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deebee Posted Sat 19 Jun, 2010 12:25 PM |
| I'm the kind of person who likes to travel light. I hate lugging around tons of bags at the airport but my husband would take half the house if I let him (I do the packing!!). I thought that women were the ones who normally take too much stuff!! |
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Turtleneck Posted Sat 19 Jun, 2010 4:21 PM |
| I travel pretty light. I try to know where I'm going to go and what I'll be doing and pack accordingly. If I'm staying somewhere that I know I'll have washing machine access, even better! Especially now with kids, since one outfit rarely lasts a whole day without spills or something. |
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Nikki Posted Sun 20 Jun, 2010 3:38 AM |
| I always take a ton. But you never know when you'll need something! I mostly over do it with shoes. |
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weirdmom Posted Sun 20 Jun, 2010 4:18 AM |
| I used to be a notorious overpacker but especially since I've had kids I've gotten really good at downsizing. I think it's because I also have to deal with their crap. So, same amount of suitcases but now for four people instead of two. LOL |
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mili Posted Sun 20 Jun, 2010 2:09 PM |
| I used to take loads too much, but have improved. Now I gather the clothes I'm planning on taking with me and then start weeding. The basic principle is that most clothes should go together, so mixing and matching is easy. |
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Turtleneck Posted Sun 20 Jun, 2010 5:32 PM |
mili wrote: The basic principle is that most clothes should go together, so mixing and matching is easy.
My mom does this. When she travels, she wears black, white, and red. |
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deebee Posted Sun 20 Jun, 2010 5:37 PM |
| Haha I do the black and white thing and I chuck in some turquoise if I want a bit of colour. Everything has to be versatile but shoes are a nightmare - I always need at least 3 or 4 pairs no matter how long I'm travelling for. |
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Absy Posted Mon 21 Jun, 2010 7:07 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: mili wrote: The basic principle is that most clothes should go together, so mixing and matching is easy.
My mom does this. When she travels, she wears black, white, and red.
And I wear Navy, white and red coz I'm french and want to look like the french flag/french footballers. LOL |
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I Came in Through the Bathroom Window Posted Tue 22 Jun, 2010 6:58 PM |
I tend to travel light and I always use everything I take. I do the matching thing, but since I'm very boring when it comes to clothing, this is not difficult for me. And I don't usually take more than one pair of shoes (the ones I'm wearing when I'm travelling + 1 extra pair).
I'm telling you, I'm anti-fashion. |
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Absy Posted Tue 22 Jun, 2010 7:12 PM |
I usually put on the bed everything I'd like to take then select what i need : an item should match at least 2 other pieces.
Then I rely on accessories (jewels, scarves, shoes) and make-up. |
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Sarah- Posted Wed 23 Jun, 2010 11:50 PM |
| well - i went to liverpool in april. was supposed to stay for 3 and a half days so of course i travelled light. but then the volcanic ash cloud came and i regretted it. haha ;) |
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deebee Posted Thu 24 Jun, 2010 12:10 PM |
Sarah- wrote: well - i went to liverpool in april. was supposed to stay for 3 and a half days so of course i travelled light. but then the volcanic ash cloud came and i regretted it. haha ;)
Haha this happened to me too Sarah. I got stuck in London and had to run out and buy some new underwear to keep me going the extra 5 days I was there. |
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Sarah- Posted Thu 24 Jun, 2010 3:42 PM |
deebee wrote: Sarah- wrote: well - i went to liverpool in april. was supposed to stay for 3 and a half days so of course i travelled light. but then the volcanic ash cloud came and i regretted it. haha ;)
Haha this happened to me too Sarah. I got stuck in London and had to run out and buy some new underwear to keep me going the extra 5 days I was there.
haha it was so weird because i don't exactly leave my country too often and suddenly sth like that happens ;D well i was lucky to stay with a nice "host family" so i was able to wash my stuff. i ended up staying for 10 days ;)
where did you stay in london? a hostel/hotel? |
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deebee Posted Thu 24 Jun, 2010 5:12 PM |
| I was lucky because I was meeting up with a friend and her parents live quite close to gatwick airport - they had to put up with me the extra time. I felt a bit awkward though asking if I could wash my undies. I was only supposed to be away for 2 days and then it turned into nearly a week!! |
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Absy Posted Thu 24 Jun, 2010 7:52 PM |
deebee wrote: I was lucky because I was meeting up with a friend and her parents live quite close to gatwick airport - they had to put up with me the extra time. I felt a bit awkward though asking if I could wash my undies. I was only supposed to be away for 2 days and then it turned into nearly a week!!
Did yu eat well ? You never know about England... |
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