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Sarah's 2024 Travel Predictions

What will this year look like for travelers.

Before the pandemic, travel was much the same every year for more than a decade. Sure, the hot destinations came and went, but generally the outlook was stable and the trend was growth, always growth. The pandemic of 2020 changed everything. Aside from an abrupt and complete end to any work in travel, the result of those few years of upheaval is a travel market that seems to change every five minutes.

Part of my job as a tour operator is to track trends. With the help of our awesome trade group, European Tour Operators Association (ETOA), I have some interesting data to look at and make strategic decisions about our offerings, social media strategy and so on. I also track these trends from the POV of a travel journalist, which is similar and also totally different.

In the end, I get a pretty interesting picture from all of my sources which informs my writing and my tour program. And why should this be of interest to you? While I think it’s interesting to give you a peek behind the curtain, these trends can also help the average traveler understand when to book a trip, how to score the best airfare, and which destinations are going to be popular (and full of Instagrammers.)

I was asked recently to be a guest on a TV show and give my predictions for 2024. I may be right but I may be wrong. I have no crystal ball, so please don’t complain to me a year from now! But I can make some good educated guesses.

Here are my predictions for 2024 travel, along with how this is news you can use:

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Following Your Dreams, Traveling With Children, and Food In Sicily With Sarah Murdoch

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Sarah Murdoch is the founder of Adventures with Sarah, a blog turned tour business helping travelers create amazing memories around the world.

Everything started for Sarah while on a family vacation in Europe where she instantly fell in love with Italy and pivoted her life to return. Sarah returned to Italy while studying abroad in college where she explored Europe and its wonderful cities.

After college, Sarah built a successful career as an architect, but still longed for travel. Sarah eventually took the plunge and quit her job landing at the offices of Rick Steves where she worked for 22 years. Then in 2020, Sarah realized she could have her own travel business, becoming a go to resource for travel and unforgettable tours.

In our conversation, we talk about following your dreams, traveling with children, and eating the food in Sicily.

In today’s episode you will learn:

• The benefits of immersing yourself in a culture
• How to immerse yourself efficiently into a culture
• The IMPORTANCE of travel
• Tips for traveling with children
• How travel can POSITIVELY affect children’s perspective
• How to minimize technology’s negative effect on your travel experience
• Tips on how to enjoy travel in the moment
• How to find a local’s FAVORITE restaurant
• BEST city to visit in Morocco
• Why Thailand is the MOST interesting food destination in the world
• Tips for traveling to Sicily

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My Mom’s Recipe Restaurant Tourism Street، Petra – Wadi Musa, Wadi Musa, Jordan

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How to Pack for Travel to Italy: Interview with Rick Steves Tour Guide Sarah Murdoch

[Rick Steves tour guide and travel expert Sarah Murdoch.]

"You don't need as much as you think you do," says tour guide Sarah Murdoch, who's been preaching about the art of packing light for years. With 19 years of travel experience - as a tour guide and guidebook writer and researcher for travel guru Rick Steves - and an average of three to five months a year spent on the road, mostly in Italy and Europe, Sarah has accrued a great deal of expertise on the most effective ways to pack. She's had to considering she's often gone for weeks at a time - usually with just a backpack and a day bag (during our interview, Sarah showed me the backpack she's traveling with on this three-and-a-half-week trip; I liked it so much I had to ask what it was: Cotopaxi Allpa 35L - while her day bag is Tom Bihn Cafe bag). 

Sarah loves teaching travel and has been lecturing for years on how to travel light and in style, something that is especially important in Italy, the country of ‘la bella figura’ - where it's all about making a good impression.  

To catch some of her packing wisdom, we spoke to Sarah this week, as she was leading a tour in Catania , Sicily (she's also co-authored a 2019 Rick Steves guidebook on Sicily, together with Rick Steves and local Sicilian Alfio Di Mauro - a project she worked on for seven years). Read on for her practical tips.  

Sarah, you recently tweeted about being able to make a tight connection at JFK airport after your first flight was delayed, having to run, in the dark (!) from one terminal to the other, only because you were carrying a 15-pound backpack and a purse. You wrote that it would have been impossible with a rolling bag. Tell us about the advantages of a backpack over a rolling suitcase or carry-on.

When you carry a backpack, you're forced to think about weight. You have to really think, do I need that extra dress?, or, do I need that extra pair of shoes? So, typically, it forces you to pack light. With a rolling bag, you don’t care as much, but the reality is, you need to care because you still have to lift it to place it in overhead bins, you have to take it on and off the train, and, especially in Italy where there are cobblestone streets, it's not easy to get around with a rolling bag.

I try to convince people to travel with a backpack even if they think they're too old for it or haven't traveled with one for years. When I started working for Rick Steves, we traveled with backpacks and stayed in hostels with our groups, so we come from a tradition of backpacking. Rick Steves himself, up to the last time I traveled with him, was still using a backpack. People don't need as much as they think they do .

[Sarah Murdoch is a tour guide and a guidebook writer and researcher for Rick Steves. Photo credit: Adventures with Sarah Facebook page.]

So, what are then the real travel essentials? Let’s start with clothing. How do you pack light and not look sloppy? How do you select what to bring?

My whole concept of packing light is a bit different because I really focus on weight rather than what you bring.

