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1. WAYBOARD How Wayboard works How Wayboard works: a packing list app built from your trip A family trip to Lisbon and Porto, made in Wayboard: how the packing list app builds each person's list, from Don't forget to the Final check. From a new trip to the door
2. APPS Packing list apps compared Packing list apps compared: PackPoint, Packr, and more PackPoint, Packr, Packing List Checklist, the new AI apps, and Wayboard: how each packing list app builds your list, what it costs, and who it suits. Checked September 2026
3. CMB Sigiriya, Kandy, Ella and the south coast Sri Lanka What to pack for Sri Lanka in January: hills and coast 30 °C at Sigiriya, 10 °C nights in Nuwara Eliya, white clothes for the Temple of the Tooth. What to pack for Sri Lanka in January, from the hills to Galle. January and February Asia · Dry season
4. DEL · AGR · JAI Delhi, Agra and Jaipur India What to pack for India in January: Delhi, Agra, Jaipur Foggy 8 °C mornings, 20 °C afternoons, shoes off at the mosque. What to pack for India in January, from Delhi to the Taj Mahal and Jaipur. January Asia · Winter
5. ZQN Queenstown, Milford Sound and Aoraki/Mount Cook New Zealand What to pack for New Zealand in January: the South Island 22 °C in Queenstown, rain and sandflies at Milford Sound, wind on Roys Peak. What to pack for New Zealand in January on a South Island road trip. January Oceania · Summer
6. PDP Punta del Este and José Ignacio Uruguay What to wear in Punta del Este in January: beach and wind 28 °C at noon on Playa Brava, a sweater by ten at night. What to wear in Punta del Este in January, from the beaches to José Ignacio and Casapueblo. January South America · Summer
7. KIDS International trip with kids International travel with kids: a checklist for ages 2–6 A passport each, a letter from the parent who stays home, medicine in the cabin bag, and a 3 a.m. wake-up: the international travel with kids checklist. Any time of year
8. BABY · CAR A road trip with a baby What to pack for a road trip with a baby, stop by stop Five hours to grandma's, a stop every two hours, sun on the side window, a spit-up on the curves. What to pack for a road trip with a baby. Any time of year
9. CRUISE A 7-night Caribbean cruise from Miami What to pack for a 7-day Caribbean cruise in winter Suitcases that reach the cabin at dinner, one formal night, an iron left at the X-ray. What to pack for a 7-day Caribbean cruise from Miami in winter. Winter
10. TGZ San Cristóbal, Sumidero Canyon and Palenque Mexico What to wear in San Cristóbal de las Casas in December Nights near 6 °C in the highlands, 34 °C in the Sumidero Canyon, humid jungle at Palenque. What to wear in San Cristóbal and Chiapas in December. December North America · Dry season
11. FLN Florianópolis Brazil What to pack for Florianópolis in January: beach and trail 29 °C afternoons, a storm by four, the south wind on a beach day. What to pack for Florianópolis in January, from the island's beaches to a trail. January South America · Summer
12. CTG Cartagena and the Rosario Islands Colombia What to wear in Cartagena, Colombia, in December 31 °C in the walled city by noon, a bumpy boat to the Rosario Islands, dinner in Getsemaní. What to wear in Cartagena, Colombia, in the dry season. December South America · Dry season
13. LIR Arenal, Monteverde and Guanacaste Costa Rica What to pack for Costa Rica in January: Arenal to the beach Mist on the hanging bridges, wind in Monteverde, 35 °C on a Guanacaste beach. What to pack for Costa Rica in January or December, with a rental car. December–January North America · Dry season
14. DLP Disneyland Paris France What to pack for Disneyland Paris in December with kids 3 °C at the gates, an hour in an outdoor line, dark by 5 pm. What to pack for Disneyland Paris in December with kids: warm, dry, and ready to wait. December Europe · Winter
15. PUJ Punta Cana and Saona Island Dominican Republic What to pack for Punta Cana in January: a beach week Highs of 28.5 °C, a breeze off the Atlantic, a long-trousers dinner and a day in Saona's waist-deep water. What to pack for Punta Cana in January. January North America · Dry season
