If you’re like me, you spend days—if not weeks—crafting detailed packing lists ahead of your trips, checking them more than twice, and ensuring that no situation is left unconsidered. If you’re like my husband, you take a more caution-to-the-wind approach, packing the morning of departure and crossing your fingers you haven’t forgotten anything, lest you face your companion's judgmental, “I Told You So” side-eye.

Packing for a trip is a bit like taking a personality test in that it reveals a lot about your character. Are you meticulous or carefree? Would you rather pay for checked baggage to ensure you have everything you need, or would you do anything to avoid paying baggage fees ?

No matter their packing personality, every traveler has a short list of can’t-live-without items that ma

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