The document provides a packing list for a trip to New York City in February, including: a journal/notebook for work, a passport and ESTA for entry, cash for expenses as the city is expensive, warm clothes and waterproof shoes for cold and rainy weather, a mobile phone and camera, a day bag for essentials and a larger bag for clothes. Travelers are reminded to bring an alarm clock set to New York time to avoid waking others, and not to rely solely on mobile phone batteries.

1. 6FC New York Visit February 2016
WHAT TO BRING
• A journal/ notebook / sketchbook and writing/drawing equipment. Don’t
forget; the purpose of the visit is to research ideas for your current and
future projects.
• Passport and ESTA.
• Dollars – you will need money for lunches, snacks and to buy
postcards etc. Be aware that the rate of exchange is constantly
fluctuating and that New York is never cheap. (It is of course entirely
your choice how much spending money to bring).
• Warm clothes (including a coat) and waterproof shoes. New York in
mid-February is likely to be cold and there will be lots of walking
outside. If you wear the equivalent of slippers you will have cold feet!
• Mobile phone (NY ready, with a charger) and Camera. Try not to have
too much paraphernalia with your camera and bear in mind that you
will need to keep it secure. New York is no better or worse than other
capital cities for the risk of pickpocketing – especially at tourist
destinations such as the Time Square.
• One ‘day bag’ to put essential items, sketchbooks and things you will
need walking about galleries, studios etc. and one larger bag/case for
clothes/ toiletries etc. Your day bag should not have any liquids or
sharps in as this will not be allowed onto the aeroplane.
• Alarm clock set on New York time- make sure this is one that you know
how to operate (you do not want it to either go off in the middle of the
night and wake your entire room up!). Try not to rely on your mobile
phone- the battery will run out.