16. CUN Cancún and the Riviera Maya Mexico What to pack for Cancún with kids: December and January 29 °C by the pool, 20 °C after dark, and a cenote that bans sunscreen. What to pack for Cancún with kids in the December and January holidays. December–January North America · Winter
17. HKG Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR, China What to pack for Hong Kong in December: hills and harbor Dry, cool days around 16 to 20 °C, a windy ride on the Star Ferry and steep steps everywhere. What to pack for Hong Kong in December, in layers. December Asia · Winter
18. SYD Sydney Australia What to pack for Sydney in December: beaches and fireworks Beach days near 26 °C, a southerly that cools the city in an hour, and a long wait for the fireworks. What to pack for Sydney in December. December Oceania · Summer
19. SIN Singapore Singapore What to pack for Singapore in December: heat and rain 31 °C, a downpour most afternoons, and malls and trains so cold you want a sleeve. What to pack for Singapore in December, the start of the monsoon. December Asia · Rainy season
20. MCO Orlando United States What to pack for Orlando in December: theme parks with kids A 9 °C start after a cold front, 24 °C sun by lunch, a soaking on the log flume. What to pack for Orlando in December with kids and a rental car. December North America · Winter
21. BKK · HKT Bangkok and Phuket Thailand What to pack for Thailand in December: Bangkok and Phuket Dry skies, 32 °C afternoons, temples that ask for covered knees and a calm Andaman Sea. What to pack for Thailand in December, Bangkok to Phuket. December Asia · Dry season
22. CAI · LXR Cairo, Giza and Luxor Egypt What to pack for Egypt in November: Cairo and Luxor Warm afternoons at the pyramids, a cold dawn in a balloon over Luxor, and dust on everything. What to pack for Egypt in November, from Cairo to the Nile. November Africa · Autumn
23. VCE Venice Italy What to pack for Venice in November: high water and fog Damp cold near 6 °C, fog on the lagoon and the sirens of high water. What to pack for Venice in November, from tall boots to a bag you can carry. November Europe · Autumn
24. TYO · KYO Tokyo and Kyoto Japan What to pack for Japan in November: autumn leaves Mild afternoons, evenings near 7 °C, dark by 5 pm and temples where your shoes come off. What to pack for Japan in November, in autumn-leaf season. Mid to late November Asia · Autumn
25. SEL Seoul South Korea What to pack for Seoul in October: palaces and autumn leaves Mornings near 8 °C, afternoons near 18 °C and a long day on foot from the palaces to the markets. What to pack for Seoul in late October. Late October Asia · Autumn
26. MEX Mexico City and Mixquic Mexico What to pack for Mexico City in November: Day of the Dead Afternoons at 23 °C, nights near 10 °C in a candlelit cemetery. What to pack for Mexico City in November, for the parade and the Day of the Dead. Oct 31–Nov 2 North America · Autumn
27. BRC · USH Bariloche and Ushuaia Argentina Bariloche and Ushuaia packing list: December to March Sunny 23 °C afternoons by Bariloche's lakes, then wind, drizzle, and 17 hours of daylight in Ushuaia. A Bariloche and Ushuaia packing list for summer. December–March South America · Summer
28. PAR · BRU · AMS Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam France · Belgium · Netherlands What to pack for Europe in December: Paris to Amsterdam Drizzle at 2 to 8 °C, wind that flips umbrellas in Amsterdam and Christmas markets in Brussels. What to pack for Europe in December, by train. December Europe · Winter
29. 1ST TRIP Your first trip abroad What to pack for your first international trip: a checklist The passport's dates, the EU's new fingerprint check, two cards, an eSIM, and a plug adapter: what to pack for your first international trip. Any time of year
30. BABY Flying with a baby What to pack when flying with a 6-month-old baby Milk through security, a bassinet over the ocean, a diaper change at 3 a.m. What to pack when flying with a baby, and the rules to check before you go. Any time of year
