“Take no more than three pair of shoes, including those you plan to wear while traveling.”
-Susan Foster, Smart Packing
When I tell people about my plans to take a 71-day cruise around a big chunk of the world, one of the questions I get is “how do you pack for that?” Mostly, I’ve responded by either shrugging or yammering on about making a list and checking it twice.
Well, I just finished packing the bag that I’m going to ship ahead of time, and am in a position now to answer the packing question: “Beats me!” I just stuffed a big rolling duffel full of all sorts of odds and ends that I believe I’ll need during the trip and won’t be able to get easily or reasonably priced. The funny thing is, unless you count shoes, there’s hardly any clothing in that duffel. But my, are there ever shoes!
Shoes exemplify the problem with packing for so long a trip. I rarely take more than three pair of shoes on any given trip—a pair of exercise shoes, a pair of pumps and a pair of casual shoes should fit any need. Right? Well, not for 71 days—particularly when you’re not going to have to pack and unpack to go from place to place. Because of course I need two pair of walking shoes—after all, what if something happens to one pair? I don’t want to have to try to find shoes for big American feet in small-footed countries, or to break in a new pair of walking shoes. And, don’t I need nicer shoes for the various levels of evening dress on the ship? Well, you get the picture of how this shoe thing has mushroomed out of control.
-Susan Foster, Smart Packing
When I tell people about my plans to take a 71-day cruise around a big chunk of the world, one of the questions I get is “how do you pack for that?” Mostly, I’ve responded by either shrugging or yammering on about making a list and checking it twice.
Well, I just finished packing the bag that I’m going to ship ahead of time, and am in a position now to answer the packing question: “Beats me!” I just stuffed a big rolling duffel full of all sorts of odds and ends that I believe I’ll need during the trip and won’t be able to get easily or reasonably priced. The funny thing is, unless you count shoes, there’s hardly any clothing in that duffel. But my, are there ever shoes!
Shoes exemplify the problem with packing for so long a trip. I rarely take more than three pair of shoes on any given trip—a pair of exercise shoes, a pair of pumps and a pair of casual shoes should fit any need. Right? Well, not for 71 days—particularly when you’re not going to have to pack and unpack to go from place to place. Because of course I need two pair of walking shoes—after all, what if something happens to one pair? I don’t want to have to try to find shoes for big American feet in small-footed countries, or to break in a new pair of walking shoes. And, don’t I need nicer shoes for the various levels of evening dress on the ship? Well, you get the picture of how this shoe thing has mushroomed out of control.
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OMG, now I need to pack more shoes!!!
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