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1 cup is 236ml C = (F-30)/2 conversion is a good approximation only for weather, not oven temperatures!

F to C conversion table¹

Basics: salmon, lemon curd, lemons, 15min in preheated oven bs Source: 5 ingredient Lemon Curd Salmon | Made It. Ate It. Loved It.

Ingredients

• 1 salmon filet
• 1 560g jar lemon curd
• 1/4 cup (60ml) butter, sliced
• 2 lemons (1 sliced)
• salt and pepper

Time

~35min

(Preheat oven, 15min to prepare, 15min in oven.)

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 175 C.
2. Grab the salmon filet, take the salt and pepper and season it.
3. Then take the jar of lemon curd and spread on about half of it, or until the salmon is covered.
4. Then place the butter slices on top of the salmon.
5. Then top with lemon slices. Take the other lemon and squeeze the juice on top of the lemon.
6. Pop in the oven and bake for about 15-20 minutes.
7. Once done, remove from oven and spread more lemon curd on top!

Video

START

$CURRENT_TRIP

• Add REFERENCES (luggage, weather, intinerary, …):
  • LENGTH (approx.)
  • TIMEZONES¹ (incl. intermediate points)
    • DE/IT/PL/SP (UTC+2)
    • LT,UA,TK (UTC+3)
• RETURN TRIP? -> add its special items to this checklist below.
• DELETE irrelevant checklist items outright (e.g. no check in for train trip) before start
• SPECIAL ITEMS for current trip:
  • …

LONG TERM

• Add CHECK IN DATE to calendar!
• Buy TRAIN TICKETS if any
  • CORRECT/ONLY AIRPORT?
  • Flex ticket for late trains?
  • Do I have a BahnCARD?
• PLANS and PEOPLE
  • Any appointments HERE when I’m away?
  • Recent/upcoming birthdays?
  • Planned special occasions during the trip?
• Check TASKWARRIOR: +DE/+XX pro:h.trip
• Any DOCUMENTS for there/back that take time?
• Refill PRESCRIPTIONS
• Expecting any PACKAGES? → Fill form
• Anything to eat before leaving?

EVENING BEFORE

Basics

• Set any ALARMS
• Start CHARGING
  • phone
  • laptop
  • powerbank(s)?
  • bluetooth headphones
  • ? camera
• CHECK IN
  • BOARDING PASS available/downloaded
  • Note WEIGHT/size requirements
  • Is the AIRPORT correct?
• CLEAN / remove unneeded stuff from
  • wallet
  • keychain
  • backpack
• Entertainment
  • Download podcasts/movies/audiobooks
  • Print papers to read
• Laptop: git push or backup any open stuff

Bureaucracy and documents

• DOCUMENTS
  • PASSPORT
  • VISA / RESIDENCE PERMIT (the valid one!)
  • Credit cards
  • Health insurance
  • LEAVE any unneeded documents
  • Any docs needed for the way THERE and BACK?
• SIM cards: BOX +paperclip thingy
  • CHARGE any SIM cards

Practicalities

• WALLET containing 30€
• KEYS
  • All apts, both directions
  • Hotel? → LANYARD and card holder
• MONEY: 2x of planned, all currencies
• Last time, what will be needed on the WAY BACK? (Docs/keys/…)

Electronics

Cables and stuff

• USB-hub & its cord
• CABLES for hub:
  • 2m USB-C
  • Short USB-C
  • ? Micro-USB
• Laptop charger
• HDMI cable?
• Any UNUSUAL CABLES needed for anything special?
  • micro USB, camera chargers, …
• Extension cord
  • multi-plug adapter (тройник)?

Devices

• POWERBANK
  • USB-cable (universal, w/ converters)
• LAPTOP
  • DISCONNECT unneeded USB dongles
• MOUSE + CORRECT(!) USB dongle
• HEADPHONES
  • wired
  • bluetooth + their charger
• Bluetooth button thingy
• TRACKING TAGS in luggage?

