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267                        <section class="stack _bf4e9d50 stack--content-width-default stack--vertical-top stack--mobile-vertical-top custom-stack design-editable-stack content-editable-stack nstju-8pmpp nsdju-fs0sm nscju-u3rjt" data-id="9851e722-3562-40c7-ad8f-7a71fd33cc93"><div class="stack-inner _dbf617b7"><div class="column-container _5d5af514 column-container--has-more-settings"><div class="column _1100af70 _4993ced5 _4993ced5--087853f3 _1100af70--087853f3 _b45e4f82 nclju-r1zkx column--has-spacing" data-column="1" id="column_1_stack_389312" data-unique-id="nclju-r1zkx"><div class="block nblju-sxta8 text_block _6d30e4c5 _0ae9c33b" data-id="1217294" data-uuid="999e231b-39b0-4752-84bb-3e0879660fa0" data-block="nblju-sxta8" data-block-type="text"><div class="block_content_container _e65a4d21"><div class="heading-container"><h1 class="heading">Helping you lighten your luggage so you can lighten your life.</h1></div>    <div class="text_block_text p-font p-font-all text-padding">        <p class="p-font">Hi, I'm Katherine, your guide to packing light, solo travel, mid-life adventures, and most recently, the recipient of the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" type="website" href="https://journeywoman.com/journeywoman-awards/meet-the-2026-journeywoman-award-winners-celebrating-women-50-trailblazers-in-solo-travel-women-owned-businesses-and-hospitality/"><strong>JourneyWoman Solo Travel Wisdom Award 2026!</strong></a></p><p class="p-font">I believe that lightening your luggage is the first step to lightening your life. I help travellers find the freedom from travelling with a carry-on bag only.</p><p class="p-font">I was approaching 50 in 2017, when I ventured on a solo trip for four weeks in Croatia and Italy.</p><p class="p-font">This picture is me with all my belongings - just over 5 kilos (11 pounds) in my carry-on day bag about to depart Charlotte, North Carolina, bound for Dubrovnik in Croatia, while my family flew back to New Zealand. <em>(You'll have to read the book to find out what happened soon after this photo was taken.</em>)</p><p class="p-font">I was all set to head off on my very first mid-life travel&nbsp;adventure. At this point I was so nervous!&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p class="p-font"><strong>What was I doing leaving my family behind?&nbsp;</strong></p></li><li><p class="p-font"><strong>Would I survive?&nbsp;</strong></p></li><li><p class="p-font"><strong>Did I have enough gear?&nbsp;</strong></p></li><li><p class="p-font"><strong>Had I gone completely mad??!!&nbsp;</strong></p></li><li><p class="p-font"><strong>Had I really thought this travel light thing through??</strong></p></li></ul><p class="p-font">That first trip wasn't just about packing a bag; it was to become a trip about reclaiming my independance, believing in myself and finding a peace and calm I hadn't known for decades.</p>    </div></div></div></div><div class="column _1100af70 _4993ced5 _4993ced5--ee2b61ca _1100af70--ee2b61ca _b45e4f82 nclju-ppoyl column--has-spacing" data-column="2" id="column_2_stack_389312" data-unique-id="nclju-ppoyl"><div class="block nblju-jhlpw picture_block _6d30e4c5 _0ae9c33b" data-id="1217292" data-uuid="999e231b-3910-4c2e-87a0-b6dfcc2a2449" data-block="nblju-jhlpw" data-block-type="image"><div class="block_content_container"><span class="picture_block_holder"><div id="picture-1217292" class="picture picture-1217292 position-center hover-none shape-circle filter-none align-center sync-overlay sync-border" ><div class="picture_block_holder__spacer"></div><picture>  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a110cb0a-4ecc-4c21-a8de-3d349d7c7509/trim=646;0;643;0,fit=cover,gravity=auto,width=425,height=425,sharpen=1.00/fe056b6b4f05df4122e0d632be820ee1.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a110cb0a-4ecc-4c21-a8de-3d349d7c7509/trim=646;0;643;0,fit=cover,gravity=auto,width=425,height=425,dpr=2,sharpen=0.81/fe056b6b4f05df4122e0d632be820ee1.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">
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267<section class="stack _bf4e9d50 stack--content-width-default stack--vertical-top stack--mobile-vertical-top custom-stack design-editable-stack content-editable-stack nstju-xr29p nsdju-rud4t nscju-kxqp8 stack--design-linked" data-id="9a1447c5-f51e-4026-8072-e1ecf66b7426"><div class="stack-inner _dbf617b7"><div class="column-container _5d5af514 column-container--has-more-settings"><div class="column _1100af70 _4993ced5 _4993ced5--ab766443 _1100af70--ab766443 _b45e4f82 nclju-cd624 column--has-spacing column--has-no-top-bottom-spacing" data-column="1" id="column_1_stack_1668913" data-unique-id="nclju-cd624"><div class="block nblju-7fuq3 text_block _6d30e4c5 _0ae9c33b" data-id="4372022" data-uuid="9a144427-bd8e-4013-a80f-e29fe8625ef5" data-block="nblju-7fuq3" data-block-type="text"><div class="block_content_container _e65a4d21"><div class="heading-container"><h3 class="heading text-center"><strong>I wrote </strong><a target="_self" rel="noopener" type="page" href="/buy-the-book"><strong><em>Dare to Travel Solo</em></strong></a><strong> - a memoir on my solo and light travel adventure!</strong></h3></div>    <div class="text_block_text p-font p-font-all">            </div></div></div><div class="block nblju-8x9sa text_block _6d30e4c5 _0ae9c33b" data-id="4372045" data-uuid="9a144512-4519-428a-9c2f-60c55e4795a3" data-block="nblju-8x9sa" data-block-type="text"><div class="block_content_container _e65a4d21">    <div class="text_block_text p-font p-font-all">        <p class="p-font text-center"><a target="_self" rel="noopener" type="page" href="/buy-the-book"><em>Dare to Travel Solo: Exploring Croatia and Italy with a light carry-on bag and a ton of determination.</em></a></p>    </div></div></div><div class="block nblju-hskh9 text_block _6d30e4c5 _0ae9c33b" data-id="4372047" data-uuid="9a14468d-1e90-4b88-9e65-b984141cad23" data-block="nblju-hskh9" data-block-type="text"><div class="block_content_container _e65a4d21">    <div class="text_block_text p-font p-font-all">        <p class="p-font">It's about stepping outside your comfort zone, believing in yourself, and making your dreams happen. Plus, you'll feel like you're on holiday as you read it!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p class="p-font">This trip was the gift that keeps on giving. I started to believe in myself, found an inner strength that had diminished over the years, &amp; have absolutely flourished since!&nbsp;</p><p class="p-font">The book is just the beginning of a huge life transformation.&nbsp;</p>    </div></div></div><div class="block nblju-fenpk _4b8deb82 _a80a2f12 _535dab10 _535dab10--06f11788 _6d30e4c5 _0ae9c33b" data-id="6697574" data-uuid="a083bc84-9f5c-4d54-8c4b-c9d83a78b446" data-block="nblju-fenpk" data-block-type="button"><div class="_c314a128 _a80a2f12 _e65a4d21">        <a class="_206f0e5c _206f0e5c--06f11788" role="button" tabindex="0" href="/buy-the-book/" >Buy now!