To select, I start with the color scheme, or I'll find a piece of clothing or jewelry or a scarf that I really like. Scarves are important here in Italy, so I'll often choose a scarf I really like and then I'll choose clothes that match it. If all of your clothes match one scarf, they're going to match each other too, and even if they don't, you can wear the scar to tie it up together.

For colors, I usually start with blacks, whites and greys, which makes it easier. That doesn’t mean you only have to bring those colors. This year for example, I went with a light color scheme: different shades of white and beige. It looked really good, clean and fresh, and you don't look like a tacky tourist. I've always tried to figure out how we can look good and feel good about ourselves when we travel .

Beyond that, I also bring jewelry with me because I'm in Italy a lot and here you should accessorize. I collect jewelry from places I visit. The necklace I’m wearing now comes from Mount Etna . I buy things that have an interesting story. People will often comment on them, and if I have a story to tell, it's a great way to start a conversation.

One of my clients said there was one thing missing from my packing list for Sicily though: stretchy pants… for when you eat all the pasta and cannoli!

[You don't want your bag to look like that.]

Do you do laundry while you travel?

Absolutely. But I'm on day 10 here in Sicily, and  I have enough clothes that I don't need to yet. That’s because I bring items that are really light. This dress I have on weighs less than a t-shirt. I pick what to bring based on fabrics - this dress I’m wearing is made of very thin cotton and doesn't wrinkle easily – and on the amount of space it takes; this way, I can pack twice as many clothes as people normally can.  

What about shoes? They’re heavy and take up space, but you often want shoes that are comfortable as well as shoes that are nice enough to wear at night.  

Indeed the heaviest items are shoes and toiletries. People often ask me on my blog how I select shoes. I do searches by weight. From there, you can select other criteria, such as shoes for people who have special needs.

I have three pairs of shoes with me right now. Typically I bring a pair of nice-looking sandals, comfortable but stylish; a pair of slip-on shoes that are very comfortable; and, since it’s summer time and I'm in Sicily, I brought flip flops with me. I found a pair that has wedge heels, so you can almost make them look like a nice pair of shoes, but I can also swim in them. I was swimming in Favignana a couple of days ago, and I'm so glad I brought them because I couldn't have gone into the water without shoes. Here in Italy the beaches are often rocky. So you think of shoes you can use in multiple ways .

[Rocky Cala Azzurra beach in Favignana, Sicily.]

You mentioned toiletries as being some of the heaviest items. How do you select what to bring?

In Italy you can get everything, so you don't need to bring all of your toiletries with you. It’s actually fun to go to a good old farmacia and shop for stuff you can’t find in the U.S. You only need to bring the things that you can't replicate somewhere else.

Toiletries and shoes are places where people could easily lose a lot of weight if they think creatively.

What about electronics? This is now a major must-have for everybody and we have so many devices. How do you make a selection?

You have to think about what you really need. So many of these electronics can do the same thing. I tell people to not bring a big camera anymore. It doesn't make any sense in the age of good digital cameras and phones. All my Instagram photos, the photos on my blog and even those in the Sicily guidebook were taken with my iPhone. If it's good enough to be in print, it's good enough for your photos. You can take great shots with a good phone nowadays.

I’ve brought an iPad before and I enjoyed that. You can use it for a lot of different things. But, do you really need it?

I bring my laptop only because I'm a writer and I need to work on my blog or pieces that I want to pitch. If you don't need it for work, a good quality phone will do everything now .

What do you find are the items that people tend to bring that are generally useless?

People bring hairdryers. You don't need hairdryers if you're staying in a hotel. The most useless thing anybody brings is a converter. That's a thing from the past. iPhone and electronics now have a converter built into it.

Then they bring too many toiletries, and too many books. Why add that weight if you can read on a tablet or on a phone?

In general, people regret bringing too much; they often don't wear all the things that they brought. If you're smart about how you pack, you can bring clothes that look good anytime . For instance, this simple black dress I have on is fine for any time of the day.

[Sarah in Sicily. She co-authored a Rick Steves 2019 guidebook about the region.]

Do you use things like money belts or fanny packs? Are you concerned with pickpockets when you're traveling in Italian cities?

I’m not, but that's because I’m six foot two and I've been traveling for 25 years, so I can pick a pickpocket out of a crowd like that. I'm a tour guide and my job is to be able to see the dangers. But I absolutely always suggest that travelers do invest in a money belt where you can place your passport, credit card and all your important documents. It's peace of mind. I now it's uncomfortable and makes you look fat, but I always tell people, it's like an instant diet: you go home, take it off, and you've lost 10 pounds. Feel better about yourself!

I have my money belt attached to the inside of my day bag, so they can’t steal it. And my day bag, I don't carry it on my shoulder, I carry it across my chest and I casually rest my arm on top of it. Backpacks as day bags are easy to pickpocket, and as for purses, imagine walking down Spaccanapoli and someone on a scooter snatches it. If you wear it across your body, it’s less easy. The people that have been pickpocketed on my tours have been careless, such as carrying wallets in back pockets.

If you’re at the Vatican Museums with 20,000 people, there are so many easy targets, and if you're the person with the bag across your chest and you're aware of who's around you, that's all it takes.

[Crowds inside Vatican Museums in Rome.]

Any packing tip specific for travel to Italy?

