Last weekend I had my tightest packing challenge ever: a weekend in the Italian Alps with just a small backpack for my luggage. I was in Italy with my husband to celebrate a friend’s birthday, and I was trying out a new bag which I’d been sent to review: a Booq Daypack. I have to […]
How to pack for an 8 kg luggage allowance
When I went to Kraków for a weekend trip I flew with Lufthansa. The flight was fine, but the luggage allowance was stress-inducing – it was just 8 kgs, with a maximum bag size of 55 x 40 x 23 cms. This required some very careful thought about how and what to pack. Why I […]
Cabin bag review
I admire people who travel light but I’m both too myopic and too attached to my toiletries to fly with hand luggage only. I find the regulations on liquids in flight hand luggage confusing. I’m certain that a trip’s worth of my daily disposable contact lenses (which are individually sealed in liquid-filled pouches) along with […]
