Over the next few days, I will be writing a mini series on The Chic and Minimalist Travel Wardrobe.
I will be covering:
Whilst some people like to take several suitcases away with them on holiday, I pride myself on being able to pack light, usually much to other people's disbelief or amusement.
My first memories of being a light packer are being aged 19 or so and going on a college trip to Paris for a week. Whilst my college friends took a huge suitcase each full of clothes and items such as hairdryers and make-up, I took a small black leather overnight bag, with a carefully thought out small selection of clothes and make-up. My college friends could not believe how little I was taking.
The funniest part was that when we returned to the UK and we all went through customs, I was singled out by two customs men who stopped me to search my bags. They wanted to know what I had in my bag as they could not believe that I had only taken a small bag for a weeks trip to Paris.
I just smiled politely and explained that I simply liked to travel light and walked away leaving them scratching their heads in disbelief.
Since those early days, I still like to travel light and apart from getting stopped at customs there are many advantages.
My next blog postings will include the following:
I have also found a couple of books on packing which you may be interested in. They are available from Amazon.com. For further details, please click on the images below.
I will be covering:
- The advantages of travelling light.
- The importance of planning your Chic and Minimalist Wardrobe.
- Inspiration on the type of clothes you may wish to take.
- A list of basic wardrobe essentials for going on holiday
Whilst some people like to take several suitcases away with them on holiday, I pride myself on being able to pack light, usually much to other people's disbelief or amusement.
My first memories of being a light packer are being aged 19 or so and going on a college trip to Paris for a week. Whilst my college friends took a huge suitcase each full of clothes and items such as hairdryers and make-up, I took a small black leather overnight bag, with a carefully thought out small selection of clothes and make-up. My college friends could not believe how little I was taking.
The funniest part was that when we returned to the UK and we all went through customs, I was singled out by two customs men who stopped me to search my bags. They wanted to know what I had in my bag as they could not believe that I had only taken a small bag for a weeks trip to Paris.
I just smiled politely and explained that I simply liked to travel light and walked away leaving them scratching their heads in disbelief.
Since those early days, I still like to travel light and apart from getting stopped at customs there are many advantages.
My next blog postings will include the following:
- The advantages of travelling light.
- The importance of planning your Chic and Minimalist Wardrobe.
- Inspiration of the type of clothes you may wish to take.
- A list of basic wardrobe essentials
I have also found a couple of books on packing which you may be interested in. They are available from Amazon.com. For further details, please click on the images below.
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