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Sound Advice: 10 Tips On How To Pack Your Suitcase For Your Trip (Helpful Hints For The Overpacker)

By Marion Kummerow (somewhat paraphrased)

When packing for a trip, you need to consider the weather, as well as the activities you are planning to participate in.

One important thing to keep in mind for all air travel is not to over-pack. Most carriers allow only 20 kilo or 45 lb if you’re traveling economy. Furthermore, you want to travel as light as possible in case you have to drag your luggage around with you.

Here is a list of ten recommendations:

1. Don’t pack last minute.
This will give you the chance to buy some things you need before your departure.

2. Start with the things you need for every vacation.
Toiletries, underwear, socks, medicine, etc. Always take sunscreen: the depletion of the ozone layer are making the sun's rays more and more dangerous every day.

3. Chose your main colors.
In order to be able to combine all the pieces try to stick to three main colors. Black and white are always two of my main colors because they go with everything. Add your favorite color like red, pink, green or blue.

4. Chose the basic everyday outfits.
For short journeys (up to one week) pack one complete outfit for every day. For longer journeys, take one complete outfit for every day of the first week. Afterward, you’ll have to repeat clothes or do laundry.

You’ll probably spend most of your time outdoors and walking around, visiting the different sights. Therefore, your basic outfit could consist in jeans and T-shirt. Don’t forget to pack a set of underwear and socks for each day.

5. Pack two evening outfits.
If you plan to go to a fancy restaurant, the opera or a [club], you’ll need an evening outfit. Don’t take more than two or three of them and make them simple yet stunning: black pants/skirts and a glamorous top.

6. Don’t forget bad weather gear.
Always take at least two sweaters, in case the weather gets cold. An umbrella or rain jacket will be suitable as well.

7. What about sports?
Never go anywhere without a bathing suit! It’s so tiny and you never know when you can use it. Maybe the weather is really hot and you want to go to the beach (or a lake) or the weather is really bad and you want to enjoy a tropical feeling in an indoor swimming pool.

8. Chose three pairs of shoes.
Take one or two comfortable shoes or sneakers for the everyday activities, one nice pair for the evening and maybe some really glitzy high heels for the occasional night life event.

9. Take as little jewelry as possible.
Carrying your fine jewelry all across the world and taking it in and out of the hotel safe might make yourself a target for theft. Don’t ruin your vacation! Choose some basic pieces of jewelry and travel with those.

10. Spread all clothes to consider out onto your bed.
Once everything is spread out on your bed, start packing your suitcase. Count the number of pieces and ask yourself:

Do I really need 20 T-shirts for a 2 week vacation?

Then, start putting half of the pieces back into the closet.

About the Author:
Marion Kummerow is the author of http://www.inside-munich.com and an experienced traveler to destinations all over the world.

http://www.isnare.com/?aid=85279&ca=Travel

Being an overpacker myself, I found this article to offer some great advice! I hope this post was at least a bit helpful to someone out there!!!

Happy Travel, Everyone!!!

(A List of Just) Twenty Fun and Easy Ways to Exercise!!!

According to research, two of the top 10 reasons people don't exercise are exercise boredom and perception that exercise is too difficult. When workouts or other activities are fun and/or easy to incorporate into everyday life, people are more likely to stick with them, many studies show.

Here is a list of just 20 ways to do so:

1. Play Twister. Flexibility and fun, all rolled into one retro game.
2. Table tennis (ping-pong). It keeps you on your feet and moving about so it ranks as an easy and fun way to get in a little exercise.
3. Twirl a Hula-Hoop. A great ab toner and heart-rate raiser (hula-hoops.com).
4. Shopping. You can go to a large shopping mall and spend the day walking and shopping or you could go to a large shopping center and park at one end and walk all the way to the other end.
5. Hiking. Whether you hike to a waterfall or your plan a romantic picnic at the end of your hike, you'll never realize that you're actually exercising because you're having so much fun.
6. Dance. Did you know high energy dancing burns up to 400 calories per hour?
7. Sign up for an exercise class. There's something uplifting and highly motivating about exercising in a group.
8. Remember Jumping Jacks? See how many you can do during one or two commercials while you’re watching television.
9. Pillow Fight! Getting irritated at your partner? Feeling tense? Have a pillow fight!
10. Race. Going somewhere? Leaving somewhere? Park in the back and race your partner to the front.
11. Arm wrestle. Both arms and with as many people who are willing to do it.
12. Replace the recliner with a stationary bike. Even if you bike super slow, it’ll be more movement than if you were just sitting on the couch or recliner. And find a comfy one so you’ll actually sit on it.
13. Pass time efficiently. Waiting for a pot to boil? Try some standing wall push-ups while you wait.
14. Help others while you help yourself. Sign-up for several charity fitness events throughout the year.
15. Stair climbing. If you've got a flight of stairs in your home or nearby, then you have an instant, inexpensive piece of fitness equipment.
16. Play with toys. Get colorful exercise balls, bands and weights that you'll want to use.
17. Make cookies from scratch. Instead of the Cuisinart, use a wooden spoon - it takes major arm strength.
18. Skip to the beat. Substitute skipping for your usual jog or mix it into your walk/jog workout (iskip.com)
19. Reach for the sky. It used to be called trampolining; now it's called urban rebounding (urbanrebounding .com).
20. Lead a cheer. Act like a teenager at a cheerleading "camp" class (cheerleading.net)

So, get out there and get yourself moving to a better "you". As you just read, there are at least 20 easy ways to do so while having fun!!!