Packing Tips

Top Travel Mistakes to Avoid

Even the best planned out vacations can have a snag in it but it is My Vacation Lady's goal to try to make sure snags won't happen to our clients. Here are some of the top travel mistakes that some people may make when planning their vacations or honeymoons: Not looking at your passport before [...]

What is you best packing tip?

As I have said for years, My Vacation Lady is the queen of over packing.  We are always looking for great packing tips to help us be more efficient with packing. Yes, we know how to ROLL our clothes instead of stacking. Yes, we stuff socks, belts and more inside shoes. Yes, we limit the [...]

Ladies, can you pack for a week’s trip in just a carry on?

If you have read any of My Vacation Lady's packing tips blogs, you'll know that I am the queen of over packing.  It might be an inborn trait-- I think I got it from my mother and I know I have passed it on to my daughter. Whenever I see an article on how to [...]

Packing Hacks that will save you money

My Vacation Lady is all about saving money when we can so when we heard about packing things to save money we were intrigued.  What might Smarter Travel have on their list that we didn't already? According to Smarter Travel,  these 10 items can save you a bundle. a luggage scale-- this is a must [...]

Packing for a week in a carry on suitcase?

For those of you who know My Vacation Lady, my pseudo name is the "queen of over packing".  Yes, I do have a reputation for packing way too much and bringing home 1/2 a suitcase full of clean clothes.  I am always on the look out for new tips on how to pack efficiently and [...]

4 Great Reasons to use a Backpack as your carry on

The airlines are making it harder to travel without paying extra fees.  If you noticed, many are downsizing the allowed size of your carry on.  They used to be 24" x 17" x 10" and we had a great wheeled carry on that we used all the time.  Then the airlines started to reduce the [...]

5 packing tips for your next family vacation

You booked your family vacation through My Vacation Lady and you're looking for some ideas to make the packing and last minute preparation easier.  Well you've come to the right place because we have lots of great ideas. Here are our top 5 tips for packing for a family vacation  1.  Make a list of [...]

How to make your suitcase easier to find at the luggage carousel

How many times have you gotten to the baggage carousel and 90% of the suitcases are all black and they all look alike?  How do you make yours stand out so that you can actually find them? It actually just happened to us when we were coming home from Denver a few weeks ago but [...]

How to pack a for a cruise

A cruise can be a great way to vacation.  Mr and Mrs My Vacation Lady really enjoy cruising.  It's relaxing.  It allows you to visit multiple destinations and only having to unpack and pack once, which is so convenient but there are some special things to take into consideration when packing for a cruise. [...]

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