Gillian Tans Quotes

I used to pack a giant bag to check with every possible outfit I could think of, but now I have slimmed down my travel wardrobe.

Pack lightly. If I'm anywhere a week or less, I carry on. I can fit everything I need in one small bag! And I pack small, mini liquids so TSA doesn't make me throw anything out.

I have a rule: Pretend you're going on a trip for two weeks, and pull what you'd wear on that two-week trip, and get rid of everything else.

I never have more than one bag at a time. I think one is already quite enough. Also, I hate changing bags, so I never have the thing of having ten bags. Any bag that's with me will take the same course as I will. It will take the same airplanes and will be squashed in the same way and will be used as a cushion in the airports.

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

Never have anyone else carry your luggage. Pack only what you need.

No matter where I'm going, I always have sunglasses, a book, and some gum in my carry-on.

I'm a very good packer, but I probably take too much in the way of toiletries. You only really need a toothbrush, as most places you go to have a bar of soap and some shampoo.

When you get back from a trip, make a note of what you didn't wear. This will avoid packing it unnecessarily next time.

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

Well, I'm a light traveller. I chuck things away.

When it comes to luggage, I am an underpacker.

In general, I pack really simply. Every shirt that I pack is going to work with every pant that I pack and every sweater that I pack. So, I can mix and match easily.

I travel as light as possible and usually pack in less than a minute. If I'm going somewhere hot, I throw in some flip-flops, T-shirts and shorts - but I still pack clothes that I never use.

I always try to travel as light as possible. I feel really embarrassed having loads of luggage.

Dresses that don't wrinkle are key. They don't take up a whole lot of space and you can throw four into a suitcase.

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

I'm not much of a hectic packer and prefer to travel light.

The thing I've learned is less is more. I travel as light as possible.

Packing is basically: If you're going on a weekend, then just take what you're really going to wear. And how many times are you going to leave the room? If that makes any sense. Like if you're going to sleep, read, and sit by a fire - chunky knit sweaters, leggings, comfortable boots. But if you're going on like a party weekend, then bring your favorite pieces and make sure you'll wear them.

I don't travel light with my beauty box when I travel.

I'm a minimalist kind of person: only one pair of boots, one pair of pants, and if I could, only one shirt.

I've started making my wardrobe a uniform: I find that the fewer options I have, the better my state of mind.

Put all the menus and TV guides and magazines and local info papers in the drawers. I hate clutter!

I've only ever seen a couple tiny home spaces that are actually a clever use of space.