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[quote=Anonymous]Regarding washing clothes in sink and using those travel detergent sheets:

My recommendation is to think about bringing clothes that will dry quickly. Once I was traveling in Sweden and had booked an airbnb with a washer/dryer (all one unit), but it didn't work properly so I had to handwash my clothes. This is normally fine but I'd packed with the assumption I would be able to dry my clothes, or at least run them through the spin cycle to get out most of the moisture. It was a huge pain to dry some of them, it took days, even using the drying racks in my Airbnb and strategic positioning in front of windows.

I learned my lesson and look for quick dry fabrics for travel now, so that if I need to wash it, I can hang it up overnight and usually have it dry. This does mean a lot of synthetic clothes, but merino wool also dries quickly because it's naturally "hydrophobic." So I buy a lot of my basics in good quality black merino (including skirts, dresses, leggings, tees -- not just sweaters) and use that as the base for my travel wardrobe. It makes it really easy to pack. I can add other items and it's okay if I just wear them once or twice and don't wash, because I know I'll be able to get my merino basics clean and dry easily, so I'll always have something clean to wear.[/quote]

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