4 Tips to Travel Light

Everyone wishes to travel light, but seldom are people successful; it’s tough to boil down to what exactly we need to carry on our holidays. But here’s the deal: no matter how long your trip or the kind of accommodation you’re staying at, it is always possible to pack less than what you think you need and still have enough for the trip. Read on for these simple and easy packing tips to make your travel easy and light-weight:

Carry smaller suitcases:

The oldest trick in the book, and many a time, the most impactful: use small travel suitcases to pack your stuff in. Most suitcase brands are also coming up with suitcase models that are compact and spacious enough to pack in clothes and other materials for a week’s worth of stay. Similarly, choose haversacks with mid-size capacities. They don’t look as bulky and are often the best packing support you have for your backpacking trips.

Take minimum toiletries:

When you’re travelling to new cities and staying put in hotels, chances that you will be provided with basic toiletries are on the higher side. For example, if you’ve booked your stay with a Yoho Bed accommodation in Dehiwala, you can be assured of daily hygiene products like toothpaste, soap, towels, etc. in your room. Before booking, you can always call up your hotel and confirm the same. If you’re planning a wildlife trek of sorts, you can always buy products of smaller quantities to maximise space available with you.

Pick out versatile clothing & accessories:

It may be tempting to categorise clothing according to moods (dinner wear, sightseeing wear, etc.) and pack the same. However, while travelling, you should pack clothes that are ideal for party wear as well as casual wear. Clothes with darker colours should be preferred since any staining is going to be less visible on it. Earrings, scarves, or light jacket, or even make-up can create the difference you need, and they don’t need to occupy too much space in your luggage. Therefore, don’t hesitate to pack up on accessories.

Remember you can reuse your clothes:

One of the main reasons why people pack many clothes is because they ignore that they can be washed and worn again. If you are putting up in spacious quarters like in any of the hotels in Kotahena, be assured of lots of wind and sun to dry up your clothes in minimal time, such that they are good for use again.

Traveling light is not an elusive dream. Just a little bit of logic and smart packing, and voila, you are travel ready for a comfortable journey.