171 - Travel clothes - packing and cleaning

Washing your clothes while travelling is something you'll have to
do if you're travelling for more than a week. And even if you're
travelling for a week, you can pack lighter if you're prepared to
do a little bit of washing along the way. The most important thing
to remember when travelling is to pack light. This means you need
to take fewer clothes, but you should also consider what each item
weighs, and how easy it will be to wash - and of course, since you
will have fewer clothes with you, you'll need to wash what you do
have more often. Avoid very heavy things like jeans and bulky
jumpers, as they are hard to wash and even harder to dry. Leave the
big towel at home and pack a sports or travel towel, which takes up
a fraction of the space and dries quickly. If you're going
somewhere cold, the trick is layering. Pack lightweight trousers
and thermal underwear to put under them. Instead of one thick
jumper, pack three thin ones - it'll weigh the same or less, you
can rearrange them for a change of wardrobe, and they'll dry so
much faster when you wash them. For more, visit
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