Kit list
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This document provides a kit list for a trip to New York in February, including essential items such as a passport, money, warm clothes, a mobile phone, camera, day bag, alarm clock set to New York time, toiletries, and a US-UK mains adapter. The purpose of the visit is to research ideas for current and future projects, and travelers are advised to pack lightly while ensuring they have enough money and secure belongings, as New York can be cold and expensive with risks of pickpocketing.
Kit list
- 1. Kit List New York 2020 • A journal/notebook/sketchbookandwriting/drawingequipment.Don’tforget;the purpose of the visitisto researchideasforyourcurrent andfuture projects. • Passportand ESTA. • Dollars– youwill needmoneyforlunches,snacksandtobuy postcardsetc.Be aware that the rate of exchange isconstantlyfluctuatingandthatNew York isnevercheap.(Itisof course entirelyyourchoice howmuchspendingmoneytobring). • Warm clothes(includingacoat) and waterproof shoes- make sure youhave brokenthemin before youtravel.NewYorkinmid-Februaryislikelytobe cold and there will be lotsof walkingoutside.If youwearthe equivalentof slippersyouwillhave coldfeet! • Mobile phone (NYready,withacharger) and Camera.Try not to have too much paraphernaliawithyourcameraandbear inmindthat youwill needtokeepitsecure.New York isno betteror worse thanothercapital citiesforthe risk of pickpocketing –especially at touristdestinationssuchasthe Time Square. • One ‘daybag’ to put essentialitems,sketchbooksandthingsyouwill needwalkingabout galleries,studiosetc.and one largerbag/case forclothes/toiletriesetc.Yourdaybag should not have anyliquids orsharpsin as thiswill notbe allowedontothe aeroplane. • Alarmclock seton NewYorktime- make sure thisisone that youknow how tooperate (you do notwant it togo off in the middle of the nightandwake yourentire roomup!).Try not to relyon yourmobile phone- the batterywill runout. • Toiletries(donotpacktoiletriesinyourhandluggage). • US- UK mainsadaptor.