With time and experience, we have learned that the sooner you pack the more unnecessary crap you manage to justify its need for! So we leave the packing to the last minute, where we are normally tired and just want to get it over with before we go to bed and flight out the next day...it seems to work great for us. Now, we are not saying that we don't take unnecessary stuff...we still managed to. But in comparison to when we started traveling, where we used to pre-plan the packing. Pack weeks ahead and repack days before...we definitely have learned how to pack "light".
Now for this trip is tricky!!! Why you may ask...well you see, we are faced with all kinds of activities and adventures ahead. We love to (and want to) explore from the roughest terrain to the most amazing elegant vintage cafe. So, this will require us to prep for things such as formal outings, yoga classes, sightseeing, outdoor adventure exploring, eating and drinking...oh and did we mentioned we have a whole week of backpacking, hiking and camping through the villages along the Italian coast exploring the breathtaking Cinque Terre!!!!
So yes, rolling luggage is not an option...
With months of pondering, we each came up with the perfect mix of wardrobe that we thought will allow us to dress for the occasion. Yet, putting it together into a hiking backpack...well not what we expected. Here is what we did:
So we began...we separated EVERYTHING that we wanted to take.
Oh, yea and add two pillows (not in the picture)...after much stuffing and reshuffling, we eliminated the smaller backpacks and managed to fit everything on our hiking bags plus 2 small carry-on foldable bags!!!
So, we are very excited about our end result...(finger crossed, we have everything that we need)...LOL
Worst case, we shall go shopping :)
Thanks for reading,
H & L
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