31. BER Berlin Germany What to pack for Berlin in December: Christmas markets Evenings around 0 °C, hours on your feet between the stalls and a warm mug of Glühwein. What to pack for Berlin's Christmas markets in December. December Europe · Winter
32. CUN · MEX Cancún and Mexico City Mexico What to pack for Mexico City and Cancún, June to October The Caribbean at 31 °C, cenotes that ban sunscreen, and a capital at 2,240 metres where it rains at four. What to pack for Mexico City and Cancún. June–October North America · Rainy season
33. PNT · FTE Torres del Paine and El Chaltén Chile · Argentina Patagonia packing list: Torres del Paine, November to March Wind that pushes you off the path, sun, sleet and a glacier before lunch. A Patagonia packing list for trekking Torres del Paine and El Chaltén. November–March South America · Summer
34. IST Istanbul Turkey What to pack for Istanbul in October: mosques and ferries Mild days near 20 °C, wind on the Bosphorus ferries and mosques that ask for covered shoulders and knees. What to pack for Istanbul in October. October Europe · Autumn
35. NBO · JRO Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Kenya · Tanzania Kenya and Tanzania safari packing list, June to October Game drives at 9 °C in an open vehicle, dusty afternoons at 28 °C and small planes that take one soft 15 kg bag. A Kenya and Tanzania safari packing list. June–October Africa · Dry season
36. LAS · PHX Zion, Bryce and the Grand Canyon United States Southwest road trip packing list: Utah and Arizona in summer Zion at 38 °C, the Grand Canyon's rim at dawn, afternoon monsoon storms and hours without signal. A Southwest road trip packing list for the summer. June–August North America · Summer
37. YYC Banff and Jasper Canada What to pack for Banff in summer, in the Canadian Rockies 24 °C at noon on the trail, 6 °C at dawn, glacier-fed lakes too cold to swim in and afternoon storms. What to pack for Banff and Jasper in summer. July–August North America · Summer
38. PAR · ROM · BCN Paris, Rome and Barcelona France · Italy · Spain What to pack for Europe in summer: Paris, Rome, Barcelona 35 °C afternoons, long walks, churches that ask you to cover up and rooms without air conditioning. What to pack for Europe in summer, light and cool. July–August Europe · Summer
39. PAR Paris France What to pack for Paris in October: rain, layers, museums Crisp mornings at 9 °C, afternoons near 17 °C and showers that come and go. What to pack for Paris in October, from the Seine to the museums. October Europe · Autumn
40. BKK · CNX Bangkok, Chiang Mai and the islands Thailand What to pack for Thailand in the rainy season 33 °C, heavy afternoon rain, temples that ask for covered shoulders and knees, and calmer islands. What to pack for Thailand in the rainy season. June–October Asia · Rainy season
41. KEF The Ring Road Iceland What to pack for Iceland in summer on the Ring Road 12 °C in July, four seasons in an afternoon, waterfalls you walk behind and a sun that barely sets. What to pack for Iceland in summer. June–August Europe · Summer
42. ATH · JTR The Greek islands Greece What to pack for the Greek islands in June Warm days, a sea cool enough to make you gasp, strong sun and a dress code at the monastery door. What to pack for the Greek islands in May and June. May–June Europe · Summer
43. BCN Barcelona Spain What to pack for Barcelona in October: sun and storms Afternoons at 22 °C, a sea still warm enough to swim and sudden autumn downpours. What to pack for Barcelona in October. October Europe · Autumn
44. CUZ Cusco and Machu Picchu Peru What to pack for Cusco and Machu Picchu in the dry season At 3,400 metres the sun burns at noon and the night drops to freezing. What to pack for Cusco and Machu Picchu in the dry season, built for altitude. May–September South America · Dry season
45. DPS Bali Indonesia What to pack for Bali in the dry season, May to September 30 °C on the beach, a sarong at every temple gate and a cold, windy volcano summit before dawn. What to pack for Bali in the dry season. May–September Asia · Dry season
