Comments on: Lighten Up!

By: Cristina

Cristina — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:20:20 +0000

I discovered audio books! So i load them on my mp3 player and I can easily resist a 14 hrs train ride…yes, been on one recently but also had a paperback small book I wanted to read lol

By: Mara

Mara — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:46:27 +0000

Of course, I should say “our” car. That’s what happens when your 3-year-old is peering over your shoulder as you type.

By: Mara

Mara — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:44:02 +0000

Oh I wish you could have seen how full are car was this Thanksgiving trip…It’s really sad. I am yet to learn the shoe lesson in particular, although I know that you are right. Maybe I need to find some kind of 12 step group.

By: Nomadic Matt

Nomadic Matt — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:53:00 +0000

Packing light is the way to go. You never use half the stuff you bring anyways. Like they say, take half as much stuff, and twice as much money!

By: Carolina

Carolina — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:59:06 +0000

I always use to take the books, full of good intentions, and rarely got to any of them.
I figured out that I have enough to keep me busy with the guidebooks and maps of where I am going. So I have resorted to reading those for fun instead.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:11:52 +0000

I have done the “shipping gifts ahead” thing before. It’s way better than trying to pack them. And it can be cheaper. Safer too, UPS doesn’t usually lose things, unlike airlines!

By: Shelly/TravelswithBaby

Shelly/TravelswithBaby — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:07:15 +0000

I still feel lucky to be able to read a book of MY choice at home, let alone when I take the kids somewhere! Kids books tend to take over our suitcases.

By: Kara/MountainMama

Kara/MountainMama — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:27:20 +0000

I buy paperback books at my used bookstore, and leave them at my destination. The best are all-inclusive resorts that have the “leave one/take one” policy. I drop my already-read book there, and take a new one for the flight home.