7 Reasons To Travel With One Bag

Ian MacKenzie, writing for Brave New Traveler, explains his reasoning for traveling light by summarizing the thoughts of a variety of authors around the web on why you should travel with one bag. It's a good list.

When planning for our 2 month trip to Southeast Asia in winter 2005, my girlfriend and I decided we would only take a single bag.

And no, this wouldn’t be a large, cumbersome backpack like the ones perpetually seen by eager backpackers around the world. We each pledged to stick with a regular size backpack, like one you would fill with schoolbooks and a lunchbox.

What works for me is the reduction of stress, being able to pick far more means of transport, and no more lost baggage. Something that has happened to my family far too many times.

More. Photo via Malias.

7 Reasons To Travel With One Bag

Ian MacKenzie, writing for Brave New Traveler, explains his reasoning for traveling light by summarizing the thoughts of a variety of authors around the web on why you should travel with one bag. It's a good list.

When planning for our 2 month trip to Southeast Asia in winter 2005, my girlfriend and I decided we would only take a single bag. And no, this wouldn’t be a large, cumbersome backpack like the ones perpetually seen by eager backpackers around the world. We each pledged to stick with a regular size backpack, like one you would fill with schoolbooks and a lunchbox.

What works for me is the reduction of stress, being able to pick far more means of transport, and no more lost baggage. Something that has happened to my family far too many times. More. Photo via Malias.