</a></div></div></div><div class="column _1100af70 _4993ced5 _4993ced5--5d924088 _1100af70--5d924088 _b45e4f82 nclju-nya99 column--has-spacing column--has-no-top-bottom-spacing" data-column="2" id="column_2_stack_1668913" data-unique-id="nclju-nya99"><div class="block nblju-nnpx3 block--picture _6d30e4c5 _982f9e32 _0ae9c33b" data-id="5213467" data-uuid="9c96760b-f4db-4755-9170-b49c884fc965" data-block="nblju-nnpx3" data-block-type="picture"><div class="_0884a393 _0884a393 _0884a393--3e4f9362 _e65a4d21">    <div class="_01cee16c _01cee16c--3e4f9362">                <a href="/buy-the-book/" class="_26f697c8">                        <img class="_ac00c56e _ac00c56e--3e4f9362" data-sizes="w266h400,w800h1200,w1600h2400" data-src="https://dzpdbgwih7u1r.cloudfront.net/96a71349-4bcc-4ca6-a934-af8a862edaf2/9c96760b-f4db-4755-9170-b49c884fc965/9c96760b-f54f-4adc-b986-15404173d8b7/w1600h2400-5b1c344dfe2a2a72f857e1bb5997f7c9.jpg" alt="" width="100%">                    </a>            </div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="stack _bf4e9d50 stack--content-width-oversize stack--vertical-top stack--mobile-vertical-top custom-stack design-editable-stack content-editable-stack nstju-0ymhw nsdju-ltyxz nscju-b8xl4" data-id="a125216c-e526-4f23-b9c7-38a605506ff6"><div class="stack-inner _dbf617b7"><div class="column-container _5d5af514 column-container--has-more-settings column-container--has-2-column"><div class="column _1100af70 _4993ced5 _4993ced5--7a4d3e50 _1100af70--7a4d3e50 _b45e4f82 nclju-emh1r column--has-spacing" data-column="1" id="column_1_stack_2583007" data-unique-id="nclju-emh1r"><div class="block nblju-18n6t text_block _6d30e4c5 _0ae9c33b" data-id="6902861" data-uuid="a125216c-e067-4230-8582-2f65f9f310a5" data-block="nblju-18n6t" data-block-type="text"><div class="block_content_container _e65a4d21"><div class="heading-container"><h2 class="heading text-center"><strong>Loved it!</strong></h2></div>    <div class="text_block_text p-font p-font-all text-padding">        <p class="p-font text-center"><em>I felt like I was there and having a holiday myself, without leaving home.&nbsp; Jo, Australia</em></p>    </div></div></div></div><div class="column _1100af70 _4993ced5 _4993ced5--36e77fe4 _1100af70--36e77fe4 _b45e4f82 nclju-7lmeq column--has-spacing" data-column="2" id="column_2_stack_2583007" data-unique-id="nclju-7lmeq"><div class="block nblju-t7gwz text_block _6d30e4c5 _0ae9c33b" data-id="6902862" data-uuid="a125216c-e256-4d92-8924-2668c4235bf8" data-block="nblju-t7gwz" data-block-type="text"><div class="block_content_container _e65a4d21"><div class="heading-container"><h2 class="heading text-center"><strong>So relatable!</strong></h2></div>    <div class="text_block_text p-font p-font-all text-padding">        <p class="p-font text-center"><em>The revelations are heartfelt; written in a style that is page-turning and completely relatable. Gaylene, NZ</em></p>    </div></div></div></div><div class="column _1100af70 _4993ced5 _4993ced5--62a537d0 _1100af70--62a537d0 _b45e4f82 nclju-c7gqa column--has-spacing" data-column="3" id="column_3_stack_2583007" data-unique-id="nclju-c7gqa"><div class="block nblju-jjd7d text_block _6d30e4c5 _0ae9c33b" data-id="6902863" data-uuid="a125216c-e401-4368-8735-66a77db9adf3" data-block="nblju-jjd7d" data-block-type="text"><div class="block_content_container _e65a4d21"><div class="heading-container"><h2 class="heading text-center"><strong>Honest &amp; raw</strong></h2></div>    <div class="text_block_text p-font p-font-all text-padding">        <p class="p-font text-center"><em>More than solo travel, it was about her courageous adventure. The opportunity to grow and discover herself. Raewyn, NZ&nbsp;</em></p>    </div></div></div></div></div></div></section>
267<section class="stack _bf4e9d50 stack--content-width-default stack--vertical-top stack--mobile-vertical-top custom-stack design-editable-stack content-editable-stack nstju-5whdz nsdju-0y08k nscju-zuntc" data-id="9851e6e1-965e-40b7-905d-473e560bac17"><div class="stack-inner _dbf617b7"><div class="column-container _5d5af514 column-container--has-more-settings"><div class="column _1100af70 _4993ced5 _4993ced5--54aa5356 _1100af70--54aa5356 _b45e4f82 nclju-1g8f7 column--has-spacing" data-column="1" id="column_1_stack_343872" data-unique-id="nclju-1g8f7"><div class="block nblju-6reim picture_block _6d30e4c5 _0ae9c33b" data-id="1110986" data-uuid="999e2292-3075-4daa-a115-beee9f6a4a9f" data-block="nblju-6reim" data-block-type="image"><div class="block_content_container"><span class="picture_block_holder"><div id="picture-1110986" class="picture picture-1110986 position-center hover-none shape-circle filter-none align-center sync-overlay sync-border" ><div 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data-uuid="999e2292-2e7a-42bb-9ee9-1973e2d078d9" data-block="nblju-gzd3e" data-block-type="text"><div class="block_content_container _e65a4d21"><div class="heading-container"><h3 class="heading">Some interesting facts about me...</h3></div>    <div class="text_block_text p-font p-font-all text-padding">        <p class="p-font">Some interesting facts about me...</p><ul><li><p class="p-font">I travelled with a 15 - 20 kilo pack in my 20's.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p class="p-font">I've honed my travel light skills in Europe, Canada, America, China, Argentina, Chile, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, &amp; Peru.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p class="p-font">I love nature and hiking to see it.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p class="p-font">I've been a nurse for over 35 years - and nursing makes you appreciate life E V E R Y&nbsp; D A Y!!!&nbsp; Plus I'm a volunteer nurse on the Mercy Ships.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p class="p-font">I grew up on a sheep farm in New Zealand roaming the Ruahine Ranges of the Manawatu. This is quite possibly where I get my merino wool bias from!</p></li></ul><p class="p-font">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<em> &nbsp;Katherine xox</em></p>    </div></div></div><div class="block nblju-7xl2r _4b8deb82 _a80a2f12 _535dab10 _535dab10--329fa30a _6d30e4c5 _0ae9c33b" data-id="6697439" data-uuid="a083bc7f-07d8-4f62-ae30-6d5997d230a0" data-block="nblju-7xl2r" data-block-type="button"><div class="_c314a128 _a80a2f12 _e65a4d21">        <a class="_206f0e5c _206f0e5c--329fa30a" role="button" tabindex="0" href="/blog/" >Learn more on my blog.</a></div></div></div></div></div></section>
