This is me unusually organised. But look at the size of the suitcase!There was an article in the Daily Telegraph yesterday which struck a cord with me - and annoyed me in equal measure.According to research the average woman overpacks a suitcase by 26 items. It seems we, as a gender, use just half … [Read more...]
Holiday packing: capsule wardrobe time
I'm hopeless at packing for a holiday. First of all I can't do it much ahead of time because the weather where we usually go (Åland Islands in Finland) is always unpredictable, and I have to wait until I have a proper reliable forecast. At least that's what I tell myself, because the real and … [Read more...]
It’s a packing nightmare
I'm off to Helsinki for a long weekend. But what to pack?It's always the same problem. I want to travel ligth but also want to have a choice of what to wear. Which brings the sub-problem of having to take several pairs of matching items of footwear, bags, scarves, or gloves. Which all increase the … [Read more...]