Packing light is essential for today’s travel – and it’s not that hard with modern fabrics. Here are 10 easy packing tips to help you pack lighter, which will make your travel adventures that much better.
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Travel organization and packing tips
Packing for a road trip: Road trip accessories, organization, and meals
During the pandemic, I discovered a passion for road trips – and discovered that packing for a road trip meant adding accessories for my travels that keep me organized, fed, safe and very happy on the road.
Packing for a safari: What not to forget on a safari packing list
Putting together a packing list for a safari in Africa starts months in advance. Here are a few expert tips to help you begin packing for a safari in Africa.
Packing tips for sustainable travel – be an eco-conscious traveler
For the sustainable traveler, being eco-conscious is a lifestyle that drives all day-to-day choices. And packing for a vacation 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 top of mind.
Never forget anything in a hotel room – tips from travel experts
Frequent travelers use various tricks for not forgetting things in hotel rooms. Here are our favorite tips and hacks so you never forget anything in a hotel room again.
Packing light for summer travel: 10 easy packing tips
Every time I hear somebody say what a struggle it is to take only one piece of luggage on a trip, I wince. Really, packing light is not hard, especially if you are packing light for summer travel. Packing so your luggage is lighter and smaller just takes a little change in mindset. Here are 10 easy packing tips.
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.
Know how to pack for a bike tour with this bike touring gear list
When trying to pack for a bike tour, knowing what gear goes in your suitcase and what goes in your carry-on and day bag can get complicated. Our bike tour packing list with expert suggestions from bike touring veterans will help.
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.
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.
Packing tips: useful travel must-haves from the junk drawer
Aside from a few selective travel accessories, the really useful travel must-haves to pack on your next trip will come from the junk drawer, sewing cabinet or garage shelves at home.
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. When packing light for travel, you only take what you need and no more!
Pack smart for travel: 10 steps to list, assess, pack right!
Packing for travel can be daunting. Start thinking about the packing process as soon as you book your tickets. Don’t overpack! We’ve got 10 easy travel tips to help you pack smart for your next vacation. Follow these tips and your packing nightmares will be over. Pack light, pack right.
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.
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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