Vacation Packing Tips: Take One Bag
Here’s a vacation packing tip: take just one small piece of luggage on your next vacation. I carry-on is what I used to called it but with current restrictions on liquids, dangerous weapons such as pocket knives and weight limits you probably won’t be allowed to carry on a single piece of luggage at least on most airlines. However this shouldn’t stop you being able to travel pretty much indefinitely with one 30litre day pack or shoulder bag if you prefer. When I challenge people to this they either say “impossible” or “why”? Well it’s not impossible: I traveled for over 6 months across most of South America carrying a single bag. My jacket had to be worn either by me or on the outside of my pack as did my walking shoes: but that was the only compromise I made. I wasn’t equipped for camping but I survived “summer” in Tierra del Fuego which was about 10C all the way to the tropics of Ecuador. Not all of my clothes survived the trip: traveling light is tough on clothing. But it was a delight to never have to check my bag on a bus and to be able to accept a lift in a small car already full of 3 adults without having the bag being a problem. .
The why of taking as few items on your vacation packing list is easy too. Next time just watch someone struggling with too much luggage getting onto the bus or even just transferring to the taxi: they have to tip the porter and the taxi driver to deal with it all. It slows you down, excess luggage makes you a target for opportunistic theft and means you spend too much time worrying about the logistics of travel instead of just enjoying the experience. The most common taxis in Vietnam are scooters: you hop on the back and they put your bag between the driver’s legs in front: if your bag is too big to fit on a Vietnamese taxi: prune your vacation packing list: a lot!
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