I used to be a nine-suitcase-outfit-changes-per-day kind of traveller. Then I did a proper two-week, four-country trip through Europe with one carry-on, using nothing but a number system I’d scribbled on a hotel notepad, and I have never packed the old way again. The 5 4 3 2 1 method isn’t a gimmick — it’s … Continue reading The 5 4 3 2 1 Packing Method: The Only Rule That Actually Stops You Overpacking