Nikita Dutta Quotes

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

If I'm on holiday, I travel light, but if it is a work trip, I take everything but the kitchen sink.

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 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 reader need not be told that John Bull never leaves home without encumbering himself with the greatest possible load of luggage. Our companions were no exception to the rule.

Packing is always a nightmare.

When it comes to luggage, I am an underpacker.

I start with my shoes - I usually pack two pairs if I'm going away for four or five days, and I'll wear another one.

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

Don't overpack your carry-on. You're never going to read that second book or that fourth magazine.

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

I travel a lot. If you look at my suitcase, everything is extremely well-packed and well-folded; people who travel with me are impressed at how organized I am. Some would refer to me as a maniac for this.

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

I try to travel light.

Packing is important because a lot of times I have to go places where I have to be in four different climates in three weeks. For example, Bosnia, Ireland, Rome. Different parts of Italy. You have to pack and get it down to a science.

The rule is to carry as little as possible.

A ready person never needs to get ready.

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.

You always have to be on top of your game, because you never know what is going to happen.

The thrill of not knowing what's going to happen, trained me to be prepared for anything.

To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.

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.

Do not be tense, just be ready, not thinking but not dreaming, not being set but being flexible.

One never knows what each day is going to bring. The important thing is to be open and ready for it.

I'm ready for anything. That's probably why it never happens.