{"id":10365,"date":"2016-04-08T05:46:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T12:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/?p=10365"},"modified":"2016-04-08T05:46:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T12:46:51","slug":"carry-traveller-ultimate-guide-packing-light-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/carry-traveller-ultimate-guide-packing-light-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Carry-On Traveller: The Ultimate Guide to Packing Light &#8211; Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t typically read non-fiction. I read for leisure and prefer curling up on a hammock or laying out on the sand and getting lost in a story. There is one big exception to that preference; guide books! I can pore over a guide book for just about anywhere, reading it from cover to cover and back again, looking for  tidbits I&#8217;d missed or learning about the history and culture of a new place. Though I don\u2019t usually read non-fiction I am (obviously) obsessed with all things travel and so was ecstatic to be chosen as a beta reader for \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.neverendingvoyage.com\/the-carry-on-traveller-book\/\">The Carry-On Traveller: The Ultimate Guide to Packing Light<\/a>\u201d by Erin McNeaney (of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neverendingvoyage.com\/\">Never Ending Voyage<\/a>). The Carry-On Traveller is a complete guide for the art of packing, for any length of time and to any climate, with just one carry-on bag. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/carry-traveller-ultimate-guide-packing-light-book-review\/reading-on-the-beach\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10373\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP\/\/\/wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Reading-on-the-Beach-980x653.jpg\" alt=\"Reading on the Beach\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Reading-on-the-Beach-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Reading-on-the-Beach-288x192.jpg 288w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Reading-on-the-Beach.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Reading-on-the-Beach-980x653.jpg\" alt=\"Reading on the Beach\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Reading-on-the-Beach-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Reading-on-the-Beach-288x192.jpg 288w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Reading-on-the-Beach.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the questions that Tom and I get asked the most is, &#8220;how have you been traveling for over five years with just one carry-on bag each?&#8221; When I point people to our own <a href=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/carry-on-packing-4-months-in-mexico-packing-list\/\">packing list post<\/a> I&#8217;ll often get feedback like, \u201cwell that works for you, but I wear make-up, travel in cold weather climates, need camping gear,&#8221; or &#8220;that is way too much computer gear!\u201d There is not much I can tell these people because though I know what works for Tom and me, I certainly don\u2019t know about all these other special cases!<\/p>\n<p>Enter Erin\u2019s \u2018guide to packing light,\u2019 a book that promises to answer these questions and many more. Not only does Erin\u2019s book accomplish what it says it will, answering any question that I have been asked about carry-on travel, but it also answers questions I never even thought to ask! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/carry-traveller-ultimate-guide-packing-light-book-review\/the-carry-on-traveller-the-ultimate-guide-to-packing-light\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10367\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP\/\/\/wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/The-Carry-On-Traveller-The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Packing-Light-980x980.jpg\" alt=\"The Carry On Traveller The Ultimate Guide to Packing Light\" width=\"980\" height=\"980\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/The-Carry-On-Traveller-The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Packing-Light-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/The-Carry-On-Traveller-The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Packing-Light-188x188.jpg 188w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/The-Carry-On-Traveller-The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Packing-Light-288x288.jpg 288w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/The-Carry-On-Traveller-The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Packing-Light-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/The-Carry-On-Traveller-The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Packing-Light.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/The-Carry-On-Traveller-The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Packing-Light-980x980.jpg\" alt=\"The Carry On Traveller The Ultimate Guide to Packing Light\" width=\"980\" height=\"980\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/The-Carry-On-Traveller-The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Packing-Light-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/The-Carry-On-Traveller-The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Packing-Light-188x188.jpg 188w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/The-Carry-On-Traveller-The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Packing-Light-288x288.jpg 288w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/The-Carry-On-Traveller-The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Packing-Light-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/The-Carry-On-Traveller-The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Packing-Light.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Erin writes about the intricacies of packing from beginning to end and covers dozens of \u201cspecial cases.\u201d I also really enjoyed the interviews with different types of travelers who travel carry-on only, and not just because one of them is with us!  She interviews a family, a fashionista, a makeup lover, a retiree, and an artist, just to name a few. The book also comes with access to a packing resources web page featuring exclusive discounts and a downloadable packing list template.<\/p>\n<p>I think the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.neverendingvoyage.com\/the-carry-on-traveller-book\/\">The Carry-On Traveller: The Ultimate Guide to Packing Light<\/a>\u201d is a great tool whether you are planning on traveling for a week or a year. It is a practical guide that is easy to relate to and I am sure will help even the most seasoned of travelers pare down their possessions. Even after traveling with just a carry-on for five years I felt inspired to go through my bag after reading her book, taking out a few of the items I had \u201cjust in case\u201d to drop another kilo from my bag. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/carry-traveller-ultimate-guide-packing-light-book-review\/ttmro-carryoncouple-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP\/\/\/wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/TTMRO.CarryOnCouple-980x654.jpg\" alt=\"TTMRO.CarryOnCouple\" width=\"980\" height=\"654\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/TTMRO.CarryOnCouple-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/TTMRO.CarryOnCouple-288x192.jpg 288w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/TTMRO.CarryOnCouple.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/TTMRO.CarryOnCouple-980x654.jpg\" alt=\"TTMRO.CarryOnCouple\" width=\"980\" height=\"654\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/TTMRO.CarryOnCouple-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/TTMRO.CarryOnCouple-288x192.jpg 288w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/TTMRO.CarryOnCouple.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When Tom and I first left on our adventure I read Erin\u2019s packing posts with a religious fervor. Here was a couple who (at that time) had been traveling for a whole year and seemed to have the packing thing down to a science. Five years later, after six years of location independent living in over 30 countries with just a carry-on backpack Erin and her partner, Simon are indubitably the experts and it shows in her book.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/carry-traveller-ultimate-guide-packing-light-book-review\/erin-simon-never-ending-voyage\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10369\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP\/\/\/wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/erin-simon-never-ending-voyage-980x735.jpg\" alt=\"erin-simon-never-ending-voyage\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/erin-simon-never-ending-voyage-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/erin-simon-never-ending-voyage-288x216.jpg 288w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/erin-simon-never-ending-voyage.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/erin-simon-never-ending-voyage-980x735.jpg\" alt=\"erin-simon-never-ending-voyage\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/erin-simon-never-ending-voyage-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/erin-simon-never-ending-voyage-288x216.jpg 288w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/erin-simon-never-ending-voyage.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Carry-On Traveller is available for the Kindle on the Amazon store for U.S. $4.99 and may be available on other platforms in Summer 2016. Even if you don\u2019t have a Kindle, you can read the book on the free Kindle app that\u2019s available for any laptop, smartphone, or tablet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1URdaNP\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10368\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP\/\/\/wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carry-On-Traveller-320x250@2x.jpg\" alt=\"Carry-On-Traveller-320x250@2x\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carry-On-Traveller-320x250@2x.jpg 640w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carry-On-Traveller-320x250@2x-288x225.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carry-On-Traveller-320x250@2x.jpg\" alt=\"Carry-On-Traveller-320x250@2x\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carry-On-Traveller-320x250@2x.jpg 640w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carry-On-Traveller-320x250@2x-288x225.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t typically read non-fiction. 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