267<section class="stack _bf4e9d50 stack--content-width-default stack--vertical-top stack--mobile-vertical-top custom-stack specialStack stack--special _21d2af6f design-editable-stack content-editable-stack nstju-iixtv nsdju-z9ndm nscju-v8zd3 stack--blog-slider" data-id="9851e726-3d1f-4d22-8f25-08c5f2652d3e"><div class="stack-inner"><div class="content_column1 column-container">            <div class="blog-slider  blog-slider--show-image blog-slider--show-post-title blog-slider--show-date blog-slider--show-post-blurb blog-slider--show-link blog-slider--show-arrows">                <div class="blog-slider__inner blog-slider--count-12" v-bind:data-enforce-min-height="loading" v-bind:data-show-arrows="showSliderArrows" >                    <div class="blog-slider__post"><div class="blog-slider__post-image"><span class="picture_block_holder" v-html="post.imageVideoContent"><div class="picture-summary-regular"><a href="/blog/post/168845/solo-travel-after-50-the-unexpected-path-to-healing-growth-and-reinvention/"><picture>  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=389,height=327,fit=scale-down,sharpen=0.99/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=389,height=327,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.78/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=403,height=265,fit=scale-down,sharpen=0.98/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=403,height=265,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.77/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=339,height=224,fit=scale-down,sharpen=1.00/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=339,height=224,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.83/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=284,height=189,fit=scale-down,sharpen=1.00/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=284,height=189,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.89/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=225,height=154,fit=scale-down,sharpen=1.00/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=225,height=154,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.96/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=600,height=396,fit=scale-down,sharpen=0.88/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=600,height=396,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.55/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=400,height=264,fit=scale-down,sharpen=0.98/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=400,height=264,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.77/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <img data-src="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a2873b4e-88b3-4ca0-8830-3d6641fb209f/width=284,height=189,fit=scale-down,sharpen=1.00/c486ccef0bfa6427f0b3dde3df55571a.jpg"  class="partial-width-image lazy-load" alt=""></picture></a></div></span></div><a href="/blog/post/168845/solo-travel-after-50-the-unexpected-path-to-healing-growth-and-reinvention/" class="blog-sl
267ider__post-title"><h2 class="heading" v-html="post.blogTitle">Solo Travel After 50: The Unexpected Path to Healing, Growth and Reinvention.</h2>  </a><a href="/blog/post/168845/solo-travel-after-50-the-unexpected-path-to-healing-growth-and-reinvention/" class="p-font"><span class="blog-slider__post-date p-font-colour">September 21st 2026</span><span class="blog-slider__post-content p-font-colour" v-html="post.blogContent">Solo travel is more than a holiday. It&#039;s an act of self-investment. Solo travel in midlife is about creating space to reconnect with yourself, heal from life’s challenges, and discover what truly</span><span class="blog-slider__post-read-more text-link-colour">Read more</span></a></div><div class="blog-slider__post"><div class="blog-slider__post-image"><span class="picture_block_holder" v-html="post.imageVideoContent"><div class="picture-summary-regular"><a href="/blog/post/164383/the-3-3-3-rule-for-packing-plus-3--a-smart-stress-free-way-to-pack-for-any-trip/"><picture>  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=389,height=327,fit=scale-down,sharpen=0.91/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=389,height=327,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.62/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=403,height=265,fit=scale-down,sharpen=0.90/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=403,height=265,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.60/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=339,height=224,fit=scale-down,sharpen=0.95/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=339,height=224,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.70/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=284,height=189,fit=scale-down,sharpen=0.99/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=284,height=189,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.78/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=225,height=154,fit=scale-down,sharpen=1.00/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=225,height=154,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.87/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=600,height=396,fit=scale-down,sharpen=0.76/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=600,height=396,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.31/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=400,height=264,fit=scale-down,sharpen=0.90/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=400,height=264,fit=scale-down,dpr=2,sharpen=0.61/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <img data-src="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1ba170b-f946-41f6-96ba-0d241145f3e4/width=284,height=189,fit=scale-down,sharpen=0.99/6deaccff44cf6d65af425fb05f6087f4.jpg"  class="partial-width-image lazy-load" alt=""></picture></a></div></span></div><a href="/blog/post/164383/the-3-3-3-rule-for-packing-plus-3--a-smart-stress-free-way-to-pack-for-any-trip/" class="blog-sl
267ider__post-title"><h2 class="heading" v-html="post.blogTitle">The 3-3-3 Rule for Packing (Plus 3): A Smart, Stress Free Way to Pack for Any Trip</h2>  </a><a href="/blog/post/164383/the-3-3-3-rule-for-packing-plus-3--a-smart-stress-free-way-to-pack-for-any-trip/" class="p-font"><span class="blog-slider__post-date p-font-colour">June 27th 2026</span><span class="blog-slider__post-content p-font-colour" v-html="post.blogContent">Packing often feels more stressful than the trip itself. Overpacking leads to heavy bags, while under‑packing causes last‑minute panic when those “just in case” items suddenly feel essential.</span><span class="blog-slider__post-read-more text-link-colour">Read more</span></a></div><div class="blog-slider__post"><div class="blog-slider__post-image"><span class="picture_block_holder" v-html="post.imageVideoContent"><div id="picture-summary-autocrop-528361" class="picture-summary-autocrop"><a href="/blog/post/164333/travelling-japan-with-a-wheelie-bag-what-worked-what-didnt-and-why/"><picture>  