Tomorrow I am heading out again for ten days of business travel (eight airports in ten days, not counting a few trains, a bus, and some autos).
When I take some time off the road, as I did over the last month, it gives me the time to get some perspective on how I travel. I constantly try to optimize the amount of weight I carry, how I pack, where I stay, how I get to and fro.
In the last month, I have systematically consolidated the quantity and mass of 'travel gear' that I will be taking with me. I have reduced roughly 40% of the total weight (including over 50% on my briefcase, and almost half the physical dimensions) of my travel baggage. The consolidation of devices (substituted one iPod and one iPhone for two other iPods, my Razr, etc.) has also consolidated the accessories (power cables, usb cables) which is where much of the space savings occurred.
Ten days away will be a good test to see if I cut too deep, and will be scrambling around trying to find clothiers and Apple stores. :-)
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