This summer I took a trip to Ukraine and Russia. As it was for a couple of weeks, between my girlfriend and I we had one large bag and one small carry-on. The two large bags weighed approximately 20 kgs each- while the smaller bags were much less.
The first time I faced how important it is to keep things light was when we stayed for a day at a hotel in Kiev, Ukraine. Our room was on the fourth floor but there were NO ELEVATORS. My girlfriend could not carry her bag, so, I hauled one suitcase in each hand up to our room. When I finally got to the top I swore that I would not be doing this again… Or so I thought…
A week later we arrived in St-Petersburg to a mini-hotel. This hotel was on the fifth floor of the building- our room was on the SIXTH… and once again, no elevator.
A few days later we were packing up to leave St-Petersburg and I found that half of the clothes I had brought I had not even used once. This got me to thinking that it is really important to carefully consider what you will pack and be sure that you will use it.
The first time I faced how important it is to keep things light was when we stayed for a day at a hotel in Kiev, Ukraine. Our room was on the fourth floor but there were NO ELEVATORS. My girlfriend could not carry her bag, so, I hauled one suitcase in each hand up to our room. When I finally got to the top I swore that I would not be doing this again… Or so I thought…
A week later we arrived in St-Petersburg to a mini-hotel. This hotel was on the fifth floor of the building- our room was on the SIXTH… and once again, no elevator.
A few days later we were packing up to leave St-Petersburg and I found that half of the clothes I had brought I had not even used once. This got me to thinking that it is really important to carefully consider what you will pack and be sure that you will use it.
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