When travelling for one week, it’s possible to take only carry on luggage in a medium size bag to airline specifications.
This has the advantages that you are not carrying too much gear, can get through airports quicker, are super flexible and have less risk of your luggage going missing. The disadvantage is possibly needing to wash out some of your clothes in the hotel, but this is not a huge problem. Some travelers will go even more minimal than this, but everyone has to draw their own line.
For the trip to Azores:
| Small rucksack Credit Cards x 2 £’s / $’s, Euros Passport Insurance / Photo insurance Flight Tickets Hire car arrangements Accommodation details & maps Azores guide & map Ricoh GR + charger + spare memory cards Canon SLR + charger + spare battery Charged phones x 2 with credit + chargers Headphones Adapter for Portugal Music on phone & podcasts Watch Pad and pen Wallet Keys Money belt Address list European health card Torch Alarm clock Umbrella Spork |
Clothes
2 x Jeans Bathroom Medicines & painkillers Spare specs |