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  • January 3, 2025

How to Pack Light for Your Next Adventure

The author's husband takes photos of the icebergs in the Jökulsárlón lagoon in Iceland.

What is your packing style? Are you a minimalist or a maximist? Can you get by with just a backpack, even if you’re going to be gone for three weeks? Or do you pack everything except the kitchen sink, you know, just in case you need it? It seems every travel website has at least…

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  • October 29, 2024

10 Items to Always Pack in a Carry On

A Maximilian sunflower in a Kansas prairie.

Checked Bags Versus Carry On When you fly, do you check a bag or just use a carry on? This is a discussion that can sometimes create judgment or even become a...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • September 17, 2024

Ten Tips to Help You Be a Better Packer

Small metal molds at a flea market in Paris.

How to Think About Packing If you do an internet search, you’ll find an abundance of posts about packing. How to pack in just a carryon. What to pack for __________________ (fill...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • July 12, 2024

There is No Perfect Bag

Libreria Acqua Alta in Venice, Italy

There is no perfect bag… nor is there a perfect trip. But, there are some that come close, and the quest is part of the fun. The Problem With Bags Actually, if...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • December 22, 2023

Adapter vs Converter

If you're new to traveling internationally, you may have never had to deal with an adapter or a converter. But if you're getting ready to travel abroad, this is an important topic...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • November 10, 2023

How to Pack for Your Adventure

Anticipation Most of us assume that the greatest enjoyment in travel is the actual trip itself, but believe it or not, research shows that a significant percentage of the enjoyment is in...

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