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The Importance of Being a Good Packer (Condé Nast Traveller)

March 20, 2015
Importance of being a good packer
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Shunali Khullar Shroff has tried a string of techniques with moderate success

I may have many talents, but packing isn’t one of them. For someone with perennially itchy feet, this can pose somewhat of a challenge. Throw in a child or two and the problem is compounded so much that my days spent doing differential calculus seem easier.

You know those women who throw in a pair of khakis, aviators, tees, sneakers, an LBD, an Herm s scarf, a pair of denims, a lip balm, a sunscreen and about a dozen unmentionables into their carry-on luggage before a holiday? I am not them.

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Shunali is the author of the bestselling books Love in the Time of Affluenza and Battle Hymn of a Bewildered Mother. She writes regularly for a host of publications including the Conde Nast Traveller, HT Brunch, Elle, Vogue, Mint Lounge and The Quint on travel, culture, modern Indian life and feminism. Shunali lives in Mumbai with her somewhat itinerant family and needy dogs.

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