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[quote=Anonymous]Rick Steves had some good ideas long ago on how to discretely wash your laundry in the sink of even your finest hotels.

Bring along a sink stopper, pack some Woolite in your checked luggage, a good Stain Stick, and bring some very large, sturdy Ziplock type freezer bags.  Maybe some inflatable hangers or extra wire ones.

Every night, wash your socks, underwear, shirts, and so on in the sink.   Rinse well.   CLEAN UP any tell tale drips -- don't leave a mess.

Wring the clothes out very very well and put them between towels and roll them up to remove more water.   Hang them in the bathroom to dry over night.

They should be dry by boring, but anything that isn't hang discretely in your closet.   Jeans and shorts might take another day to dry.

If you have a heavily soiled item, use the stain stick first, then fill a sturdy large  Ziplock bag with some detergent and water and add the item to the bag and let it soak for a few hours or overnight.

We used this method on a three week budget trip through Italy and never had a problem.

You could do this for 2 weeks, and then spend one afternoon at a laundromat for a good clean of everything, then repeat.[/quote]

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