Sixteen Day Countdown, Packing

Warning: Ramble

Less than days before we get on a plane to England.

We're nervous, excited, apprehensive...and anxious to start packing.

But what to pack when we're planning on traveling while in Europe.

The weather in January in Britain, on average, is 8.4 C-11 C (48 F-52 F), but then we want to go to Spain and France too, so what does that mean for packing?

We're planning on going to Dublin (Southern Ireland) and Glasgow, Scotland, but we figure the weather is similar since it's less than 500 miles from the southern most tip of Portsmouth, Britain to Glasgow (or Edinburgh), Scotland, and from the looks of the map it's where more dense population gives way to wilderness and scattered habitation.

Back to packing...

In case you didn't know, we're a girl...meaning shoes, dresses, jeans, sweaters, t-shirts, skirts, tights, sweater-dresses...not to mention toiletries and jackets. Luckily we don't use curling irons, hair dryers, or hairsprays, that'll lighten the load.

Things to consider when packing...how many bags are  allowed? Some airlines only allow one checked, and two small carry-ons. What is the maximum amount the luggage can weight for each airline you're booked on? When James flew in he used two different airlines and managed to sweet talk them into making allowances for his luggage weight, but it could have cost him nearly $100 for overage weight (must be the accent).

How does one go about packing for three months in a foreign country?!

Yes, we're rambling...

Fun Facts: Geography
(not everyone knows this, trust us...okay, and it might not be your idea of "fun"):
This is the actual flag of England:

The other flag, the Union Flag, often inaccurately referred to as the Union Jack (up at the top left of this entry), is the flag of The United Kingdom.

The UK (United Kingdom) is made of of the following countries: Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England. (Dublin is part of Southern Ireland, Belfast is part of Northern Ireland)
Britain (or Great Britain) is the name of the island that makes up the political union of Scotland, England and Wales.

While we are going to be in Britain, we will be spending the majority of our time in Southeast England, outside of London (the capital of England), less than an hour from the North Sea.

England is only 500 miles long! The entire square mileage of England is bigger than Utah, but smaller than Oregon. (94,500 square miles).
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Why are we writing about this?
It's how we learn, and a place to keep the info we want to remember; and we love to learn about the world.
Our favorite part of social sciences in school was when we studied other countries, though on average we have forgotten the majority of what we've learned. The best way to learn about a country is to plan a trip and go there.

Promise, once we start writing about our travels there it'll be more interesting. Okay, so we don't promise...