你有没有过这样的经历，站在目的地的旅馆发呆，顿时恍然大悟“哇，我又忘了那个，”或者说“我怎么会带来5双鞋子，就1条裤子？”
通常，作为旅行达人，我已形成习惯，长途旅行之前，我一定会检查三遍行李打包。
我绝不喜欢慌慌张张的，直到最后一秒才开始打包行李。第一遍，我会把所有想带的东西都放进去，包括各种天气、各种情况下的晚宴行头或户外运动套装（所以，网球拍从未被落下过。）
第二遍，我开始检查审视，一些不必要的能不带的东西就拿出来了，而只保留工作需要的物品——比如，要出席多少个采访，要去多少个地方，不同的场合是否需要准备相应的服装。
当行李打包完成之后，我会检测一下姓李的重量。如果我可以不费劲的把行李箱拎起来，而且离地大概1英寸的距离，就大概是19公斤的重量。然后放置一天，最后再打开箱包，整理一遍，尽量充盈整个箱子的每个角落。要善于节省空间，比如把充电器塞进鞋子，那只是再常见不过了！如果只能住个一星级或二星级宾馆，我会把之前的旅行从豪华宾馆打包回来的瓶装洗发香波及护发素也带一点。
当到达机场办理行李托运的时候，我非常仔细。我一定会把手提包放进行李箱，而只在手上留一个防水的小包。以防万一下雨，或者我不小心把饮料溅出来。
几乎每一次旅行，我准备的行李都差不多。不过我再也不会携带水果之类的东西了，因为2006年的一次，我忘记在包里放了一个苹果，而忘记说明，并因此被罚60美元。这是一只我买过最贵的苹果。
总之，以下物品是我外出旅行必备物品：
—— 便签本和笔
—— 羊毛开衫和披肩，以适应任何可能发生的天气变化
—— 零钱包，专门用来装外国硬币
—— iPad平板电脑，用来看看报纸、发发twitter、存储照片等很不错
—— 一本书，因为我还是不太喜爱电子书。最近我看的一本是Bill Roedy写的《如何能把生意做好》（“What Makes Business Rocks”）。
—— 我的黄色耳机，通常自己的耳机要比飞机上的客用耳机好，听音乐的效果也更棒。
—— 数码相机，我是一个特别嗜好空中拍摄的人。所以，如果可能，我宁愿一整天都呆在飞机上，这样就可以透过窗户往外拍机翼，发动机，或者等到日落和月亮出来的时候拍摄夜空美景。
Have you ever found yourself standing hands akimbo in front of your suitcase in your hotel room thinking "I knew I'd forget that," or "why did I bring five pairs of shoes and just one pair of trousers?"
I'm guilty on all counts. Ever since, I've developed a habit of packing three times, especially if I am flying long haul.
I don't like being rushed or packing last minute, so I always start three days before I travel. The first time, I allow myself to throw everything in I'd ideally like to take in case of any change in weather or impromptu dinners or downtime (my tennis racket unfortunately never makes the cut).
The second time, I pack with conviction and whittle it down, packing just for work -- how many interviews and locations I'll film and whether or not I need different outfits for those shoots.
Business travelers' gripes All zipped up, I test the weight. If I can easily pick the suitcase up, say an inch off the ground, it's about 19 kg. Then I leave it for a day, unpack everything and pack one last time folding everything, using every inch of the suitcase as it fills up. Chargers and adapters in shoes, that sort of thing! If I'm staying at a one or two-star hotel I'll pack little bottles of shampoo and conditioner that I've collected from a nicer hotel from previous trips!
Cabin crew safety training When it comes to hand luggage, I'm very particular. I pack my handbag in my suitcase and just travel with a waterproof shoulder bag in case it rains or in case I spill drinks everywhere.
I pretty much travel with the same things on every trip. I stopped taking fruit with me ever since I forgot I had an apple in my bag when we arrived in New Zealand back in 2006. I was fined $60 because I had failed to declare it. It was the most expensive apple I've ever bought -- sorry, that Richard ever bought. He was my hero but also the one who made fun of me the most about it!
Anyway, now my travel essentials are:
- Note pad and pen
- Cardigan and pashmina for any change in weather.
- A second purse to hold foreign coins
- IPad -- great for browsing newspapers and twitter feeds, storing photos.
- A book. I still haven't fallen in love with e-books. I'm currently reading What Makes Business Rocks by Bill Roedy.
- My yellow headphones -- always more comfortable wearing your own than airline headsets and music is a great escape for little windows of downtime.
- Digital camera -- I am an aviation enthusiast, planespotter, plane geek! When I can, I prefer to fly during the day so that I can take photos from the window seat of the aircraft wing, winglets or engines during sunsets complete with the Moon or with cities down below.
