Paris Retail Challenges my Capsule Wardrobe Plans

Une Femme has a great article onpacking toiletries/cosmetics for carry-on. My own preparations were detailed way back here. I can happily report back that while I did have to buy new hair products in Paris,…

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Mais franchement . . . travel wardrobe revisited . . .

I’ve already shown you the camera’s evidence that I shouldn’t belt my Burberry trench and I’ve also already posted a travel wardrobe evaluation at the halfway point of our six-week trip. At that point, the too-bright…

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My (small) bag is packed . . . . London, Paris, j’arrive . . .

Today’s the day. All the house-sitting, pet-sitting, mail pick-up has been arranged, all our good-bye visiting has been done, a few last-minute items to pick up and we’re off late this afternoon. The worldwide headlines jangle…

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Packing: The Challenge Begins . . .

I’ve noticed a climate change when it comes to talking about packing.  A few years ago, any claim that I’d managed two weeks in Paris with carry-on luggage would be met most often with incredulity.…

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Travel Plans: A Tale of Three Cities . . .

Right now, there are four or five centimetres of fresh snow on the railings of our apartment balcony, and freezing rain making a mess of the sidewalk — and the only boots here are unlined…

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