When.you go in holiday...

Those little travel brushes David are a pain in the bum...neither use or ornament. I used a little travel set like yours for years and they are great, i still use a variation ,a plastic box cos they are light and a limited colour palette of your favourite colours . A small pencil case a soft pencil, a H B , a few ink pens cos I like them a putty rubber and a small selection of your favourite brushes, I like familiar. My brushes go into a tube container and I use a cut off plastic bottle that fits over the top of the tube as a water pot. I have an ancient Eagle Creek zipped container and it will hold all of that lot plus some kitchen roll . I like my A5 Moleskine sketch book which with a squash will also fit into the Eagle Creek. ....you could also use water contained brushes, you know the ones , a brush with a refillable water thingy that it screws into. . I also use a small backpack so can also take a A4 sketch book , bottle ( refillable) of water , my phone for taking photos or small camera , I also have a well travelled piece of cloth bought from a street market in Africa that I put on the ground with all my gear on it , that way it’s all in sight and can pack away easily. Plus you can sit on it or use it to sheild you from hot sun...last but not least a bar of chocolate.

Usually, I don't take lots of stuff with me, just a pencil and a sketchbook. I prefer to relax. But this summer I was going to visit Georgia and decided to pack up all the stuff I can, but I had to postpone the trip cause of the situation with the virus. Maybe I will find someone who would like to travel with me when it's all over? I was thinking about these tours https://onewaytour.ge/. Send me a message.

Marg look up Art Safari , they are wonderful,  lots of destinations at varying prices both here and abroad.  I have done a lot of trips to different African countries with them  I went on my own and met so many lovely people spo being on my own didn’t even cross my mind.  Though this year I have signed up with Adebanji Alade ( the addictive sketcher ) to go to Morocco in October .  It might well not happen. Though I sincerely hope it does . If you want details let me know.