Packing tips from those who travel for a living

by Anne Dimon

Hate schlepping heavy bags when you travel? Detest hanging around the luggage carrousel waiting for your bag to come down the chute?

Here are a few packing tips from those who travel for a living:

Family travel writer Kate Pocock of Toronto says her "must-pack" is a pashmina. She says, "it will keep you warm in overly air-conditioned buildings in the tropics, also in cool northern climes." It also doubles as a headscarf in Arab countries and as an extra blanket on airplanes. "For me," admits Pocock, "my pashmina is my Linus blanket when travelling."

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