As I pack I recall the sage advice of Lisa Ridgway who recommends, when traveling internationally, to bringing half the clothes and twice the cash!

http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2004838069714433401

Packing...

Graciously, Delta still permits 2 bags for international ticket purchased before May 1, 2009.

This means one bag for art supplies and the other for clothes and italian-english dictionary.