Travelling light with kids - is it an impossible dream?
I waited a long time to get married. My friends used to joke that I skipped the starter husband and went straight to the boy toy (my hubbie is 6 years younger than me). So I had a lot of years where I could travel at my leisure and pack whatever I wanted. When I was a kid and travelling with my figure skating team, we had a rule. You pack it. You carry it. So once I had my skates and dresses packed there wasn't much room left for much else. I carried this thinking to my business travel, I could pack all my needs for a week of meetings on the road into one carry-on bag (plus the lap top bag of course). I was usually the only girl on the road and who wants to make all the guys wait for my baggage. But I was never very good at packing light for personal. And while I did pack just one suitcase for 3 weeks in Greece with Mirella and Sarah, it was a large suitcase and it isn't like you have to plan for difference types of weather in Greece. Bathing suit - check. Towel - ...