It has been a long year in 2020, and many trips were cancelled and things just kept getting weirder and weirder. I have always loved vacation and travel, ever since I was a kid and we used to go to places like Disneyland and Hawaii. The magic of a vacation is the time you spend away from work and the daily tasks, even if you have the best job and best daily chores. It still feels good to go somewhere new, with new smells, sights, sounds, and people. It was time for John and I to escape a little bit, so that’s what we did. In today’s post I’ll share with you my minimalist packing tips for a weekend getaway.
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