What to pack for Tuscany in February

Lows around 37°F. Goes under the shell when the wind picks up.

Wear one, dry one. Cotton stays wet all week here.

The layer you'll wear more than any other.

Lows of 37°F mean exposed skin loses heat fast on the walk to breakfast.

Wind at 15 km/h cuts through without a layer on your hands.

Check ankles and, if there's a dog, paws and ears every night.

Rural terrain and 10.5 hours of daylight mean help is far away if you stumble.

This country runs on Type C, F or L. Get one with USB-C so you're not fighting over the single outlet.

Ten hours of daylight and a phone that dies mid-day leaves you navigating by feel.

Set it up before you land. Signal drops for long stretches outside cities.

Dark by 6:45pm. Every campsite chore after that is a two-hands job.

Overhead bins fill fast on the route and checked bags mean waiting for carousels.

A 10.5-hour day splits into morning and afternoon walks, each needing its own pack.

Fits the overhead on every airline that matters. Skip the checked-bag line entirely.

For the mornings and the nights.

Nine rain days in February and the damp settles around your neck and shoulders.

Wet feet and 37°F lows turn a day hike into a misery.

For temples, mosques, and churches that check at the door.

Tap water is safe but carrying a bottle beats finding a fountain in villages.

One brick charges the laptop, phone, and camera.

Hotel and cafe wifi is shared with everyone else in the building. A VPN keeps your banking and email to yourself.

International travel through rural areas puts your cards in reach of pickpockets on trains.

Checked luggage on international flights lands in another city half the time.

Damp air and nine rain days wreck unpacked clothes faster than organized ones.

Humidity at 79% means clothes dry in three days if you wash them right.

Lows around 37°F. One blanket that packs small covers the car, the campsite and the beach at sunset.

Nine rain days and long indoor stretches on trains call for something to block the noise.

Layering under a jacket works until you move between heated rooms and cold air.

Guesthouses share bathrooms and 79% humidity breeds bacteria in close quarters.

One outlet per room and three devices means cables short enough to share a socket.

A few phrases go a long way. Ten minutes a day before you leave is plenty.

Crossing borders in February and wet pockets destroy a passport without protection.

Luggage locks on trains matter when your compartment door locks from the outside.

Bathrooms in rural guesthouses have nowhere to hang wet things except the shower rod.

Trains rattle through the night and 10.5 hours of daylight means early starts.