I would definitely suggest that people dress a little bit nicer than the way they dress at home. Italians in general dress a lot more formally every day. Even if it's jeans - they wear Armani jeans, or they'll wear stilettos with the jeans! Italian women look gorgeous because they put on multiple layers. The way you put your outfit together makes it interesting . That’s a cool opportunity because you want to think about, how can I be in the Dolomites in the morning and on the beach in Catania in the afternoon: it's easy, you wear layers. In the U.S., we're not taught how to accessorize and how to layer clothing.

So my suggestion for people who want to travel more Italian style is, think in terms of layers: a sleeveless shirt, a light shirt, a light scarf and a necklace. Those are things that don't weigh anything, but small details like that make a world of difference, especially in a country where la bella figura is such an important concept. The way you present yourself in Italy determines how you're going to be treated . If you’re sloppy, you show a lack of self-respect. If you present yourself a bit more elegantly, it's showing respect to the people around you. That's not a concept in American culture.

Thank you, Sarah, for sharing your precious packing tips. We can all use them!

Check out Sarah’s blog at Adventures with Sarah , where you can also keep up to date with her latest tours and dispatches from the road. Here's a good travel gear list by Sarah .

Interview has been edited for clarity and length. 

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Seattle tour operators that have survived COVID-19 tell how they made it — and what they make of travel’s future

Travel workers have had a particularly rough go of things during the coronavirus pandemic.

Practically overnight, their livelihoods went from being rooted in a lucrative, global industry to a grounded one. The travel industry has continued to have stops and starts as waves of this pandemic have come and gone ; the promise of vaccines and summer activities led to a hopeful moment, but then came the surge of the delta variant.

Caught in the middle were tour operators and guides. We spoke with three creative operators with Seattle ties to find out how they survived the last 18 months, and how they’re thinking of their businesses — and travel as a whole — going forward.

For Sarah Murdoch, the pandemic started with a blow. She’d spent 20 years as an Italy tour guide for Rick Steves Europe, which came to an end when the company reduced employee hours and laid off guides last summer.

Luckily, Murdoch had started her own touring business on the side six years before, Adventures with Sarah, focusing on destinations outside of Europe like Southeast Asia , Morocco and Egypt. After the layoffs, she threw her energy into expanding her business. She sewed and sold a lot of travel-themed masks, and started cooking demonstrations for her 50,000 Facebook followers in a series she called “Cucina Quarantena.” That led to a Patreon page, where devoted fans could pay for additional content, like live walking tours around Italy. “That’s been paying my mortgage, actually,” she says. “My fans really backed me up.”

Still, she wanted to keep taking groups around the world. She considered what kind of activities would work during a pandemic. No big museums, she realized, and no large crowds. Instead, “we’re going to be focused on the nontouristy aspects.” Last year, she put tours on the books for 2021, hoping the pandemic would allow for travel by then.

So far, she’s been able to make the tours happen. She spoke with The Seattle Times from Italy, where she’d brought a group of 12 people. Rather than hopping across several countries in a single trip, she and her tour group are in one hotel, one country, and branching out on activities from there.

But even that has challenges. “This is a day-by-day thing, honestly,” she says. Rules around the pandemic change so quickly. What are airport regulations? Are PCR tests required? What are the local requirements?

She has 12 tours planned from summer into fall. “I’ve been joking with people that I’m going to get a sainthood at the end of the season if I’m able to run all tours we have scheduled.”

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Online content was a huge part of Regina Winkle-Bryan’s strategy, too. As the founder and trip facilitator at Bold Spirit Travel , she began livestreaming tours from guides she’d worked with abroad, like an art historian who gave viewers a tour around the Jewish Quarter in Rome or an Italian chef offering cooking classes, and hosting multiday seminars on various travel subjects.

But real-life tours were crucial, too. Her business had been focused on international travel, but travel restrictions made her realize there were plenty of places to take people here in Washington. She began offering tours of Mount Rainier, Leavenworth, and a wine and waterfall tour along the Columbia River Gorge.

Both the local tours and the online offerings have been more successful than she expected. “There have been a lot of silver linings in this, frankly,” she says.

Local tours had their challenges, though. Triple-digit temperatures this summer led to cancellations on her Leavenworth tours, and she had to bump the starting time up by several hours for those who were still committed. It was also unseasonably hot during one of her wine and waterfall tours. “It hasn’t just been COVID. It’s also been climate,” she says.

Still, she intends to get back to consistently touring internationally, with itineraries that allow for both safety and flexibility. Late last month she was guiding a small group walk of the Camino de Santiago along the French route.

What type of person is traveling — let alone joining a tour group — right now? “It’s the boldest of the bold,” Winkle-Bryan says. Fully vaccinated folks who have weighed their risks and are eager to travel anyway. And the passage of time has at least given people more tools, she says. “I think people are more used to having to deal with all of the precautions that we need to take these days and are ready to go and do something, even if they have to do it with a mask on.”

However bold they may be, recurring upticks in cases have scared some would-be travelers away. “I wish we weren’t having these issues with the delta variant,” Winkle-Bryan says. “I know that there is a great need for tourism. Italy and Spain depend on tourism, especially Americans.”

Seattleite Rainer Metzger, tour operator at Guided By , says he knew he’d have to start thinking about his business differently soon after he, too, was let go by Rick Steves Europe. “It was pretty clear to me early on that pandemic-era travel would be very, very different,” he says. “I survived by taking the time to reformat my business into a post-pandemic tour product.”

