“He who would travel happily, must travel light” Antoine de Saint-Exupery I didn’t always pack light. My first trip overseas I bought the biggest bag I thought I could manage and I packed everything I thought I would ever need,…
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Packing Lighter And Easier: Introducing the Pack 120 Experiment
There we were, one bag after another. Clothes I hadn’t worn in 10 years. Yep, Chris and I spent the day cleaning out our wardrobe. Chris kindly agreed (after a lengthy buttering up period) to attempt this thing I found…
Read MoreHow Even Excessive Over-Packers Can Pack Lighter Using The Coco Chanel Technique For Packing
I’ve heard of lot’s of packing hacks to try and help people pack lighter. Lot’s of them focus on a rule or technique that means everybody would be packing the same amount of stuff. The problem? Everybody is different! And…
Read MoreThe Verdict: Our 9 Week “Carry-On Bag Only” Challenge
So back in May we set ourselves our “Carry-On Bag Only” challenge for 9 weeks in Europe. We hadn’t been to Europe before, had only done carry-on bag only in Bali for one week, but we were feeling pretty confident…
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Packing For Europe: Inside Our Bags – Europe Case Study #3
Packing for Europe. I haven’t done this before. But I have packed for many other places. And luckily we are going in Summer, so no chunky winter gear required. The thought of packing for Europe (for a nine week Europe…
Read MoreOur “Carry-On Bag Only” 9 Week Europe Challenge
Carry-On Bag Only: The Challenge In less then 2 weeks we go to Europe for 9 weeks. Both Chris and I will be travelling with a carry-on bag only, for the entire trip. Well, that’s the plan at least. The…
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