Travel Tips

I used to travel with a massive checked bag and spend the first hour of every trip rearranging things I never ended up using. Two years ago, I committed to carry-on only for a two-week trip through southern Europe — and I have never gone back. Packing light is not about deprivation. It is about…

The best travel day I ever had started with a cancelled tour booking and zero backup plan. It was 9am in a city I half-knew, with a full day stretching out in front of me and nothing locked in. Instead of panicking, I walked. I stopped when something looked interesting and kept going when it…