Nine days, one bag, 6.8 kilograms including the bag. The previous version of this trip was eighteen kilograms and I remember the bag better than the country.
What came out
Four of seven shirts. Both of the "just in case" jackets. The travel towel I have carried on every trip and used once, in 2019. A book I was not reading, two cables for devices I did not bring, and a wash bag the size of a loaf of bread.
Everything I removed was insurance against a problem I have never actually had.
What that actually changed
- No checked bag. Forty minutes back at each end, and nothing to lose.
- Walking from the station. Twice I walked an hour to the room instead of working out transport, because I could.
- Moving on a whim. Packing took four minutes, so changing town stopped being a decision.
The one real cost
Laundry, twice, in a sink, which takes twenty minutes and is mildly unpleasant. That is it. That is the entire downside, and I would pay it again to never queue at a baggage carousel.
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