traveling light & friends
I told you guys that Dennis and I were on the road for a few days last week and I wanted to show you how "light" we travel. Now keep in mind this was for three nights, we would have taken the same amount for one night, can you imagine how much we need for a week or more?!
Now let’s look closer. Obviously, we each had a suitcase for clothes, 2 people = 2 bags. We each have a computer bag, 2 people = 3 computers, but only two bags. The bright pink bag was a new addition to hold all the stuff I normally am trying to stick in my pockets, like books, GPSr and the six-pack Diet Coke that is difficult to juggle. Our coats were on our bodies and our pockets were still full, with 3 cell phones and 2 PDAs, etc. . . Oh you’ll notice a couple of new additions to the rack, we were in Lake Geneva and had to browse the shops. We got some great truffles and popcorn from Constant Cravings and I got a pair of Minnetonka Clogs ~ they are so cute! I'll have to show them later. . .
So, that leaves three bags for camera equipment. We never leave home without it. So, nothing really happened, but we were prepared. We did take some photos of our friends’ kids. Dennis posted some of his and here a couple of mine.
Aren’t they cute! We’ll call them Fred and Ed to protect their identities. They’re pretty interesting kids. Their parents are from France and Fred was born in France but since he’s so little, 2 years old, he understands French and English. His mom says he speaks with an American accent and she kind of laughs because while Ed was born here(about 4 months ago), they will be returning to France and even though he is an American (dual citizenship) he will probably not sound American.
Fred was a little fish, wanting to swim the entire time we were there. I call him my little fishie now. He thought I was playing peekaboo each time I came out from the camera so I quickly learned to “click” while the camera was away from my face.
I probably travel with about as much....always better to be prepared than
not!!! And I never, ever leave the house without my camera!!
Wow that is a lot of luggage. I travel super light. Lovely pictures of
the children I always think it is so cool to have duel nationality.
Cute kids and great photos! They are fortunate to be able to grow up with
two languages. We have friends who have raised their two boys to speak
English and French equally fluently. Dad is American and Mom is French
Canadian, so it was natural. The oldest is learning Biblical (Koine) Greek
and hopes to be a translator. I believe he is working on Hebrew and
another language (Spanish?) as well. He's only 15!
OH, he's adorable! And now I don't feel so bad, because I travel about as
"light" as you do! ;-) In fact, I'm going on a day trip this Saturday, but
there's a very slight possibility that it could turn into an overnight
trip, and I'm already racking my brain trying to figure out how to pack an
insconspicous, yet fully stocked "just in case" overnight bag!
*Laughing at the camera and Computer gear*
You guys are nuts :D!!!!
But don't worry, it is a familiar sight ;)
Those are some cool pics from the hotel. Not of the bags, of the kids. My
favorite is the one of the little baby looking up at the toy.
I'm not a light packer either. My family has teased me about it my entire
life.
Lovely pictures (as always). I guess I'm a light traveller. I did a 10
day trip to England with one carry-on bag. Of course, I don't carry a
computer or loads of camera equipment with me. For traveling, I just have
a very small camera.
Beautiful photos, as always. :)
These kids are gorgeous. That looks like a wonderful pool for them.
Those are great photos, the kids look like they're having a blast! As for
the idea of "over packing" is something I just don't buy into. There's no
such thing as being too prepared. Ya, I'm the one caught packing over a
weeks worth of cloths for a weekend trip. It's just too stressful to have
the "what if" looming over my head.
Wow, that is a lot of stuff to take on a short trip. I think Sirdar and I
had 1/4 of that for the both of us, for our 4 day trip last summer. Of
course we didn't take computers or camera equipment.
You guys are serious about computers and cameras.