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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks everyone! I plan to wear sneakers on the plane and then rewear my travel clothes when we depart. I’m not too worried about extra sandals since, in a pinch, I can wear the sneakers.

My main hang up is that it just feels so weird to only pack a couple outfits with the intention of rewearing them, and I don’t know why. [/quote]

I guess I am just not a minimalist - but why do you need to pack so light, if you're just going to one place and won't need to be schlepping things around? I'd pack enough to have clean clothes every day. Not fancy - but stuff you feel good in. And definitely do not sleep in a dress you're going to be wearing out again - unless you and your husband were having such a good time you had to sleep in your clothes. But don't plan for that!

Only you know how often your feel like a change in shoes. I walk a ton and my feet demand a change after 15,000 steps. I'd want a pair of sandals (Birks or Tevas) I can walk that much in - then something else I can slip on afterwards.

Anyway - I get why people who are backpacking around Europe and Asia like to pack really light. I don't get the obsession with light packing otherwise. Check your bag, get it to the hotel, then you have stuff to wear for your whole trip.[/quote]

Checking a bag costs money. Also, packing in a carryon saves you the trouble of having to buy new clothes and toiletries if your luggage gets lost or if someone steals it, both of which have happened to me. For 5 days I definitely wouldn't check a bag, and If I'm going somewhere for more than a week I will plan to do laundry. The last time I checked a bag, I was traveling with young kids and needed free hands to manage them in the airport, which made sense at the time. Otherwise it's all carryon for me.[/quote]

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