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A carry-on wardrobe that shops as it goes
Pack for the trip you have booked, leave a third of the case empty, and choose pieces that survive a market and a sink wash. Every purchase you make then has somewhere to live on the way home.
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Trip wardrobes, market maps and the packing maths for a carry-on that shops as it goes.
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