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=389,height=327,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.96/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=389,height=327,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.72/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=403,height=265,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=1.00/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=403,height=265,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.81/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=339,height=224,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=1.00/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=339,height=224,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.87/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=284,height=189,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=1.00/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=284,height=189,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.92/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=225,height=154,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=1.00/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=225,height=154,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.97/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=600,height=396,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.91/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=600,height=396,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.61/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=400,height=264,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=1.00/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=400,height=264,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.81/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <img data-src="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1b82ab2-a25e-4d1f-98ff-412e04f4331b/width=284,height=189,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=1.00/048ae867a7892bd72b02ba5301673b28.jpg"  class="full-width-image lazy-load" alt=""></picture></a></div></span></div><a href="/blog/post/164333/travelling-japan-with-a-wheelie-bag-what-worked-what-didnt-and-why/" class="blog-sl
267ider__post-title"><h2 class="heading" v-html="post.blogTitle">Travelling Japan with a Wheelie Bag: What Worked, What Didn&rsquo;t, and Why.</h2>  </a><a href="/blog/post/164333/travelling-japan-with-a-wheelie-bag-what-worked-what-didnt-and-why/" class="p-font"><span class="blog-slider__post-date p-font-colour">May 29th 2026</span><span class="blog-slider__post-content p-font-colour" v-html="post.blogContent">During my recent trip to Japan, I experienced first‑hand what it’s like to travel the country with a checked‑in wheelie bag. For a long‑time carry‑on‑only traveller, this was a</span><span class="blog-slider__post-read-more text-link-colour">Read more</span></a></div><div class="blog-slider__post"><div class="blog-slider__post-image"><span class="picture_block_holder" v-html="post.imageVideoContent"><div id="picture-summary-autocrop-509011" class="picture-summary-autocrop"><a href="/blog/post/161185/5-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-my-first-solo-travel-trip-an-expert-guide/"><picture>  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=389,height=327,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.77,sharpen=0.98/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=389,height=327,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.77,dpr=2,sharpen=0.77/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=403,height=265,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.70,sharpen=0.98/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=403,height=265,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.70,dpr=2,sharpen=0.75/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=339,height=224,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.70,sharpen=1.00/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=339,height=224,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.70,dpr=2,sharpen=0.82/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=284,height=189,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.70,sharpen=1.00/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=284,height=189,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.70,dpr=2,sharpen=0.88/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=225,height=154,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.71,sharpen=1.00/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=225,height=154,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.71,dpr=2,sharpen=0.95/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=600,height=396,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.70,sharpen=0.87/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=600,height=396,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.70,dpr=2,sharpen=0.53/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=400,height=264,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.70,sharpen=0.98/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=400,height=264,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.70,dpr=2,sharpen=0.76/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <img data-src="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a13935d1-34f0-4c2e-8025-bea41a1caebe/width=284,height=189,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.70,sharpen=1.00/1878140999b2272912da5d8422bca440.jpg"  class="full-width-image lazy-load" alt=""></picture></a></div></span></div><a href="/blog/post/161185/5-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-my-first-solo-travel-trip-an-expert-guide/" class="blog-sl
267ider__post-title"><h2 class="heading" v-html="post.blogTitle">5 Things I Wish I Knew Before My First Solo Travel Trip: An Expert Guide</h2>  </a><a href="/blog/post/161185/5-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-my-first-solo-travel-trip-an-expert-guide/" class="p-font"><span class="blog-slider__post-date p-font-colour">May 6th 2026</span><span class="blog-slider__post-content p-font-colour" v-html="post.blogContent">We’ve all seen the &quot;perfect&quot; solo travel photos: the sunset over the Amalfi Coast or the serene mountain peak. But nobody shows the moment you’re having a quiet panic in an airport terminal with</span><span class="blog-slider__post-read-more text-link-colour">Read more</span></a></div><div class="blog-slider__post"><div class="blog-slider__post-image"><span class="picture_block_holder" v-html="post.imageVideoContent"><div id="picture-summary-autocrop-511602" class="picture-summary-autocrop"><a href="/blog/post/161760/from-solo-travels-to-global-recognition-what-the-journeywoman-wisdom-award-really-means-for-me/"><picture>  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=389,height=327,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.84/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=389,height=327,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.48/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=403,height=265,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.83/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=403,height=265,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.45/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=339,height=224,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.89/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=339,height=224,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.57/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=284,height=189,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.94/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=284,height=189,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.67/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=225,height=154,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.99/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=225,height=154,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.78/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=600,height=396,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.64/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=600,height=396,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.09/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=400,height=264,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.83/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=400,height=264,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.46/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <img