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All About Packing Part 1

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 Packing 101 The trip is booked! You're excited!  Then comes the packing.  You start throwing clothes on the bed and it's a huge pile. Massive really. Will and how is it all going to fit in one suitcase? You stand back and stare at the pile. A sense of dread, panic and helplessness starts to overwhelm you.  Judging by the pile you'll definitely need a bigger suitcase - possibly two. There must be a better way! Is there? YES, THERE IS!! But what is it? With a few simple steps you can be the gal breezing through the airport with carryon only for a six week trip! Here's the mystery of packing solved. Essentials of Packing What needs to go into the suitcase that you absolutely can not live without? For me it's like this. I have to think about what part of the world I'm going to and what I'm going to be doing there. On this trip it's the UK in May. The weather will probably be much like it is at home. That means mid Spring. Not warm but not parka weather and ...

Introduction to Life UnPacked and Bio

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                            Life UnPacked - New Adventures It's a new day, it's a new dawn (to quote a song). This is the start of a whole new set of adventures - UnPacked!          Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Barbara Christie and I am an avid               traveller, cook, writer, designer, wife, and grand mother. These are passions I pursue. I'm married to a wonderful man and between us we have three amazing sons and two of those sons have one beautiful grand daughter each. I'm fortunate to live on the beautiful West Coast of Canada and consider myself very lucky. I have had a variety of careers that have led me to being a Travel Advisor.    This blog is intended as a chronicle of Life. Unpacked, packed, recipes, things that make me smile, design ideas, and TRAVEL!  Both my husband and myself have been bitt...