Having a small, flexible, independent company has made changes easier to enact. Like Murdoch, his tours are smaller and slower. There’s more exploring neighborhoods and talking to locals, which has been a significant change. His groups often ask locals: What was it like to live here during the pandemic?

“The connections with people now are stronger than with paintings in a museum,” he says. And some cultural features have been enhanced by the pandemic. “It was amazing to see a city like Rome, where dining outside was already popular — they doubled down and now there’s twice as many places outside with seats,” he says.

But he, too, has been facing changes due to variants, despite these silver linings. “I’ve had a lot of postponements, and cancellations even, because of delta. The last month has been kind of a tough month,” he says.

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He’s not trying to persuade anybody to behave differently. “Each traveler is going to have to decide for themselves when they are comfortable traveling again,” he says. Except for one thing: “If you’re not vaccinated, you should not travel internationally.” He hopes people will go further than that by getting tested before and after travel, too, regardless of country requirements.

For the most part, people nervous about delta are postponing until next year. Metzger hopes the pandemic will improve, or booster shots will increase confidence in travel. He intends to travel around both Italy and Morocco over the next several months, both operating tours and researching future ones.

However long the surge lasts, Metzger expects many of the pandemic’s changes to travel will remain. “I think people will enjoy traveling in small, familiar groups, people will spend more time outdoors, and I think people will make more last-minute choices,” he says.

Murdoch agrees. She’s even created a service where travelers don’t get their itinerary ahead of time, called “Trust Me,” to add an extra element of surprise and discovery to the trips.

“If there’s one thing people have taken away from the pandemic, it’s that we were all going too fast,” she says. Even on once-in-a-lifetime trips, people were go, go, go. Now, when people travel, a good tour operator should be “helping people savor their time,” she says, “rather than be in a hurry to take a picture.”

The opinions expressed in reader comments are those of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of The Seattle Times.

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2022 FLAVORS OF SLOVENIA

• May 4-15 (12 Days)
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• Tour Leaders: Trish Feaster & Miha Anzelc
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INSIDER PARIS STAYCATION

• (7 Days) June 14-20, 2022 | October 11-17, 2022
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• February 5-18 (14 Days)
• Begins Hanoi, Ends Saigon
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Week-end Moscow

This tour is available only for week-end dates (from Friday till Sunday)! We offer you a great opportunity to visit the majestic capital of Russia and its out of town attractions. Get filled with unique Russian culture and traditions, vivid impressions of the Kremlin, Red Square and other numerous highlights. Our optimal package tour includes a panoramic tour of major sights. If you want to get acquainted with other splendid highlights of Moscow, just take advantage of our specially-priced optional tours packages.

day 1 Arrival in Moscow. City tour

You have only two nights and three days at your disposal, so you can’t waste your time! As soon as you arrive at the Moscow airport, search for the guide with the sign with your name on it. You will get acquainted with the guide and the driver, and will immediately take you to the city center for the panoramic city tour. You will see the famous Red Square, magnificent MSU’s building, beautiful pedestrian Moscow streets, VDNKh Exhibition center, Sparrow Hills with the great view and many other sites.

After the tour is over, you are taken to the hotel and check-in. Till the afternoon, you have spare time on hand, so you can either book extra tours or have a rest after the flight.

day 2 Kremlin, Cathedrals and the Armory

The Kremlin and its cathedrals are the inherent parts of Moscow's image and its main sight. You will meet the guide at the hotel lobby and they will take you to the Red Square and the territory of the Kremlin with the skip-the-line tickets. Inside you will see the unusual monuments of Tsar Cannon and Tsar Bell; the Mausoleum (if time allows, you will enter inside the Mausoleum, too) and two of the three beautiful traditional Cathedrals of the Kremlin.

As a cherry on the pie, this excursion includes a visit to the Armory. Besides the genuine ancient armor collection, the Armory remains a range of Faberge eggs and Russian art pieces. Make sure you have a reservation in the Armory in advance, as it is quite hard to get there on the spot without a booking.

If you want to book an optional tour of Moscow Metro and Old Arbat, the Kremlin part will be rescheduled for the afternoon, as you can participate in metro guided tours only till 1 p.m. Here you will enjoy the most beautiful metro stations, looking like tsar palaces or exquisite theatre halls; when you leave the last underground station, you will be taken to a relaxing walk along the famous pedestrian Arbat Street, with cozy buildings, unusual shops, and restaurants. You may be lucky to see street performances while you are walking and fall into the stream of Moscow youth vibes.

day 3 Tretyakov Gallery. Departure transfer

If your return flight is scheduled for the morning, your driver will take you directly to the airport, but if there is some extra time, you can meet the guide for the last time, and, having packed your clothes in the car and checked out, you are welcome to visit the Tretyakov Gallery — the best place to get acquainted with Russian classical pictural art. This is one of the most visited museums in Moscow and it is highly recommended not to miss it.

After the museum, you say goodbye to your guide and head to the airport with the driver. See you next time!

• Day 1: Arrival in Moscow. City tour
• Day 2: Kremlin, Cathedrals and the Armory
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Travel Gear Recommendations for Packing Light in 2022

Packing light for travel may seem impossible, but with a few strategies and the right gear, anyone can master packing a bag under 15 pounds for a trip. As noted in various packing talks, the prime strategy is to focus on ridding your bag of weight and bulk so here are our tips for packing light in 2022.

