It’s about to be that time of year again, when planes are jammed, tempers are flaring, and we’re supposed to deliver gifts while full of cheer.
Of course it’s hard to be cheerful when you’re paying $25 to $75 to check bags after already paying inflated holiday airfares. So check out this article I got quoted in a few times on SmaterTravel.com: A Holiday Travel Primer to Avoid Baggage Fees . With a little smart packing and planning ahead, you can have more money to spend on gifts for people you like instead of giving a big gift to your airline. In these days of e-commerce and big box retailers that are the same from coast to coast, it’s not all that hard.
In one of those strange “small world” affairs, one of the other people quoted in that article was David Farley, an author who has written articles and done book reviews for Perceptive Travel. A guy I hung out with on a hotel rooftop in Manhattan at an Handcrafted PR party two weeks ago—sipping cocktails featuring El Tosoro tequila and Rhum Agricole. (New York writers may spend a fortune on rent, but at least they get invited to a lot of press parties.)
Anyway, his advice is something I try to follow as well: make sure all your clothes go together and you don’t have to pack as many outfits.
Read the whole article here . Then for reviews of gear that will help you pack well, subscribe to Practical Travel Gear .
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