Packing Travel Skills with Lisa Friend

Thank you so much! I've watched/read at least 100 items on packing light, but the assumed first step is always to be a size 2. It is so good to see someone who looks like me make it work.

Thank you!! I was so stressed about packing light. Seeing everything you pack, how you pack it and being plus size like me was so helpful. Now I feel confident I can do it! Appreciate you sharing!

I just signed up today for the 21 day Best of Europe tour 🎉!! I’m going solo and it’s my first time but I know that Rick Steve tours will take care of me!

Thanks Lisa. Great video on packing light. I’m glad you mentioned all the other “stuff” we take with us aside from clothes and toiletries. My view is that you need to keep everything in your bag to a minimum but especially the other stuff. I have to keep reminding myself about this when I travel as I seem to accumulate “stuff” wherever i go. A brochure from somewhere, a map from the last place we were staying or a few tiny souvenirs like magnets or tea towels (I have collected them for years and have way too many!) My trick for managing bag clutter is to find a post office and send it all home. My husband and I travel for two or three months at a time so every week or two I declutter my bag and send anything I want to keep home so that it’s out of my bag.

I've been a carry-on convert for many years; it makes traveling so much easier. Also, I love your hair, Lisa!

Great tips and thanks for being so open to share everything you pack. Really helpful

Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and tips with us! Safe travels!

Thank you! Much needed for my family and first trip to Europe together!

Thanks and we have followed rick steves travel tips on carryon luggage for 10 years now.

Thank you Lisa, you make it sound so easy I wish I could go traveling with you. Bon voyage!

I saw how you pack your in flight meds, mask, etc. So glad you didn’t have an issue with combining all the meds in one bottle. I’ll be going to Italy next year and am trying to learn how to pack and was worried about packing all my medicine bottles.

Excellent tips! Thank you, Lisa!

very helpful to see the content of what you pack and how you pack it. Thanks.

Thank you! Great information

Excellent and very helpful video Lisa! You were a great host! Thank you!

This was very helpful. I would enjoy having you as a guide. This is good info as I plan a trip to Norway!

You are amazing! Thanks so much for

Thanks Lisa. This is great! I especially loved seeing how you kind of quickly repack a few things for your flight and keep a little organizer for the seat - I do that too. I like your idea of the "junk drawer"! As for medications, I was thrown for a loop last year when I did a planned stopover in Doha, Qatar. I'm a nurse so I had diligently packed all my meds/supplements into nice organized little containers and then I just happened to double check something about entry into Qatar and low and behold, two of my prescription meds were actually BANNED substances there. At like 10pm the night before leaving I had to repack all of my meds into the original bottles out of fear. I was quite angry about the "banned" Rx since they are so common here in the west. I decided to just hide them. It is definitely something worth checking into when you are traveling to another country - especially outside of Europe. One of the meds I always travel with is like 2-3 doses of lorazepam (a benzodiazepine/controlled substance) that I sometimes never use but like to have in case of a panic attack related to flying. BTW, these panic attacks began because I was flying abroad during the 9/11 attacks :( I loved your suggestion about taking pictures of the bottles, the actual pills and of course the Rx numbers etc. on your phone. Thanks much!

Thank u for your great presentation 👍

Enjoyed very much 😅 thank you❤