data-src="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a1431ce6-7ddb-4b20-bb17-fea2a00b7b87/width=284,height=189,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.94/ba705d242ed22c3f0ba303de7bc4b35f.png"  class="full-width-image lazy-load" alt=""></picture></a></div></span></div><a href="/blog/post/161760/from-solo-travels-to-global-recognition-what-the-journeywoman-wisdom-award-really-means-for-me/" class="blog-sl
267ider__post-title"><h2 class="heading" v-html="post.blogTitle">From Solo Travels to Global Recognition: What the JourneyWoman Wisdom Award Really Means for Me.</h2>  </a><a href="/blog/post/161760/from-solo-travels-to-global-recognition-what-the-journeywoman-wisdom-award-really-means-for-me/" class="p-font"><span class="blog-slider__post-date p-font-colour">April 8th 2026</span><span class="blog-slider__post-content p-font-colour" v-html="post.blogContent">Winning the JourneyWoman Solo Travel Wisdom Award feels like a profound validation of a philosophy I’ve lived by for nearly 10 years: that the best journeys are the ones where we strip away the</span><span class="blog-slider__post-read-more text-link-colour">Read more</span></a></div><div class="blog-slider__post"><div class="blog-slider__post-image"><span class="picture_block_holder" v-html="post.imageVideoContent"><div id="picture-summary-autocrop-507354" class="picture-summary-autocrop"><a href="/blog/post/160778/5-packing-light-truths-i-wish-i-knew-before-my-first-trip/"><picture>  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=389,height=327,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.77/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=389,height=327,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.35/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=403,height=265,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.83/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=403,height=265,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.45/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=339,height=224,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.89/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=339,height=224,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.57/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=284,height=189,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.94/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=284,height=189,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.67/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=225,height=154,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.99/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=225,height=154,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.78/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=600,height=396,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.64/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=600,height=396,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.09/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source data-srcset="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=400,height=264,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.83/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg, https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=400,height=264,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,dpr=2,sharpen=0.46/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <img data-src="https://pictures.rs-cdn.com/CF-a124f1a3-6c48-418a-a1ea-aaef36e65f05/width=284,height=189,fit=cover,gravity=0.50x0.50,sharpen=0.94/89c2c29dc3ef95beaba657e884fdcf4c.jpg"  class="full-width-image lazy-load" alt=""></picture></a></div></span></div><a href="/blog/post/160778/5-packing-light-truths-i-wish-i-knew-before-my-first-trip/" class="blog-sl
267ider__post-title"><h2 class="heading" v-html="post.blogTitle">5 packing light truths I wish I knew before my first trip.</h2>  </a><a href="/blog/post/160778/5-packing-light-truths-i-wish-i-knew-before-my-first-trip/" class="p-font"><span class="blog-slider__post-date p-font-colour">February 23rd 2026</span><span class="blog-slider__post-content p-font-colour" v-html="post.blogContent">Hindsight really is a wonderful thing. My Dad said to me once that I didn&#039;t need to make every mistake possible, and that I could learn from others (this was in my later teens when parents know</span><span class="blog-slider__post-read-more text-link-colour">Read more</span></a></div><div class="blog-slider__post"><div class="blog-slider__post-image"><span class="picture_block_holder" v-html="post.imageVideoContent"><div id="picture-summary-autocrop-491580" class="picture-summary-autocrop"><a href="/blog/post/157191/safe-and-solo-12-essential-solo-travel-safety-tips-for-solotravellers/"><picture>  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__641b/crop389x327.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__244d/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__641b/crop389x327.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__244d/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__ffd1/crop403x265.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__d5f0/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__ffd1/crop403x265.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__d5f0/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__a510/crop339x224.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__758f/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__a510/crop339x224.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__758f/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__2e6b/crop284x189.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__6390/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__2e6b/crop284x189.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__6390/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__46d9/crop225x154.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__0a8d/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__46d9/crop225x154.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__0a8d/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__2ad0/crop600x396.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__a365/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__2ad0/crop600x396.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__a365/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__0c7b/crop400x264.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__7e79/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__0c7b/crop400x264.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__7e79/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <img data-src="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/68d3b0ff909bed5f83c41e159c6f03f7__2e6b/crop284x189.jpg"  class="full-width-image lazy-load" alt=""></picture></a></div></span></div><a href="/blog/post/157191/safe-and-solo-12-essential-solo-travel-safety-tips-for-solotravellers/" class="blog-sl
