Fine stuff from Flinn plus light travel for women

Here’s a tremendous 2006 light travel article from the San Francisco Chronicle’s John Flinn. He’s obviously influenced by Rick Steves and onebag.com’s Doug Dyment - but hey, who isn’t. Be sure to check the sidebars on what he packs, luggage,  and women’s travel needs.

Actually the article on light travel for women is written by Christine Delsol. Check out this doozy from her:

”Women bear more than their share of responsibility for the proliferation of overweight, wheeled luggage clogging the world’s airports and sidewalks. After 40 years of travel, even an old-line feminist like me has to chime in with Professor Higgins on this one: “Why can’t a woman be more like a man?”

The first thing most women need to pack is a change of priorities. Repeat after me: I’m OK, you’re OK, and it’s OK to wear the same thing two or three times in the same week…”

Gee, a man couldn’t get away with saying that, so I didn’t. Actually, I would say light travel can be just as easy for women since most have already mastered some of the needed skills that men struggle with: They are comfortable with sinkwashing, are good at assessing fabrics, know how to put an outfit together. And, women are usually just plain resourceful.