While any bag can be packed with my strategies using things you already own, I have found some products that increase efficiency or shed weight—or just level up the comfort on your journey.

This is an evolving document, check back for updates. Please comment and share your favorite items for travel.

*Note: The links in this article may be affiliate links for which receive a small commission—I have teenagers to feed. Buy through these links and support your local travel writer, please and thank you!

What’s the Key? Weigh it!

My theory is that it doesn’t matter what you pack, it’s what it weighs. The first things you’ll need to adopt my approach are a couple of weighing instruments.

OXO Kitchen Scale — Don’t cheap out here since this is the whole system. Buy a rugged, quality scale that can take several pounds. The one I use goes up to 11 pounds and can measure tiny fractions.

Bag Scale — This hand-held scale loops onto your bag once it is packed, and then you lift it to weigh. This is critical if you’re traveling on restrictive airlines.

Ultralight Cheapo Backpacks

Two inexpensive and road-tested choices top my list for super light backpacks.

G4Free 40L Backpack – Probably the most basic travel backpack you can find, but a steal at about $20 and under a pound. Many of my tour guests have used this successfully. There aren’t many pockets, just a big space that can be adjusted with bungee cords, so you’ll need to use packing cubes to keep it organized.

G4Free 40L Hiking Backpack with Wet Pocket- This bag is similar in spirit but has more features. It has two main compartments and a few smaller pockets, room for water bottles, and a bonus plastic-lined pocket at the back for wet or stinky clothes. Bonus—it comes in fun patterns that make it easy to spot your bag.

Upper Class Backpacks

Tom Bihn Tri-Star – The bags from Tom Bihn cost significantly more than others in their class, but there’s a reason—they produce the highest quality bags on the market. I have had this bag nearly 10 years and it’s good as new after tons of use. This could be the last backpack you ever buy. Organized, tough, designed with care, and sporting inner loops to attach their little pouches to.

Cotopaxi Allpa- Not quite the quality level of Tom Bihn, but close, this backpack has the perfect shape for overhead compartments. The interior is neatly organized, meaning that you could skip packing cubes. There’s a slot for a laptop, and a sneaky pocket that’s perfect for your toiletries.

Packing Cubes

I have thoughts about what makes a good packing cube on YouTube HERE and HERE.

Packing Cubes should be made of ultralight material and ideally have mesh panels for breathability. My favorite is the Tom Bihn Techonaut Large Laundry Cube , which behaves like two cubes in one. Technically it is designed to be clean clothes one side, dirty the other, but I put rolled clothes one side and folded on the other. Works brilliantly. My most used cube by far.

The classic best ultralight cubes are Eagle Creek Specter , which have impossibly thin and strong fabric, with great quality. These have lasted miles and many washings, but can be a little floppy.

Two lower cost sets also work well. E-Bags has the nice advantage of structured edges.

Lewis N Clark Electrolyte has another version of nice, ultralight fabric, and adds the feature of expansion/compression.

To keep to a minimum, I limit myself to the TSA standard quart-sized toiletries bag. My favorite is from Tom Bihn, their 3-D organizer cube . A cheaper option is available on Amazon , and it works, but I keep returning to the sturdier Tom Bihn cube. Your toiletries bag should at least have a hook or strap to hang, as many bathrooms have no place to set things.

Everyone has their own very personal beauty regime, but this is my small arsenal, which is a minimal make-up situation:

• BareMinerals SPF Face Powder
• Neutrogena SPF Face Cream
• Thrive Causemetics Mascara
• Revlon Colorstay Overtime Lip Color
• Mac Waterproof Eyeliner
• Marvis Toothpaste
• Cream Paste Deororant
• Travel Razor

I’ve searched for ages for refillable liquid containers that were lightweight and easy to squeeze out every drop. I finally found the best ones, Kitsch Ultimate Travel Bottles Set , that pack almost flat in your pouch. They are perfection.

Finally, Sonicare has released a truly travel friendly toothbrush, the Sonicare One . It’s not as sexy looking as the quip toothbrush but the cleaning is no contest. It also comes with a handy case and also has a rechargeable version using a USB port.

Electronics

My top pick for electronics is undoubtedly my Iphone. I currently carry an 11Pro , which, even being 2 years old, works just fine for photos, video, and running my business. If you can afford the most current model, go for it, but if you’d like an upgrade for your next trip, 11Pros can be bought inexpensively. Be sure to buy an unlocked phone so you can buy a local SIM card at your destination, which is the smartest and cheapest way to have internet access.

Traveling without a cellphone is a huge mistake, they make a traveler’s life so much easier. But what if you don’t have international coverage or your phone is locked and cannot accept a foreign SIM card? Your best bet is to buy a cheap “burner phone” here in the US that can accept a foreign SIM, then act as a hotspot for your US phone. I recall the days of loving my stupid Nokia unlocked cell phone , and they still make those solid little babies, unlocked and hot-spot capable.

Tablets are a popular travel companion, and I often bring my Ipad Air for reading, sketching, and entertainment on the plane. It does almost everything my laptop can do and is more functional than a phone alone. The addition of writing makes this a cut above other tablets.

If you’re looking to go all-in on travel photography, there is no better travel camera than the Sony RX100 series . It’s a hefty chunk of change but worth every penny if you’re serious about upping your photography game. The sister to the RX100, but built for vlogging, is the Sony ZV1 , which is what I am currently using for my travel content. It has the mechanics of the RX100 but is much less expensive and has lots of extra video features.

