I love travelling light. I have   Cloze (1): MADESTRESSFULARRIVEDPEOPLETRAVELLUGGAGEVIEWLOOKOPPOSITESEETRIPSJEANSPACKEDATTENDANTSCASESSKIRT JXUwMDE5JXUwMDEzJXUwMDAwJXUwMDFiJXUwMDFmJXUwMDEzJXUwMDAx in countries with a backpack and that’s it. Last year, at midnight, I booked a plane ticket for 7am that morning from London to Glasgow, I    Cloze (2): MADESTRESSFULARRIVEDPEOPLETRAVELLUGGAGEVIEWLOOKOPPOSITESEETRIPSJEANSPACKEDATTENDANTSCASESSKIRT JXUwMDA4JXUwMDExJXUwMDAyJXUwMDA4JXUwMDBlJXUwMDAx a bag with a few things and off I went to the airport. Travelling is wonderful but the bad side, with air travel in particular, is easy to  Cloze (3): MADESTRESSFULARRIVEDPEOPLETRAVELLUGGAGEVIEWLOOKOPPOSITESEETRIPSJEANSPACKEDATTENDANTSCASESSKIRT JXUwMDBiJXUwMDE2JXUwMDAw carrying heavy suitcases; the queueing for hours in a line with 40 or 50 people; the waiting around for  Cloze (4): MADESTRESSFULARRIVEDPEOPLETRAVELLUGGAGEVIEWLOOKOPPOSITESEETRIPSJEANSPACKEDATTENDANTSCASESSKIRT JXUwMDE0JXUwMDE5JXUwMDEyJXUwMDAwJXUwMDA2JXUwMDA2JXUwMDAy and the fear it could get lost. It is very satisfying not to worry about all those things when travelling light. It isn’t always possible, of course, for example on work  Cloze (5): MADESTRESSFULARRIVEDPEOPLETRAVELLUGGAGEVIEWLOOKOPPOSITESEETRIPSJEANSPACKEDATTENDANTSCASESSKIRT JXUwMDBjJXUwMDA2JXUwMDFiJXUwMDE5JXUwMDAz or longer holidays but when it is possible, it’s perhaps the closest thing to feeling free.
I have travelled in the  Cloze (6): MADESTRESSFULARRIVEDPEOPLETRAVELLUGGAGEVIEWLOOKOPPOSITESEETRIPSJEANSPACKEDATTENDANTSCASESSKIRT JXUwMDE3JXUwMDFmJXUwMDAwJXUwMDFmJXUwMDFjJXUwMDFhJXUwMDFkJXUwMDEx situation, too. When I moved back to the UK after living in another country, I had thousands of things with me and a huge Klimt picture that I bought in Moscow had its own plane seat. I didn’t buy its own seat, but the flight  Cloze (7): MADESTRESSFULARRIVEDPEOPLETRAVELLUGGAGEVIEWLOOKOPPOSITESEETRIPSJEANSPACKEDATTENDANTSCASESSKIRT JXUwMDE5JXUwMDE1JXUwMDAwJXUwMDExJXUwMDBiJXUwMDBhJXUwMDA1JXUwMDBmJXUwMDFhJXUwMDA3 were happy to protect it. It is in my flat today, but moving with all my possessions was incredibly   Cloze (8): MADESTRESSFULARRIVEDPEOPLETRAVELLUGGAGEVIEWLOOKOPPOSITESEETRIPSJEANSPACKEDATTENDANTSCASESSKIRT JXUwMDBiJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA2JXUwMDE3JXUwMDE2JXUwMDAwJXUwMDE1JXUwMDEzJXUwMDE5 .I often travel alone. All I need then is: my passport; a good book or two; a playlist; a language app (if necessary); a wonderful Cloze (9): MADESTRESSFULARRIVEDPEOPLETRAVELLUGGAGEVIEWLOOKOPPOSITESEETRIPSJEANSPACKEDATTENDANTSCASESSKIRT JXUwMDBlJXUwMDFmJXUwMDBjJXUwMDEy from my window seat and, if possible, an incredibly interesting seat partner to learn new things from.
Because how many pairs of  Cloze (10): MADESTRESSFULARRIVEDPEOPLETRAVELLUGGAGEVIEWLOOKOPPOSITESEETRIPSJEANSPACKEDATTENDANTSCASESSKIRT JXUwMDEyJXUwMDBmJXUwMDA0JXUwMDBmJXUwMDFk are you really going to wear? Why take heavy bottles of shampoo when every hotel or Airbnb will have some? If you travel light you can always change your plans. And, in my opinion, plans are made for changing.