Kristen Welker Quotes

I try to pack light with a folding leather suit bag. Anything more than five days, I need to check in my luggage. What takes the most space? Chef jackets, aprons and tools.

What I can't fit into my suitcase is probably something I don't need.

Pack an outfit to change into on the plane.

I travel regularly and have learnt to be very methodical as far as packing is concerned. For example, I always check the weather in advance of where I'm going to ensure that I've packed the right clothes.

I used to overpack a lot and sometimes even forgot vital pieces of clothing, such as my swimming shorts and sandals. I'm much better now. I only take what I know I'm going to wear or use and always double-check my suitcase so I don't have to rush to the nearest clothing store when I unpack at the hotel.

If I'm traveling, I'll pack socks in my bag - really cute furry ones.

I only travel with one suitcase - Mulberry does an incredible one. I always check it; the TSA restrictions are so tricky.

I would say that the single most important conclusion I reached, after traveling through Japan, as well as countless hours reading, studying, and analyzing this fascinating culture, is that you should always tighten the cap on the shampoo bottle before you put it in your suitcase.

One thing you can't miss in your suitcase is a hat.

I only travel with a carry-on suitcase in most instances.

I travel a ridiculous amount, so I've thought a lot about, and spent a lot of time refining, what I carry and how I carry it.

The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase.

I get ideas about what's essential when packing my suitcase.

The more you travel, the better you get at it. It sounds silly, but with experience you learn how to pack the right way. I remember one of my first trips abroad, travelling around Europe by rail, fresh out of high school. I brought all these books with me and a paint set. I really had too much stuff, so I've learnt to be more economical.

I made it about a three-day weekend so people wouldn't have to change their clothes a lot. We didn't have an art department; we didn't have a make-up department.

Guys will take one pair of jeans, five T-shirts and three pair of socks and that'll get you by for 10 weeks.

Though I'm a fashion designer, I never stuff my luggage with too many items.

I hate to travel with stuff.

If I'm going away for longer than a week I take a suitcase and check it in but I'm good at packing light and quick - years of modelling, travelling and living out of a suitcase has trained me well.

I travel without barely any luggage. Just a second set of underwear and binoculars and a map and a toothbrush.

I put everything into my hand luggage! Really, I do!

Packing is always a nightmare.

I collect a lot of eco-friendly shopping bags that serve to separate my shoes other and other small stuff in my luggage.

Travel like a pro, not like a hobo. That's my motto.

I travel so much for work that when I fly, I prefer to travel light and bring a carry-on bag that I don't need to check.