by Anne Betts | Oct 25, 2023 | Luggage and Packing
Updated October 25, 2023 When flying home from Istanbul, one of my travelling companions decided to shrink-wrap her newly purchased bag. It was her standard carry on, weighing in at a few kilograms heavier than Turkish Airlines’ carry-on limit of 8 kilograms. Given...
by Anne Betts | Oct 23, 2023 | Luggage and Packing
Updated October 23, 2023 One of the strategies, and challenges, of packing light is to manage if, how, and when to do laundry. The clothes you aren’t wearing are the clothes you need to schlep around from place to place. An essential key to packing light is to pack...
by Anne Betts | Oct 19, 2023 | Travel Tech
Updated October 19, 2023 Audiobooks are an excellent choice for packing light travellers. If you haven’t yet discovered audiobooks and you’re looking for another entertainment medium to add to your repertoire, check them out. However, audiobooks can be expensive so...
by Anne Betts | Aug 5, 2023 | Luggage and Packing, Health, Safety and Comfort, home featured
Updated August 5, 2023 Restrictions on liquids, aerosols, gels, creams, and pastes are an ally of the packing light traveller. Toiletries can be space and weight guzzlers, so it could be helpful to look upon the restrictions as additional motivation to pack light....
by Anne Betts | Aug 5, 2023 | Italy
Updated August 5, 2023 These 15 tips for visiting Italy’s Cinque Terre are a compilation of answers to the many questions that arose during my pre-trip research and discoveries during our five-night stay. It’s not a definitive guide on Cinque Terre, but it...