267ider__post-title"><h2 class="heading" v-html="post.blogTitle">Safe and Solo: 12 Essential Solo Travel Safety Tips for SoloTravellers.</h2>  </a><a href="/blog/post/157191/safe-and-solo-12-essential-solo-travel-safety-tips-for-solotravellers/" class="p-font"><span class="blog-slider__post-date p-font-colour">December 8th 2025</span><span class="blog-slider__post-content p-font-colour" v-html="post.blogContent">Staying safe is engrained in women, and for solo female travellers it’s just something we have in the back of our mind at all times. Yes, it would be great to not have to focus on women fixing the</span><span class="blog-slider__post-read-more text-link-colour">Read more</span></a></div><div class="blog-slider__post"><div class="blog-slider__post-image"><span class="picture_block_holder" v-html="post.imageVideoContent"><div id="picture-summary-autocrop-464905" class="picture-summary-autocrop"><a href="/blog/post/151002/the-journey-so-far-memoir-writing-is-about-the-journey-not-the-destination/"><picture>  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__67ac/crop389x327.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__e8a2/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__67ac/crop389x327.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__e8a2/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__64b9/crop403x265.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__31c0/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__64b9/crop403x265.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__31c0/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__21de/crop339x224.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__edd8/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__21de/crop339x224.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__edd8/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__9d6e/crop284x189.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__419f/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__9d6e/crop284x189.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__419f/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__2946/crop225x154.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__7f4e/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__2946/crop225x154.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__7f4e/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__dda5/crop600x396.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__5e69/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__dda5/crop600x396.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__5e69/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__644f/crop400x264.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__f0ef/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__644f/crop400x264.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__f0ef/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <img data-src="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/857f90f383c903540feb171d69fddf5d__9d6e/crop284x189.jpg"  class="full-width-image lazy-load" alt=""></picture></a></div></span></div><a href="/blog/post/151002/the-journey-so-far-memoir-writing-is-about-the-journey-not-the-destination/" class="blog-sl
267ider__post-title"><h2 class="heading" v-html="post.blogTitle">The Journey So Far: Memoir Writing Is About the Journey, Not the Destination</h2>  </a><a href="/blog/post/151002/the-journey-so-far-memoir-writing-is-about-the-journey-not-the-destination/" class="p-font"><span class="blog-slider__post-date p-font-colour">October 13th 2025</span><span class="blog-slider__post-content p-font-colour" v-html="post.blogContent">The hardest thing I found about writing memoir wasn’t what to put in, it was accepting that life will keep changing after the final page. In light of The Salt Path saga, I been wanting to add my</span><span class="blog-slider__post-read-more text-link-colour">Read more</span></a></div><div class="blog-slider__post"><div class="blog-slider__post-image"><span class="picture_block_holder" v-html="post.imageVideoContent"><div id="picture-summary-autocrop-458432" class="picture-summary-autocrop"><a href="/blog/post/149239/travelling-light-living-fully-a-journey-through-japan-and-beyond/"><picture>  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__719e/crop389x327.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__4f2d/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__719e/crop389x327.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__4f2d/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__0985/crop403x265.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__30e6/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__0985/crop403x265.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__30e6/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__b601/crop339x224.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__4fa2/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__b601/crop339x224.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__4fa2/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__56d7/crop284x189.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__040f/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__56d7/crop284x189.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__040f/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__71f0/crop225x154.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__7ce6/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__71f0/crop225x154.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__7ce6/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__bbda/crop600x396.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__795d/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__bbda/crop600x396.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__795d/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__5751/crop400x264.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__d0cb/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__5751/crop400x264.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__d0cb/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <img data-src="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/a64f3cf90f004beb387f95c28fda837b__56d7/crop284x189.jpg"  class="full-width-image lazy-load" alt=""></picture></a></div></span></div><a href="/blog/post/149239/travelling-light-living-fully-a-journey-through-japan-and-beyond/" class="blog-sl