The darling of mobile travel video at the moment is the DJI Pocket 2 , which combines a gimbal and a video/still camera into the size of a banana. It’s a neat toy that I have yet to try, but the reviews are stellar.

In the old days, you needed a current converter but for most current electronics, it is unnecessary. The only thing you will need is a plug adapter, and I suggest you bring several. This is the most forgotten item on my tours, so I pack several to lend. It’s a great way to make a new friend. Rather than just an outlet adapter, I bring Travel Plug Adapter (3 Pack ) that can connect both USB C and USB simultaneously, so I can charge my phone and Ipad at the same time.

Cords are another valuable commodity. Don’t bring just one, and be sure you bring a long one. Sometimes the outlets is miles from your bedside. You’ll want something that won’t break easily, like this: 6 foot Lightning Cable

A fun emergency charging cable is a good addition to any daybag: Lever Gear Cable Kit

You will never regret bringing a back-up battery, but don’t go too crazy—they can be heavy. Anker Power Bank batteries are by far the best.

Day Bag Gear

For years, I have been using Tom Bihn bags as my day bag, and I have no reason to suggest anything else. The design is simple, the bags are tough as nails, and there are innovative little pouches to clip on interior loops for customization. My choice is the Cafe Bag which is, like all of their styles, wonderfully unisex.

If you’re looking for something similar in a lower price range, Sherpani makes a fun range of design-oriented day bags with interesting features.

I carry my famous Box of Awesome, the first aid/travel emergency kits I’ve created. If you’re too busy to build your own, there are some adequate options, like Claritude Travel Essential which you could combine with a comprehensive First Aid Kit.

Headphones are a major comfort on planes, and are useful to have for guided tours with groups. I will always pick Bose first. Their Quiet Comfort Noise Cancelling Headphones are a chunky thing to lug around, but there is a reason that every professional traveler on your plane is wearing them. They are a little piece of heaven and silence in a noisy world and are both wireless/wired. Wireless headphones are all the rage but remember, you’ll need headphones with a cord for the plane and for group audio systems. If the Quiet Comfort headphones are too chunky, I recommend Bose Soundsport , even if they are becoming an endangered species. Stock up if you find them at a good price (under $200).

Should you bring a water bottle? That’s up to you. I’ll often just buy one on arrival and reuse it. The ultra light Vapur Collapsible Water Bottle is a great choice because it has a clip that attaches to any bag and packs flat when empty. If I’m traveling in really cold or really hot weather, I’ll suck it up and take my heavy but insulated Swell Water Bottle. There are many cheaper knock-offs of this brand and they….they are not swell, they suck.

I have been a guidebook writer for too long, I must remind you—don’t forget to bring pens , pencils, and a little notebook , just in case.

Oh, that perennial question, the most asked travel question of the ages, what are the best travel shoes? It’s a highly personal and complicated thing to answer, but I’ll give you the short answer here. The long answer can be found in my many blogs on Travel Shoes.

Superfeet Insoles — The nicest thing you can do for your feet. Remember, if your feet hurt nothing else will matter.

Basic Superlight Comfort Shoes

Propet Travelwalker II — This shoe will not win any beauty contests but it’s not ugly. You’ll be hard pressed to find a lighter shoe in so many sizes, with removable insoles. I have the drab beige pair, but my tour guests have had better colors, like gray and turquoise.

Propet Travelfit Slip-Ons — This is the shoe for you if you prefer something a little spicier. Same lightweight sole but cuter, stripey upper that is shockingly versatile and fashionable.

Skechers Reggae Slim — This sandal won the fall travel season for me, being light, rugged, and stretchy for when my feet swelled. They’re kinda cute too.

Teva Mush Mandalyn Wedge — If you’ve followed me for years, you know I’ve had a love affair with these for years, and I’m not the only one. It seems, however, that they might be discontinuing them so grab a pair while you can.

Ecco Flash T-Strap — Ecco wins the long-haul comfort award, being the one pair that I’ve never had foot fatigue with after many miles. Stylish enough and stable on the feet, just a little pricey.

Men’s Shoes

Skechers Equalizers —Pretty much a basic, no frills shoe, but comes in a wide range of sizes and are lightweight travel shoes for men, no easy task. My kids say they are very comfy.

Merrell Travel Suede —This is a surprisingly stylish and versatile choice. It’s both a walking and hiking shoe, and is low profile enough to wear to a nice dinner. A great pick for a variety of activities.

Teva Men’s Terra Fi Lite Sandal — There really is no better sandal than a Teva. You can swim in them, hike, walk, and maybe attempt to dress them up if you get the black ones. But, please, I beg you, no socks with sandals.

If you’re going to do one thing to improve your quality of life when you travel, make it compression socks . They are so good for your heart, and you’ll feel better on long flights. The best choice has no competition: Sockwell Moderate Compression Socks .

My favorite socks of all time are found at Costco, Kirkland Signature Merino Wool Socks . If you don’t have a Costco membership, you can still get them on Amazon, although the Costco price is better.

Clothes are very hard to suggest considering size, shape, style and so on. What follows are some extremely neutral, basic travel staples to consider.

