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[slemslempike]

I have been packing, unpacking, repacking over and over again. I have 30kg of baggage allowance with Qatar Airways, and each 5kg over will cost $200. I was feeling smug when I had managed to get my two bags at 29.5kg, but then I walked into the bathroom and saw toiletries:misc that had not been included, and then remembered I'd been told that wellies were vital, and I'm sure there are at least five other things just waiting to taunt me at midnight on Sunday. What I will probably end up doing is stuffing everything into my handluggage and hoping very hard they don't weigh that. If there is anything absolutely vital I can ask Jess to bring it when she joins me next month (YAAAAAY) but of course she will need her own weight restriction for her stuff. So far the key victims of weight allownace are candles, books (including knitting patterns), and foodstuffs. I am also yet to pack any pants, but how heavy can those be?