267ider__post-title"><h2 class="heading" v-html="post.blogTitle">Travelling Light, Living Fully: A Journey Through Japan and Beyond.</h2>  </a><a href="/blog/post/149239/travelling-light-living-fully-a-journey-through-japan-and-beyond/" class="p-font"><span class="blog-slider__post-date p-font-colour">July 22nd 2025</span><span class="blog-slider__post-content p-font-colour" v-html="post.blogContent">If you’re here after seeing the recent New York Times article on packing light, you’re in the right place. I’m truly grateful that so many of you have joined this journey toward travelling</span><span class="blog-slider__post-read-more text-link-colour">Read more</span></a></div><div class="blog-slider__post"><div class="blog-slider__post-image"><span class="picture_block_holder" v-html="post.imageVideoContent"><div id="picture-summary-autocrop-292845" class="picture-summary-autocrop"><a href="/blog/post/100995/how-to-pack-a-light-carry-on-backpack-for-2-weeks-or-2-months/"><picture>  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__6a34/crop389x327.png.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__1a2c/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__6a34/crop389x327.png, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__1a2c/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__1f26/crop403x265.png.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__0e3e/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__1f26/crop403x265.png, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__0e3e/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__f490/crop339x224.png.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__c6a4/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__f490/crop339x224.png, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__c6a4/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__7dc6/crop284x189.png.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__9c3d/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__7dc6/crop284x189.png, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__9c3d/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__3918/crop225x154.png.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__8d95/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__3918/crop225x154.png, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__8d95/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__3daf/crop600x396.png.webp" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__3daf/crop600x396.png" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__c456/crop400x264.png.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__3b5d/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__c456/crop400x264.png, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__3b5d/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <img data-src="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/dc996c577f672a17e5be538867b1294d__7dc6/crop284x189.png"  class="full-width-image lazy-load" alt=""></picture></a></div></span></div><a href="/blog/post/100995/how-to-pack-a-light-carry-on-backpack-for-2-weeks-or-2-months/" class="blog-sl
267ider__post-title"><h2 class="heading" v-html="post.blogTitle">How to Pack a Light Carry-On Backpack for 2 Weeks or 2 Months</h2>  </a><a href="/blog/post/100995/how-to-pack-a-light-carry-on-backpack-for-2-weeks-or-2-months/" class="p-font"><span class="blog-slider__post-date p-font-colour">April 28th 2025</span><span class="blog-slider__post-content p-font-colour" v-html="post.blogContent">Before you start packing for your exciting adventure in Europe, Asia, South America, or anywhere else, read this travel blog! Whether you’re packing for two weeks, two months, or more, this guide</span><span class="blog-slider__post-read-more text-link-colour">Read more</span></a></div><div class="blog-slider__post"><div class="blog-slider__post-image"><span class="picture_block_holder" v-html="post.imageVideoContent"><div id="picture-summary-autocrop-434109" class="picture-summary-autocrop"><a href="/blog/post/143567/packing-light-the-1-mistake-travellers-make-and-how-to-avoid-it/"><picture>  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__ff1a/crop389x327.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__6e4a/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__ff1a/crop389x327.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__6e4a/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__4570/crop403x265.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__d90d/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__4570/crop403x265.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__d90d/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__84d3/crop339x224.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__8c5b/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__84d3/crop339x224.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__8c5b/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__bd39/crop284x189.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__4646/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__bd39/crop284x189.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__4646/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__7ba6/crop225x154.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__f79f/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__7ba6/crop225x154.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__f79f/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__0bf3/crop600x396.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__2e52/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__0bf3/crop600x396.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__2e52/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__3334/crop400x264.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__3829/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__3334/crop400x264.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__3829/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <img data-src="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/fd592fccfed2a1ac6b08ef40ff52bd6c__bd39/crop284x189.jpg"  class="full-width-image lazy-load" alt=""></picture></a></div></span></div><a href="/blog/post/143567/packing-light-the-1-mistake-travellers-make-and-how-to-avoid-it/" class="blog-sl
