The Ultra-Minimalist Packing List: How I Packed for Europe

“Ideally packed!” That’s what a London Gatwick Airport security agent told me when my bag got tagged for a manual inspection. She was completely impressed because she couldn’t believe how efficient and well-organized my carry-on bag was! [If you’ve ever had one of those, you know that they take everything out of your bag. It …

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European trip packing update

It’s been a busy couple of weeks, and we leave for Europe tomorrow. In the meantime, we went to our local post office this evening to use their Automatic Postal Center machine to weigh our carry-on bags so that we could meet the stringent weight restrictions on Virgin Atlantic. The verdict? My bag: 12 pounds …

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