Traveling for More Than Two Months

Often, when you’re researching information about traveling, the information you find is geared towards those who are traveling for a couple weeks to a couple months. It’s just what the majority of travelers tend to do. Yet, if you’re planning a longer trip, the lack of information about how to plan that trip can be infinitely frustrating.

Traveling for longer than two months can be quite different than shorter trips. First, you need to pack slightly differently. A close friend of mine, and experienced traveler, uses the rule of ‘pack for two weeks, regardless of the length of trip – even if the trip is for a year.’ Unless you know you will be spending time in a single season, you will need to pack for multiple types of weather. If you will primarily be in a warm place, it’s advisable to pack a sweater or cardigan, and a medium-weight jacket, in addition to your regular clothing. In order to save space in your bag with slightly bulkier items, Space Bags can definitely help you. If you’re not familiar with them, they are a large plastic bag that you use to store clothing. Once you’ve put the clothing in, you seal the bag and then press the air out. Thus, bulky sweaters, fleece jackets, or anything else “fluffy” will be storable in a much smaller space. The bags also keep clothing clean, dry and fresh, as they are air-tight.