267ider__post-title"><h2 class="heading" v-html="post.blogTitle">Packing Light: The #1 Mistake Travellers Make (And How to Avoid It)</h2>  </a><a href="/blog/post/143567/packing-light-the-1-mistake-travellers-make-and-how-to-avoid-it/" class="p-font"><span class="blog-slider__post-date p-font-colour">March 31st 2025</span><span class="blog-slider__post-content p-font-colour" v-html="post.blogContent">You know that feeling when you’re about to head off on a big adventure? Excitement bubbling, plans falling into place—but then comes the packing. Suddenly, what should be a simple task turns into</span><span class="blog-slider__post-read-more text-link-colour">Read more</span></a></div><div class="blog-slider__post"><div class="blog-slider__post-image"><span class="picture_block_holder" v-html="post.imageVideoContent"><div id="picture-summary-autocrop-428482" class="picture-summary-autocrop"><a href="/blog/post/142233/simplify-your-life-declutter-travel-lighter-live-freer/"><picture>  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__cf17/crop389x327.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__03ed/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__cf17/crop389x327.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__03ed/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 2280px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__4c66/crop403x265.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__0de4/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__4c66/crop403x265.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__0de4/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1880px) AND (max-width: 2280px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__cc5a/crop339x224.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__ea36/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__cc5a/crop339x224.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__ea36/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1460px) AND (max-width: 1880px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__6f31/crop284x189.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__14c6/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__6f31/crop284x189.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__14c6/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 1080px) AND (max-width: 1460px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__1cb6/crop225x154.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__0f73/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__1cb6/crop225x154.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__0f73/[email protected] 2x" media="(min-width: 740px) AND (max-width: 1080px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__697f/crop600x396.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__8551/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__697f/crop600x396.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__8551/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 740px)">  <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__2818/crop400x264.jpg.webp, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__bb9d/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <source data-srcset="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__2818/crop400x264.jpg, https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__bb9d/[email protected] 2x" media="(max-width: 400px)">  <img data-src="https://nz.rs-cdn.com/images/nwsju-g7220/blog/821edf1c2a41733e98e51d1c305d80dc__6f31/crop284x189.jpg"  class="full-width-image lazy-load" alt=""></picture></a></div></span></div><a href="/blog/post/142233/simplify-your-life-declutter-travel-lighter-live-freer/" class="blog-sl
267ider__post-title"><h2 class="heading" v-html="post.blogTitle">Simplify Your Life: Declutter, Travel Lighter, Live Freer</h2>  </a><a href="/blog/post/142233/simplify-your-life-declutter-travel-lighter-live-freer/" class="p-font"><span class="blog-slider__post-date p-font-colour">February 24th 2025</span><span class="blog-slider__post-content p-font-colour" v-html="post.blogContent">Life has a way of getting cluttered. From our homes to our schedules, from our wardrobes (including our travel wardrobes) to our travel plans, the sheer weight of decisions and belongings can feel</span><span class="blog-slider__post-read-more text-link-colour">Read more</span></a></div>                </div>                <span class="blog-slider__arrow blog-slider__arrow--left text-link-colour"><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><svg width="14px" height="21px" viewBox="0 0 14 21" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">    <g stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd">        <polygon fill="#000000" points="10.4327861 20.328 0.664 10.5166792 10.8460809 0.328 13.664 3.04498113 6.18712139 10.5166792 13.2882775 17.6864906"></polygon>    </g></svg></span>
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330                cookiePolicyBanner.style.display = 'none';
331            });
332        }
333    });
334    </script>
334
335    
336
337<div class="rs-search-container rs-search-container--shop-search">
338			<div class="rs-search">
339				<span class="rs-search-icon"><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
340<svg width="18px" height="18px" viewBox="0 0 18 18" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
341    <g id="Cart-Contact-Bar" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd">
342        <g id="Empty-Cart-Icon" transform="translate(-845.000000, -13.000000)">
343            <g id="Search" transform="translate(845.000000, 13.000000)">
344                <g id="magnifying-glass" stroke-width="1" fill-rule="evenodd">
345                    <g id="Capa_1"></g>
346                </g>
347                <path d="M17.8423503,17.0820399 L13.468071,12.7077605 C14.6414634,11.3587583 15.3518847,9.59866962 15.3518847,7.67494457 C15.3518847,3.44035477 11.9075388,0 7.67694013,0 C3.44235033,0 0.00199556541,3.4443459 0.00199556541,7.67494457 C0.00199556541,11.9055432 3.44634146,15.3498891 7.67694013,15.3498891 C9.60066519,15.3498891 11.3607539,14.6394678 12.7097561,13.4660754 L17.0840355,17.8403548 C17.1878049,17.9441242 17.3274945,18 17.4631929,18 C17.5988914,18 17.7385809,17.9481153 17.8423503,17.8403548 C18.0498891,17.632816 18.0498891,17.2895787 17.8423503,17.0820399 Z M1.07560976,7.67494457 C1.07560976,4.03503326 4.03702882,1.07760532 7.672949,1.07760532 C11.3128603,1.07760532 14.2702882,4.03902439 14.2702882,7.67494457 C14.2702882,11.3108647 11.3128603,14.2762749 7.672949,14.2762749 C4.03702882,14.2762749 1.07560976,11.3148559 1.07560976,7.67494457 Z" id="Shape" fill="#FFFFFF" fill-rule="nonzero"></path>
348            </g>
349        </g>
350    </g>
351</svg></span>
352				<input type="text" placeholder="Search" id="rs-search-input" class="rs-search-input" autocomplete="off" />
353				<div class="rs-loader-container"><div class="loader small rs-loader">Loading...</div></div>
354			</div>
355			<div class="rs-search-results"></div>
356		</div>
357		<div class="rs-search-overlay"><span class="close">&nbsp;</span></div>    <div class="add-to-basket-popup-container" v-cloak>
358        <transition name="fade">
359            <div v-if="showPopup" class="add-to-basket-popup-background">
360                <div class="add-to-basket-popup">
361                    <h2 class="text-center">This product has been added to your cart</h2>
362                    <div class="_1e7614a9">
363                        <button class="shop-button outline" @click="close">CONTINUE SHOPPING</button>
364                        <a href="/shop/checkout/" class="shop-button fill">CHECKOUT</a>
365                    </div>
366                </div>
367            </div>
368        </transition>
369    </div>
369<script>function Intercom () {}</script>
369
370
371
372
373</body>
374
375</html>

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