Clothes

• For the PLANE
  • Dark polo w/ BREAST POCKET²
  • Comfortable shoes / sandals
• WEATHER at target point
  • Leipzig - Berlin - Vilnius (+W|A) - Rome - Kyiv
• COLD →
  • pants are more important than upper body
  • Thermal layers
  • Hood/Капюшон
  • Gloves
• WARM →
  • HAT!
  • Summer pants
  • Sandals
    • too-warm-shoes will make life hell
  • Sunscreen
  • Beach stuff?
• Belt
• N underwear, N socks
• Backpack rain cover
• COZY clothing for ‘home’ (dual-use!)
  • T-shirt
  • Shorts
  • Rubber flipflops³

Personal

• Teeth
  • Toothbrush→
    • BRUSHES if electronic
    • CHARGER if long trip
  • ? Water flosser / Irrigator thingy
  • All the tiny things to clean teeth
  • Small Listerine bottle with my current mouthwash
• MASKS: 1x of both types
• My favourite SLEEP MASK
• MEDICINES
  • The usual PRESCRIPTION stuff
    • HOW LONG will I be away?
  • For the trip:
    • Something agaist NAUSEA
    • Atoxil / Eliminal / Sorbex
    • Painkillers
• SECOND PAIR OF GLASSES if conference or long trip

On the road / backpack

• What will be needed on the WAY there?
• What is available / will be / is needed in TARGET?
• HAND SANITIZER
• WATER BOTTLE that won’t roll in plane
• Кульки
• Серветки
  • сухі
  • мокрі
• THERMOS?
• SLEEP MASK, беруши? Clothing with hood?
• Buff?
• Hairbrush
• BOOK
• PEN AND PAPER
  • pencils/pen/eraser for drawing?
• Is any of the food liquid?
• Instant tea/coffee?
• My METALLIC CUP to keep phones glasses etc
• Chewing gum + nausea

Misc

? Camping stuff

• Beach?
• BOX FOR GLASSES if planning to take glassess off often (sea, camping, …)
• Salt, sugar? Tea

DEPARTURE

Luggage

• TRACKING TAGS (labeled) inside
• Paper with date, flight, contact info inside
• Take PICTURES inside, outside
• WEIGHT within limits
• Remove stray paper stickers/tags

House

• Take away the TRASH
  • No ORGANICS
  • Sink clean and dry
• Everything turned off
  • WINDOWS closed
  • ELECTRICITY / things in sockets disconnected

Last steps

• Go last time through stuff that was charging overnight
• Toothbrush
• Sleep mask
• Phone, phone charger, laptop, laptop charger
• PASSPORT + VISA/Niederlassungserlaubnis

Etc.

Old / removed

• Fitbit charger
• Bluetooth button thingy
• internal passport :(

Related / references

• https://github.com/jpcaparas/travel-checklist

TODO

• Put steps in order of importance

Changelog

- 2022-06-11: added bit about timezones
- 2023-04-03: added list of timezones + LOT luggage rules
- 2023-05-15: added the bits about me now havig a BahnCARD
- 2023-01-03: added the bits about the button thingy, Thermoflasche; removed obsolete items
- 2023-08-07: added USB hub thing
- 2024-05-10: 
	- added: second pair of glasses
	- removed/deemph.: corona
- 2024-12-23: 
	- added thermal clothing, backpack rain protection, gloves, "current trip"
	- removed: corona stuff, student ID, netflix
- 2025-05-12: completely removed corona stuff
- 2025-06-05: Added Listerine bit
- 2025-08-06: Deemph. masks; added swimming stuff
- 2025-08-07: "Add items from past checklist"
- 2025-08-26: "Set alarms"; "delete irrelevant items" (instead of marking them as done)
- 2025-08-29: 
	- Added versioning to keep track of this between different Obsidian vaults. Yay v.2.0.0
	- 2.0.1 add old/removed
- 2025-11-17: Added 'the valid one' to Niederlassungs., what the hell it's my checklist
- 2026-04-21: Added tracking tags
- 2026-05-11: big restructuring/rewrite/cleanup

Ingredients

• 1/2 баночки тунца в собственном соку (90-100 г.)
• огурец (Без шкурки)
• помидор
• листья салата
• зерненная горчица
• соль, сухой чеснок

Steps

• Все смешиваем, заправляем оливковым маслом