A few tips that help you pack better: For wheeled bags (2 or 4 wheels): Put the heaviest things in your suitcase near the wheels, this makes managing your bag easier and makes it less likely to tip over. Put a piece of saran wrap or a ziplock bag or such on top of bottles …
Category: Packing and clothes
Packing: My small and useful “random things” pouch that comes on every trip
Because I travel so frequently, I have a few things that generally just live in my suitcase so I take them on every trip. One of those things is a small packet with a collection of small items in it that have often been helpful. I will list some of them here. Nearly every trip …
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Great shopping/laundry bags for travel or at home
NanoBags - great for traveling. I was a backer of this campaign on Indiegogo and just received my Nanobags and Nanopacks. They are exactly as described. The first is a sizeable tote with handles that can go over your shoulder. The latter is the same material but in a drawstring backpack so you don't need …
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Travel in a carry-on – packing electronics
To pack in just carry-on is a slowly learned skill. You can only take essentials and have to plan on washing clothing. You can see more about this in other posts ( quick wash clothes, multi-way clothes, Random things pouch, Health and Safety pouch, etc.) Finally, you need your electronics to be compact and versatile, so …
Travel laundry: Quick & easy
When you travel a lot, it can be very important to have an easy and quick way to do your laundry. While sometimes you are lucky enough to have access to a washer and/or dryer for a cheap cost (30c in my hostel in Thailand for example), other times you are left with doing laundry …
Pack light, fit in carry-on: reversible/convertible clothes for women
Packing light - reversible/convertible clothes options for women In addition to taking quick-wash-and-dry clothing with you (covered here), another winning way to pack light is to get multiple uses out of the same item while having it look different so you can wear it more than once on a trip. One of the great things …
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Pack light, fit in carry-on: dealing with clothing – quick-wash ftw
Travel nearly anywhere in a carry-on - dealing with clothing I nearly always travel with only carry-on luggage. One exception was when I went to Australia for a month and brought snorkeling stuff, dinnerware for when we were "roughing" it, mosquito nets, etc., as well as clothes good for 90 degrees down to about 30 …
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Travel packing: Leaving clothing/supplies behind when you travel
Packing in carry-on and coming home with less than when you started (or so you can take treasures home), is my favorite way of traveling. When I travel I often leave clothes and other items behind me when I leave. They can be either thrown away or intentionally left for people there. Either way, it …
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Air travel – packing for carry-on – clothes and supplies (and under 40 pounds)
Read more about how I pack for just carry-on nearly all the time: Travel nearly anywhere in carry-on – clothing Packing: My small “random things” pouch that comes everywhere with me Health and Safety pouch for travel: stay safe, travel well Electronics for carry-on To fly in carry-on, you not only need a concise list …
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Don’t overweight your carry-on
When you travel internationally these days, there is a chance they will weigh your carry-on bag(s) before you get on the plane. Sometimes the weights allowed are exceptionally low - like only 15 pounds. So even if you travel in a carry-on, you have to pay attention to the weight of your backpack or roll-aboard. …
Things from home you should travel with (with which you should travel?, lol)
Some things come with me on every trip. I always use more than one of these items and they don't take much space, so they just live in my suitcase ready for the next trip A few zip-lock bags in different sizes - great for that partially eaten muffin, or packs of stickers you buy, …
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Super cute TSA approved toiletry liquids/gels containers
For a recent trip to Asia I wasn't really looking for anything more than the trekking poles, some bathroom funnels so I didn't have to use the squat toilets if they are really gross, and an assortment of antibacterial products and consumable stuff like that. But then I found these kawaii cuties: They are as …
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Travel anywhere in carry-on? YES!
To pack in just carry-on for one week and longer trips, particularly to different climates, is a slowly learned skill. You can only take essentials and have to plan on washing clothing. My packed carry-on consists of these collections, which I have written about previously: Specified easy wash clothes in 3 packing cubes, plus …
Here’s something for the women reading my blog – a comfy dress with pockets!
I just ordered this on Amazon, and I love it, so I wanted to share with you all. I ordered this dress (you can click it) on Amazon, and it's very reasonably priced, soft, AND HAS POCKETS. Of a useful size! and it's avaialble in multiple patterns (although they seem to hide them when they …
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Travel laundry: Quick & easy #travel #laundry #quick-dry
When you travel a lot, it can be very important to have an easy and quick way to do your laundry. While sometimes you are lucky enough to have access to a washer and/or dryer for a cheap cost (30c in my hostel in Thailand for example), other times you are left with doing laundry …
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