Most hotels have shampoo and body wash, so I often only pack conditioner.
This is made even better with these conditioner “sheets” which are paper, not liquid, and lather up in the shower and work out to less than £1 a wash.
Perfume can be decanted into these tiny £2 spray bottles and deodorants are often solid these days too.
And voila – you’ve halved the toiletries you need!
The often-hyped-but-live-up-to-their-name packing cubes
I know – everyone talks packing cubes.
But I’m often amazed by my friends and family who still just throw all of their clothes in their suitcase and hope for the best.
And these are the same friends who have overweight bags and then have to sift through all their goods in front of everyone.
But packing cubes are worth their weight in gold.
Not only can you squeeze in so much more, thanks to the zips offering some extra compression, but it means keeping your tops, trousers and underwear all separate.
So if you do need to do the embarrassing airport rejig, your pants wont be falling all over the floor.
Opt for the two-colour rule
We all want to take our finest outfits on holiday to pose for the ‘gram.
But taking a bag of multicoloured options that don’t match is a sure-fire way to overpack.
What I do instead is opt for two colours that go together, along with lots of black and white options.
For example, I’ll go for dark blue and dark orange – these two colours not only work with blank and white, but can be matched together too.
Hand luggage rules for UK airlines
We’ve rounded up how much hand luggage you can take on UK airlines when booking their most basic fare.
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