Every time I hear somebody say what a struggle it is to take only one piece of luggage on a trip, I wince. Really, it is not hard, especially if you are packing light for summer travel. Packing light just takes a little change in mindset.
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Category: Packing
Look here for travel packing tips and suggestions to guide your luggage choices and packing decisions (how and what), whether your holiday, vacation or business trip is for a few days, a week or longer. Our most recent posts are below.
Bike touring essentials: What to pack in your bicycle bags
What bike touring essentials will you need to pack for the day in your bag? Start here and you’ll be good to go for your day on any bike tour.
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How to pack for a bike tour
When a daily activity like cycling is part of your travels, determining how to pack for a the tour and what goes in your suitcase and carry-on can get complicated.
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Expert travel tips for packing and unpacking on tours
When your travels involve moving daily, unpacking and repacking can be a grind. Unless you have figured out key travel tips for daily packing and unpacking on tours…which we have and share with you.
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Packing tips for the eco-conscious traveler
For the eco-conscious traveler, sustainability is a lifestyle that drives all day-to-day choices. And packing for a holiday is no exception. Here are some suggestions for what to pack, and what not to pack, to ensure that you’re traveling with environmental and cultural sensitivity in mind.
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Business Trip Packing Tips: Fight wrinkles & worry
Ease your travel stress with our business trip packing tips. Traveling for business is challenging enough, even for frequent flyers. Trudging on and off planes, trains and automobiles while schlepping clothes and gear is hard. Mix in being forced to mingle with coworkers in hotels, restaurants and airport lounges – people you may hardly know outside of the office — and even the best of us can feel discombobulated. There are ways to fight the stress, however. It starts with packing light, as we detailed in our recent article, Packing light: smart load-trimming tips.
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Useful travel must-haves from the junk drawer
Aside from a few selective travel accessories, the really useful travel must-haves will come from the junk drawer, sewing cabinet or garage shelves at home.
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Packing light for travel: smart load-trimming tips
Tips for packing your luggage lighter are really all about adjusting your attitude. The “might” in “might need” is key here.
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Pack smart for travel: 10 steps to list, assess, pack!
Packing for travel can be daunting. Start thinking about the process as soon as you book your tickets. We’ve got easy travel tips to help you pack smart.
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Travel Organization Tips: Cube, compress, fold, roll
We’ll help you travel with more organization. You need these travel organization tips! Think of it as feng shui for your travel suitcase. You’re welcome.
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Essential Travel Comfort Items To Pack
No one likes to travel in discomfort, and frankly, being airplane and airport experts ourselves, you can trust the HI Travel Tales team when we tell you, acquiring select travel comfort items might be the most important travel item purchases you’ll make.
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