• Icebreaker Merino Wool Shirt
• Cashmere Cardigan
• Travel Leggings with Pockets
• Basic Travel Dress
• Sarah’s Favorite Prana Travel Dress of the Moment
• Arcteryx Down Jacket

Scarves are always a must because they come in handy for all kinds of needs. At the moment, I am in love with my oversized cashmere scarf , which is a great airplane blanket but also a fancy-looking wrap.

Underthings

My favorite underpants are OnGossamer Low Rise Bikinis , the lightest weight underpants you’ll find, and so soft you’ll hardly notice them. They also offer Hi-Cut Briefs which run a bit larger.

I suggest at least two bras, and one should be a comfy sports/yoga bra. If you get one in black, it can sneakily double as a bikini top. Athleta and Lululemon have great options, but this knock-off on Amazon has become my favorite bra recently: Running Girl Crisscross Back Bra

If you’re going the route of sports bra and swim bottoms, Freya makes the best two-piece swimsuits around.

Random Other Stuff

For laundry, I bring along Earth Breeze laundry sheets . I use them at home to cut down on plastic use, and on the road I can tear off a piece for sink washing.

Vax Card Sleeves — Some of my very clever tour guests put their vax cards and a copy of their ID in clear sleeves for quick access. Some wore them on a lanyard around their necks.

If you’re renting a car, bring a Universal Phone Mount for the dash to help with navigation.

If you enjoy shopping, a Packable Goody Bag is smart. Be sure it has a zipper so it can be checked on the way home.

This is an evolving list, check back occasionally for more suggestions. Please comment with your own ideas to help our travel community!

 Packing light is so easy, you may even find room for your cat.

Sarah Murdoch

This post was written by Sarah Murdoch, founder and director of Adventures of Sarah. Sarah has been guiding around the world for 20+ years, after catching the travel bug while studying in Italy in 1995. Between guiding she is also a journalist, travel guidebook writer, occasional architect, and full-time mom to Nicola and Lucca. Click here to find out more about Sarah.

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I have recently bought 2 chargers, both Anker brand. I had one I loved but lost, so these are to replace it. Both of the new ones say “can not be carried on” due to the lithium batteries.? I dont usually check bags, so….no chargers???

It depends on the size of the battery, powerwise. Here’s an excerpt from TSA: "Portable phone chargers or power banks containing lithium ion batteries must be packed in carry-on. But, if your lithium ion battery is 100 watt hours or less, which should cover most of your portable electronics, you can carry the device in either your carry-on or checked baggage.Jun 17, 2020"

My easy way to remember: If the lithium battery is portable or removable, it goes in your carry-on. An item with a battery that cannot be removed manually (like newish laptops, iPad, etc) can go in checked or carry on. Not that most people would check a laptop, but they could. I never travel without my power bank!

Some of my favorite things: 1) shampoo/body shower bar, this is what I use daily at home, just one bar for shampoo, body soap, shave cream, face soap. Amazing!

https://100senses.com/products/the-ultimate-body-bar

2) conditioner bar, again I use this daily. Leaves my hair so soft.

https://viori.com/products/hidden-waterfall-conditioner-bar

When traveling both bars fit perfectly into a snack size silicone Stasher bag.

3) I love Tom Bihn too, I also use the medium cafe bag, I just wish it had a zipper under the flap for more protection. But getting the accessories you can clip to the O rings does help. For our 4 passports I use a Tom Bihn Everyday Cubelet, they fit perfectly and there’s more room for cash/cards and more, even comes with a cross body strap in case you want to wear under your clothes.

4) Shoes: absolute favorite are Kuru shoes, designed for people with feet problems and the ultimate comfort. My faves are: Atom and Stride

https://www.kurufootwear.com/womens-shoes.html

5) Sling Medium/day bag from Caraa Sport another fave Is this sling, you can wear as a Fanny pack or cross body. Tons of pockets and water repellent material.

https://caraasport.com/products/sling

Duct Tape is a must!

The most comfortable walking sneaker I have ever worn is the Hoke One One "Bondi 7" It took me on 20,000+ step days in Italy in November and my feet were never even the least bit uncomfortable.

Quick question about links: if I save things in my Amazon wishlist, from using your links, will you still receive a commission if I end up purchasing items later? Or is it better to come back to this post in the future and click the link again?

I’m not sure, actually. Probably needs to be done from the links here. Thank you for that considerate thought!

Your YouTube video and the blog are the best travel recommendations for women especially that I have found. And I have been searching. Thank you!

Ugh! This list is costing me BIG! But it’s great stuff! Thanks Sarah!

I have decided to order a number of items you recommended on this blog..I went right from this and have them in my shopping cart…will you get your commission Sarah? Thanks…this is first time I have ordered…

Great list! Please note, however, that the link to the cashmere cardigan goes to a merino pullover.

Hi Sarah, I love your blog and YouTube channel and hope to be able to take one of your tours one of these days! A question about weighing travel items: I’m curious about your Allpa 42 choice — at over 4 pounds it’s a pretty heavy bag. You could be using an Osprey Farpoint — or a number of other high-quality choices — and save a pound. With your Allpa showing its age, are you considering lighter but still tough brands?

That’s a great question. I am still on the hunt for the perfect bag. I have tried to love Osprey but I don’t like they way they organize their bags. Tom Bihn and Cotopaxi are far better that way, but they are heavier to start. I’ll keep hunting and share what I find!

