Minimalism

The first time we tried one bag travel, we failed on purpose. We packed a 40-liter backpack for a two-week trip and then, at the door, panicked and stuffed a second duffel with “options.” we carried both. We used maybe six items from the duffel across the entire fourteen days, and three of those were … Read more

When people hear the word minimalism, most picture a white apartment with a single chair, one fork, and a mattress on the floor. We used to think that way too. For a while we tried to live up to it, and we made ourselves miserable. The real minimalism meaning took us years to understand, and … Read more

# A Minimalist Packing List for One Month of Slow Travel Last spring we spent thirty days moving through three cities in Portugal and Spain with a single carry-on bag that weighed 7.2 kilograms. That’s it. No checked luggage, no second bag, no “just in case” duffel. We’re not saying this to impress you — … Read more