Travelling fuss-free and light is very important and smart packing makes happy and cheap travelling.
We tend to pack many unimportant things and here are tips to pack things that are light, limited and smart.
1. Plan a self-imposed limit for your luggage. If the airlines allow 25 Kg, impose 18-20 Kgson yourself; as this will help you in packing only the essentials and also would leave room for some shopping while you holiday.
2. Pack your toiletries in a ziplock bag. Try packing the “travel-packs” you get as they are small and travel friendly viz., tooth-pastes, shampoos, face-washes and other things that you can discard after using them.
3. Pack go-anywhere clothing. Jeans, White shirt/a dressy t-shirt and a jacket. You can never go wrong with these anywhere in the world; similarly- a white and a black legging that you can pair with almost umlimited kurtis.
4. Pack all your liquid bottles separately in another plastic bag. This way if a bottle spills then your clothing would be safe.
5. Don’t forget your meds. Medicines are important to be packed while vacationing. Pack just basic ones- Aspirin/Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, something for periods and yes- also for food poisoning. Oh and yes- almost forgot- Do pack a couple of tampons/pads and condoms and birth-control pills- i.e., if you are sexually active (You never know- just in case, it ALWAYS pays to be safe)
6. Pack light snacks. It’s important as you might get delayed or stranded. Pack smart- granola bars, few dry-fruits a chocolate or some butter crackers. These will relieve you from the occasional hunger pangs.
By: Archa Dave
