during the flight.

Differences between airlines:

British Airways: Check-in bag up to 23 kg, hand baggage can be up to 56 cm x 45 cm x 25 cm and you must be able to put it in the overhead locker yourself (so the weight depends on your personal strength :-) ) You may also bring an additional bag, in the size of a laptop or purse into the cabin. If you're flying with British Airways the flight no. on your mypage starts with BA.

SAS: Check- in bag up to 23 kg, hand baggage 55 cm x 40 cm x 23 cm with a max weight of 8 kg. No additional bags. If you're flying with SAS the flight no. on you mypage starts with SK.

If any of you readers fly with another airline, just write your flight no. in comments and I'll add the baggage rules for you.

/Emma