I love all of your videos, travel ideas and tips! You’re so amazing at what you do and I’m looking forward to doing a tour of yours sometime in the future. I’ve finally mastered the art of the carryon after years of being an over packer, and really look forward to the challenge of bringing less and less. One thing that has worked for me is just using clear shower caps over my shoes to protect them. They take up the least amount of room!

The link to the cashmere sweater takes me to the item listed above it. Can you provide link? Thanks!

Good catch! here you go: https://amzn.to/3Bg8CcV

Just found your YouTube videos and have been consuming them! But I must know — that tapestry behind you is AMAZING! Would look great in my living room. Did you happen to get it online? I’ve been searching and even put my daughters on the task because they can find anything but no luck so far. Keep the videos coming!

Dont forget your scarf for the Sahara Desert. https://www.saharadesertkingdom.com

Thanks for sharing! Very helpful.

Will the Tom Bihn Techonaut Large Laundry Cube fit in the Tom Bihn tri-star bag. I noticed that they have their own labeled cubes so I wasn’t sure if The techonaut fit into a tri-star. Thanks!

Hi Sarah, how do you take care of your linen and silk clothing while traveling? Do you ever bring a steamer or a flat iron? Thank you.

What travel pillow do you use?

Hello! I wanted to let you know that the tom bihn website must have been redone recently, as all of your affiliate links go to the home page, instead of the specified product.

Bluetooth keyboard for my phone. I wear my Indiglo watch in bed. I can decide whether to get up for the bathroom or wait til dawn and it lights my way to the loo.

Hi SARAH, I BOUGHT YOUR RECOMMENDED TRAVEL BAG G4 FREE AND HAVE IT DOWN TO 14 LBS. I AM TRAVELING IN EUROPE FOR 5 WEEKS, I WAS ALL SET AND HAPPY AND MY SISTER IN LAW TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE A HIP STRAP??? WHAT DO YOU THINK? I ONLY PLAN TO USE THE BAG FROM TRAIN TO HOTEL…AND LIKE THE FACT THAT THE ACTUAL BAG IS LIGHT…I WAS GOING TO USE THE RICK STEVES BAG, BUT IT IS OVER 3 LBS….AND I WOULD BE NEAR 20 LBS. HIS DOES HAVE THE HIP STRAP. I’M 66 IN GOOD SHAPE, FOR MY AGE AND HAVE BEEN PRACTICING WITH YOUR BAG. WHAT DO YOU THINK? WILL THE LIGHTER WEIGHT OUTWEIGH THE HIP STRAP:?

Hi there! I know you’re traveling at the moment. When you get the chance – which size Cotopaxi Allpa do you rec? Looks like it comes in several different sizes. Thanks!

OMG I just found one of your videos and this blog post! You are so awesome. I can’t wait to try your your travel ideas. I’ll be pretty much studying everything you’ve done. (If you get a big spike in your analytics it’s me! Hahaha)

Take care. Linda

Hi Sarah. For shoes, have a look at Vessi shoes. They’re waterproof, light and breathable, with different styles.

I just got back from a trip to England, my first time overseas since college (1997). As I prepped for the trip, I think I watched at least a dozen of your videos, and this blog post was extremely helpful– thank you! I love your packing philosophy and would love to do one of your tours someday when I can! I took a 30L LLBean backpack that I already had, and it was about the right size, but I’m saving up for something with better organization like the TriStar or the Allpa (or maybe the TB Western Flyer if it’s ever back in stock). A few hits and misses from my trip, now that I’m home:

–I took this bendy thing that I ran across on Amazon, and it was great for watching movies on the plane and for holding the phone for the GPS in the rental car: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07VJZ6YF6?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details –Most of the hotels/inns that I stayed in didn’t have wash cloths, and I wished I had packed a lightweight one. –I have never worn scarves, but I took an oversized lightweight one after watching your videos, and I used it SO much. –I packed a travel umbrella and then of course it didn’t rain. Next time I might just skip and and buy one over there if needed. –I replaced my insoles with Superfeet, but threw in the original ones, too. I was glad I did. While the supportive Superfeet helped prevent knee pain, they’re not super squishy and after 3 days of 20k+ steps/day in London, I swapped out the insoles and it was like wearing a new pair of shoes and gave my feet a much-needed break.

Thank you again for all of your videos and posts. I want to travel everywhere now!

Do you have a link for the EU + USB outlet adaptor? I saw in the video explanation of your packing, but didn’t see it listed above. Would love to get for my husband’s freq business travel

Collapsible cup with a lid – – – I purchased a set of 4 recently. My husband and I are currently on a 7-week trip to Greece. We have used them almost daily much to our surprise. They were handy when breakfast wasn’t included in our lodging, but we had a refrigerator and used them for yogurt. We had a bag of leftover peanuts and stored them in the cup with the lid keeping them from spilling. In Greece, there is a charge for take-away drinks. We gave them to the barista and used them for our coffees. My husband has already mentioned he won’t travel again with at least 1 of the cups. On Amazon, they are about $14 for 4 collapsible cups with lids.

Where did you find your light silk ponchos?

So happy about all you have going on! Any recommendations for durable and light weight duffel bags that are small enough to fit under small plane seats and hold up to 20 pounds? Thanks so much!

My husband wraps it around an old rewards card and carries it in his pocket!

Does anyone have any other recommendations for a dual layer packing cube? I have been waiting for the Tom Bihn Techonaut Large Laundry Cube to come in stock since December.

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