The travel industry is built on the idea that holidays are about traipsing around with a single backpack or a tiny strolley. Airline luggage restrictions are getting tighter. Travel vlogs endlessly judge folding-vs-rolling techniques. Fashion magazines curate listicles of travel-friendly favourites: Skirts that double as a dress, tiny moisturiser jars, sandals that go from day to night (and look ugly both times). What about the travellers who enjoy having all their stuff on holiday?
"I loathe the idea of packing," says Debsruti Basu, 31, an editor from Kolkata. "The idea of stuffing only what I might need is enough to make me anxious." So, she tends to overpack. For a week-long trip, Basu packs seven options-not sets-with more blouses than bottoms. For a weekend, she packs "enough to exceed an overnight duffel".
This story is from the November 04, 2023 edition of Brunch.
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