46. AMS Amsterdam Netherlands What to pack for Amsterdam in April: tulips and showers Tulip season, showers that blow sideways along the canals and King's Day in orange. What to pack for Amsterdam in April. April Europe · Spring
47. TYO · KYO Tokyo and Kyoto Japan What to pack for Japan in spring: cherry-blossom season Cool mornings, warm afternoons, temples where your shoes come off and 20,000 steps a day. What to pack for Japan in spring, in cherry-blossom season. Late March–early April Asia · Spring
48. LIS · OPO Lisbon and Porto Portugal What to pack for Portugal in spring: Lisbon and Porto Steep streets of slippery stone, sunny afternoons at 22 °C and showers off the Atlantic. What to pack for Portugal in spring, for Lisbon and Porto. April–May Europe · Spring
49. TOS · RVN Tromsø and Lapland Norway · Finland Northern lights packing list: Tromsø and Lapland in winter Long nights, dry cold and hours of standing still under the sky. A northern lights packing list for Tromsø and Lapland: layers, boots and batteries kept warm. February–March Europe · Winter
50. GVA · INN The Alps Switzerland · Austria · France Alps ski trip packing list for a week in February Cold chairlifts, bright sun, après-ski and a spa at the end of the day. An Alps ski trip packing list for a week on the slopes, and what to rent there. February Europe · Winter
51. RIO Rio de Janeiro Brazil Rio Carnival packing list: February heat and street parties Glitter, 33 °C, afternoon storms and street parties from sunrise. A light Rio Carnival packing list, and what to leave in the hotel safe. February South America · Summer
52. VIE · PRG Vienna and Prague Austria · Czechia What to pack for Prague and Vienna in winter Freezing mornings, warm cafés, icy cobblestones and a night at the opera. What to pack for Prague and Vienna in winter, warm without overpacking. January Europe · Winter
53. MAD Madrid Spain What to pack for Madrid in December: sun and cold nights Blue skies and 11 °C at noon, cold after dark and a city lit up for Christmas. What to pack for Madrid in December. December Europe · Winter
54. RAK · FEZ Marrakech, the Sahara and Fez Morocco What to pack for Morocco in spring: Marrakech to the Sahara Warm afternoons in the medina, a pass at 2,260 metres and a desert night that turns cold after sunset. What to pack for Morocco in spring. March–May Africa · Spring
55. HAN · DAD · SGN Hanoi, Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam What to pack for Vietnam in March, north to south Drizzle and 16 °C in Hanoi, lantern-lit evenings in Hoi An, 34 °C in Ho Chi Minh City. What to pack for Vietnam in March, from north to south. February–April Asia · Spring
56. NYC New York United States What to pack for New York in December: cold, wind, holidays Icy wind between the avenues, overheated museums and subways, slush at every corner, a city lit up for the holidays. What to pack for New York in December. December North America · Winter
57. LON London United Kingdom What to pack for London in December: dark, damp, festive Days of 8 °C, drizzle, darkness before 4 pm and the Christmas lights of Regent Street. What to pack for London in December. December Europe · Winter
58. DXB Dubai United Arab Emirates What to pack for Dubai in December: beach, malls and desert 25 °C on the beach, air conditioning turned up high indoors, and a desert evening that calls for a jacket. What to pack for Dubai in December and all winter. November–March Middle East · Winter
59. ROM Rome Italy What to pack for Rome in November: rain and cobblestones November is Rome's rainiest month: mild days near 16 °C, slick cobblestones and fewer crowds. What to pack for Rome in November. November Europe · Autumn
60. BUE · IGR Buenos Aires and Iguazú Argentina Buenos Aires packing list for spring, with Iguazú Falls Jacarandas, late dinners and 14 °C mornings in the capital; heat and a curtain of spray at the falls. A Buenos Aires packing list for spring. September–November South America · Spring