Tag: packing

Even for seasoned road warriors, suitcase packing tends to be a dreaded chore. Is there really a foolproof method for fitting suits, business casual, and casual attire (not to mention shoes, toiletries, and other accessories) into a carry-on bag… without forgetting anything essential?

In most cases, the answer is "yes."

Many business travelers overpack in order to prepare for every eventuality. After all, no one wants to wear yesterday’s wrinkly button-down to a client dinner that cropped up unexpectedly.

Seeing a couple riding off into the sunset is so romantic. After a wedding, it is the perfect ending to the ceremony. There is just something special about watching a couple ride off into the dusk skyline with streamers, flowers and cans in tow—even for the least cupid-struck among us. So why not relive that moment?

Hitting the road together is a great time to create intimacy and ignite passion. It is just the two of you and the open road—so go ahead, get frisky and let the flirting begin.

I recently had some good friends come to visit for their anniversary. I noticed my girlfriend Gina's suitcase was packed impeccably and I jokingly commented that I needed to know her packing secret. "Easy", she responded, "Tom always packs for me."

What? Her husband, Tom—the strikingly handsome, burly, athletic, a total man’s man, no nonsense, Tom, has delicately packed his wife's suitcase for the past 13 years of marriage. Not because Gina is helpless or lazy, nor incompetent, but because this is one of his many gestures of affection. Gina, an intelligent, successful businesswoman, acknowledges that her husband has a much better eye for detail and an innate ability to fold and wrap her travel wardrobe.