Greece travelogue, Part 1 (Packing for the trip)
By Katy Scrogin There I was last night, on the eve of a twelve-day odyssey to Greece, frantically doing laundry and attempting to tamp down the pre-travel jitters that inevitably emerge a full day prior to any air travel. Whether it’s a short hop that doesn’t even get me out of the state, or an [...]
The “Universal Packing List” App
Here at The Nylon Carry-All, we recommend you generate a master packing list that you use for every trip. Furthermore, we recommend that after every trip you revisit and revise the list to pare down what you did without, and what you can do without on the next trip. Packing light is the goal, of [...]
Caching and stashing (think: traveling without packing)
I saw a tweet a few days ago from Tim Ferris (of The 4-Hour Workweek fame), praising Sean Bonner’s recent post on Practical Urban Caching. The idea is that when you travel regularly to certain destinations, you shouldn’t have to pack. If you are heading repeatedly to a certain location, the key is to find [...]
Packing for a 5 Day Trip to Montreal
The first weekend in November I took a five day trip to Montreal. This was for a professional conference, and I had some interviews and meetings lined up. In the past I would have brought a lot of clothing, probably in my Samsonite Silhouette 11 Spinner Garment Bag. The Silhouette was the bag I used [...]
