How to Travel Light and Still Have Room for More

Guilherme Ribeiro | April 11, 2016

2. What If?

What if it gets cold? What if it breaks? What if they don’t have it there? Getting too caught up in these questions tends to result in overpacking.

Believe me, unless you’re traveling completely off the beaten track, which would be a feat in itself, you will find everything you need everywhere! Any major capital will probably offer a great variety of products and services, just like the ones you have back home.

So when you think about that, you can instantly discard several items that only make your bag heavier! You won’t need enough batteries for four months of travel, you won’t need three different swimming trunks — you can buy them anywhere! — and you won’t need to take several packs of painkillers either! You get the picture.

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