What took you? First of all, apologies for having taken this long: a few of you have been asking about the blog, but I needed to have a couple of places to write about first. So you haven't missed anything, this is the first entry. And first, a question: Have you ever packed for a trip and had lots of space in your bag when finished? Did you worry you must have forgotten something & go off looking for extra clothes to add? For a 2-week holiday, I'd normally pack enough for the whole trip without doing laundry halfway, - I'm on holiday, I don't have time for laundry -but since this is a prolonged affair I can't avoid that there's going to be clothes to wash. So I didn't pack as much, mostly new ... read more