Learn to Pack Properly

Choosing types of fabric that don't crease is a hugely overlooked part of packing and one of the best ways to keep your clothes looking good after hours or days in a suitcase or backpack.

 

The type of luggage that you use should be more of a decision than just backpack vs suitcase. It should be practical for your destination and travel mode, appropriately sized for you and able to carry all the items you need to bring (and potentially any items you plan to return home with.) Consider if you will stay in one place or move around a lot, cobblestone streets, ease of getting through airports and train stations, etc.

 

What do you really need? Be honest with yourself, do you actually end up wearing/using/needing all the items you typically bring? Is paying and waiting for checked bags really worth it?

 

When travelling solo with carry-on it’s important to consider that it must go everywhere you go in transit. There is no one to watch out for your stuff while you go to the bathroom or to get food, it has to carried/pulled/worn the whole way.

 

How packing properly helps you save money – not paying to check bags unless necessary, not buying things you forgot, not paying to ship things home when your bag is too heavy, not throwing things away to make room for souvenirs, etc and having to re-buy at home.

 

Pack and roller, multiple bags, walking, stairs, etc