five days/four nights in september or october?

needs to be really light (carry-on only) so use joan didion's packing list as a base

clothes need to be sink-washable, fast-drying, and suit:

• airplane
• opera
• bar hopping
• art galleries, museums
• gardens, walking around
• lounging (in shared house)

so:

• black v-neck sweater
• black corseted tank
• either grey three-quarter sleeve shirt-dress or oversized light blue button-up (weather-depending)
• red skirt
• palazzo pants
• black shorts (for sleeping/lounging; dries fast)
• oversized black t-shirt (for sleeping/lounging; dries fast)
• compression crop
• socks and underwear (3)
• sneakers
• sandals
• leather jacket (weather-depending)

toiletries:

• travel brush
• bar shampoo/conditioner
• amber face/body soap
• toothpaste, toothbrush
• razor
• deodorant
• pain meds
• prescriptions
• tampons
• moisturizer
• sunscreen
• mini vaseline
• mini lip balm
• eyeshadow, compact, lipstick
• perfume (1-2, sample sized)
• notes: everything decanted/as small as possible; shampoo/conditioner/soap cut down so all fit into one small container that will only last the trip

other:

• passport, wallet, presto card
• phone/charger
• notebook and pen
• watch, necklace, ring, sunglasses + chain
• earplugs, earbuds
• small purse
• face masks

plans:

• opera
• bar-hopping, goth night?, jazz bar
• kensington market
• AGO (yayoi kusama installation, melissa auf der mar exhibit) and ROM (whale heart, bethlehem bride), plus smaller galleries/museums if time permits

notes:

• arrive thursday - walking around, gardens, eating my way around kensington market; friday museums/galleries; saturday bar-hopping; sunday opera; leave monday morning
  • could potentially arrive friday instead and compress thursday/friday into one day, but would be really rushed
• flying into billy bishop ideal (same price with porter; pedestrian tunnel or ferry from island to downtown)
• room has hair dryer, no need to pack one
• room also has fridge, microwave, kettle; save some $$$ and buy groceries instead of takeout single for every meal
• kind of feeling like the universe keeps pushing me towards this trip (oh, a melissa auf der mar exhibit isn't enough for you? have a yayoi kusama installation in the very same gallery) but i also feel like there's a catch and i shouldn't go (maybe just like. fuel prices are the catch. and toronto is very expensive anyway)
  • would cost, at minimum, $1700 to $2000; better to just spend half that at home and have an extremely indulgent and hedonistic summer? i think that is the way. so this list is null and void. but i'm leaving it because that's a great one-bag packing list that i will definitely use for all future travel