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Its time for a vacation.
You deserve it.
Lets leave behind the drudgery and drain of daily life and do something different.
But if were going to travel, lets do it better.
Lets travel like professional travelers.
Theres infinite ways to sort of enjoy yourself along the road and not get so frazzled by delays.
Good preparation gives you peace of mind, and packing hacks will let you take what you really need.
Someone just accused me of having a.
Mary Poppins bag and yet still carry around less baggage.
If youve thought about travel and youve actually worked out a way to do travel well, then you have a lot more free time.
You're not wasting energy.
You know what you have.
You know that what you have is going to be enough.
We found road warriors in mind, their experience to give you their best tips for packing and planning for a trip.
I'm Elise Hu.
I logged hundreds of thousands of miles a year as an international correspondent for NPR.