Garments & Layers
For wandering through history in comfort and style
🌙 Daily Wear
- 4-5 comfortable outfits
- Mix of casual & slightly dressed up
- Dark colors for witchy vibes (optional)
- One special dinner outfit
🧥 Layers
- Light jacket or cardigan
- Shawl or pashmina
- Hoodie or sweatshirt
- Rain jacket (July in New England)
👟 Footwear
- VERY comfortable walking shoes
- Sandals for the beach
- Nicer shoes for dinner
- Flip flops for hotel room
🩱 Beach Day
- Swimsuit
- Cover-up
- Beach towel
- Sun hat
💍 Accessories
- Sunglasses
- Comfortable crossbody bag
- Jewelry (moon phases encouraged)
- Hair ties & clips
🌧️ Weather Prep
- Umbrella (compact)
- Sunscreen SPF 30+
- Bug spray
- Lip balm with SPF
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Essential Items
The practical magic of preparedness
📱 Tech & Documents
- Phone & charger
- Portable battery pack
- Camera (or rely on phone)
- Driver's license / ID
- Insurance cards
- Credit/debit cards
💊 Health & Wellness
- Medications (in original bottles)
- Pain reliever (ibuprofen/acetaminophen)
- Allergy medicine if needed
- Band-aids & blister prevention
- Vitamins
- Motion sickness meds (if prone)
🧴 Toiletries
- Toothbrush & toothpaste
- Shampoo & conditioner
- Body wash / soap
- Deodorant
- Skincare routine items
- Makeup & remover
- Razor
- Feminine products
💰 Money Matters
- Cash for tips & small purchases
- Credit cards (notify bank of travel)
- Budget for souvenirs
- Wallet or secure money pouch
🛏️ Comfort Items
- Reusable water bottle
- Snacks for travel
- Earplugs & eye mask
- Travel pillow (for plane)
- Book or e-reader
- Headphones
📸 Memory Keeping
- Journal & pen
- Extra phone storage space
- Tarot deck (for atmosphere)
- Small notebook for treasures
✧ Wise Traveler's Reminder ✧
Leave room in your suitcase for Salem treasures: crystals from witch shops,
books from historic bookstores, handmade jewelry from Rockport galleries.
The best souvenirs are the ones you didn't plan to find. Also consider bringing
an extra foldable bag for your journey home.
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Optional Enchantments
Not necessary, but they add magic to the journey
🌿 Witchy Touches
- Small crystals or stones
- Favorite incense or essential oils
- Moon phase necklace or bracelet
- Black clothing for Salem vibes
📖 For the Mind
- Book about Salem witch trials
- Revolutionary War history book
- Poetry collection
- Guidebook to New England
🎨 Creative Tools
- Sketchbook & pencils
- Watercolors (travel set)
- Polaroid camera
- Washi tape for journaling
🎁 For Each Other
- Small birthday gift to give on the trip
- Handwritten letter to exchange
- Favorite shared snacks
- Playlist for the journey
✧ The Most Important Thing ✧
You can buy anything you forget. What matters is showing up with an open heart,
comfortable shoes, and the willingness to be amazed together. Pack light.
Laugh often. Take too many photos. This is your story.