I seem to be in what looks like an unusual situation: I need to learn to pack less efficiently.
In spring 2004, when I was panicking at the sudden realization that my non-refundable ticket to CDG in Paris would not be paired with friendly free housing on the beach, I started trying to figure out how to survive for a month with one backpack. In urban Europe, with marginal money, that isn’t hard to do: wonderful sites like Art of Travel, One Bag, and Travelite introduced me to freedom from luggage.
My trip to Brazil this week complicates matters. It seems, for some reason, to be harder to pack light when taking various items for family and a laptop. I should be able to pack it all in just over the carry-on and personal item allowance, but I don’t want to check a mostly empty bag (asking for trouble) or a mostly full bag (asking to lose my stuff).
Right now the best-sounding solution involves abusing compression straps.
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