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A SIMPLE PLAN: PACKING POST-MORTEM

July 27, 2021 by David Coggins in Travel

Unpacking after an overseas trip serves as an informal inventory of new acquisitions, smuggled cigars and wrinkled bad decisions. You nearly always realize you needed far, far less than you brought.

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July 27, 2021 /David Coggins
Packing, France
Travel
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LIGHT FOOTPRINT: PACKING THEORIES

November 27, 2020 by David Coggins in Style

I’m starting to imagine travel again—the possibility of going somewhere is keeping me going. I’m sure everybody has a vision of a beloved, far-off place, that has probably never felt more beloved or more far-off. On a more practical level, let’s consider my ongoing obsession with packing lightly.

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November 27, 2020 /David Coggins
Packing
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