The hill I will die on: Packing light is for cowards. Pack heavy | Max Olesker
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Key context: <p>Trip-prepping shouldn’t be a grim exercise in minimising your milligrams. Take day outfits, night outfits, gymwear, swimwear – and prepare for an adventure</p><p>If you’re on the hunt for a streamlined way to travel internationally while only packing a toothbrush, an iPad, a single white T-shirt made of technical fabric and a lukewarm sachet of Huel, then keep scrolling. I simply couldn’t care less.</p><p>Packing for travel shouldn’t be a grim logistical exercise in minimising the milligrams of mass one must transport. It should be a prelude to an adventure – and an adventure in itself!</p><p>Max Olesker is a writer and comedian. His show <a href="https://sohotheatre.com/events/max-olesker-making-the-cut-edinburgh/">Max Olesker: Making the Cut</a> is playing at the Edinburgh fringe, until 30 August 2026</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/18/hill-i-will-die-on-packing-light-cowards">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Trip-prepping shouldn’t be a grim exercise in minimising your milligrams. Take day outfits, night outfits, gymwear, swimwear – and prepare for an adventureIf you’re on the hunt for a streamlined way to travel internationally while only packing a toothbrush, an iPad, a single white T-shirt made of technical fabric and a lukewarm sachet of Huel, then keep scrolling. I simply couldn’t care less.Packing for travel shouldn’t be a grim logistical exercise in minimising the milligrams of mass one must transport. It should be a prelude to an adventure – and an adventure in itself!Max Olesker is a writer and comedian. His show Max Olesker: Making the Cut is playing at the Edinburgh fringe, until 30 August 2026 Continue reading...
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