List Plans for Carefree Travel

May 26, 2009. Countdown to Travel
Easy Fun Travel is helped by preparation. Consider making a countdown list so you are ready to go and stress free when it is time to go.
Weeks out List:
1. Pet arrangements.
2. Utility holds. Including mail or newspaper.
3. Items to pick up on regular shopping trips.
4. Start to think Wardrobe, Entertainment.
Begin thinking about what you need to travel in advance. Jot down your thoughts and a time to get them accomplished. Be ready for relaxed, carefree travel.

Travel Avoiding Wrinkles

Post: May 23, 2009 Wrinkle Reduction Packing
There are methods of packing to reduce wrinkles:
1. Selecting clothes that are engineered to shed or not show travel crumples.
2. Wearing or carrying delicate items.
3. Carrying a hanging bag of delicate items covered on a hanger.
4. Gently rolling items or bundle layering to reduce the number of folded surfaces.
5. Consider unpacking quickly to let wrinkles fall out.
Wrinkles happen. But can be avoided or managed in Travel. Ideally planning ahead to reduce wrinkles and then just relaxing and enjoying the fun can work well.

Toting Liquids

May 21, 2009 Toting Liquids
What liquids and gels do you really need to carry with you?
Airlines restrict flyers to 3 oz containers that fit in a quart bag.
Liquids are heavy to drag around.
Consider what you will have waiting on arrival. Many hotels have Shampoo, Conditioner, Soap, Lotion, or Mouthwash. Certain hotels advertise that they have products available that may have been forgotten.
Do you drop by a store at your destination? It can be wonderful fun to bump into the perfect product shopping. It can also be a real downer to need something you cannot find.
How many little bottles of liquid-gels do you need?

Fabric Matters

May 18, 2009 Fabric Matters.
Travel clothing is engineered. It is designed to be:
1. Light in weight.
2. Conserve packed travel space.
3. Wrinkle controlled to present a sharp, well groomed appearance.
4. Easy hand wash.
5. Quick air dry.
6. Multi-purpose utility.

When you are adding to your wardrobe keep in mind purchases for your future travel wardrobe.

Remembering to Take All You Need

May 14, 2009 How Do You Remember to Take What You Need?
Collect your thoughts as they come to you.
Make a list.
Keep your list handy to add what you need to your list.
You can keep a pencil and paper list or keep your thoughts in your phone or even E-mail your thoughts to yourself. (E-mailing creates a back-up copy.)
Just jot your thoughts down as they come to you.

Do You Find Reading Relaxing?

May 12, 2009 Do you love to read?
Reading a good book can be just the most relaxing activity.
If you like to have more than one small book to read what do you look for to keep your packing space from filling up with bulky books? Ideas:
1. Keeping a collection of smaller paperbacks ensures you have a choice when it is time to pack.
2. 2-3 of most paper backs will often fit in the space of one hard back book.
3. Small books can allow taking a variety of reading materials, including poetry or a collection of magazine articles you have been meaning to get to.
4. A few pages of favorite puzzles can ease a long wait or air flight.
5. Electronic reading is available and effective for space.
A variety of reading entertainment can make travel much more enjoyable.

Laundry on the GO

May 8, 2009 Doing Laundry on the Go.
How do you Travel light and keep your clothes clean and fresh?
Ease freshening your clothes into your morning and evening routine. If your clothes are always fresh you will be able to travel a lot lighter while always enjoying a clean selection of clothing.
Drop a few items in the sink while you are already in the bathroom in the evening. Let them drip “out” in the shower and move them to good air flow for a few hours to finish drying.
In the morning, while you are in the shower rinse out a few things. Doing a few items at a time will keep the work to a limit and you will be able to select from all of your wardrobe.

Entertainment

May 2, 2009: Entertainment.
Considering that travel is entertainment, what do you carry with you for entertainment when boredom starts to loom. Considerations:
1. Books. Paperbacks travel light.
2. Magazines and newspapers. I tear out articles and take only new paper sections.
3. Puzzles. Newspaper crosswords examples.
4. Music. Many carry methods these days.
5. Digital entertainment. All of the above comes in many digital forms.
The above list is my list. I expect as most read the list they said, “Oh no. I would take my ….”. So, What would you take?