Packing Light

When we talk about our travels, we frequently try to sell others on the benefits of packing light. Very light. We each take one carry-on bag each, and, this trip, one personal bag.

I have to admit, I wasn't thrilled with this idea at first. Afterall, what if I needed a fifth pair of pants for some reason? And we haven't even talked about how many shoes to bring...

But the one carry-on has its advantages. First, we just grab our stuff and walk off the plane. No waiting by the baggage carousel trying to figure out which black suitcase is ours. Second, while the wheeled suitcase is convenient, it is not suitable for the quaint cobblestoned streets of Europe. You'd need baggage with a suspension for that. And third, it forces us to bring only what we need. Not what we want. But what we honestly need.

But back to the shoes. I know many of you are wondering how are we going to survive for nine days and only one pair of shoes. The answer is simple. Keens. We love our Keens. We had them last time we traveled and wouldn't consider traveling without them. They're comfortable and don't look too casual. Also, they're waterproof. We both highly recommend them.

So, now that we're packed, we're just about ready to go. Only when we packed, we both fit all of our stuff on one side of our bag. Unusual. Now we think we forgot a bunch of stuff. Who cares, right? We're going to a civilized country, where, if we need it, we can find toothpaste, socks or anything else we may have forgotten.

Oh, we've added a Highland tour to our trip. We'll spend the day traveling around on a bus with a Scot in a kilt who will introduce us to Hamish the Hairy Coo.

I can hardly wait.