'I'm packing my suitcase..'

Only two suitcases of 23kg for five people? Reactions like 'What, that's impossible!' to 'I could never manage that!' were not uncommon 😉 But: these people don't know my past. Even in 5th grade, my teacher was amazed at how small my luggage was for the class trip. A few years later, my secondary school teacher commented in amazement: 'Now I thought you were going to pull out a tent too. With your backpack, you could easily survive for at least two weeks anywhere. Does it have a hidden bottom compartment?'

So you see: packing many things into small bags and/or backpacks is totally my thing - reduce to the max 😉 And for that, I need neither a list nor days of preparation. Again this time, I started 2-3 days in advance and was quite satisfied with the 'interim result' today. Only the better half still needed to 'deliver'. However, since one of the four suitcase compartments was still empty, I was relatively relaxed. And lo and behold, a few hours before departure, my husband also got around to packing and we had a 'perfect fit' in terms of space 🥳 Thanks to the suitcase scale, the weight is also correct - even with an additional 1-2kg 'reserve' each 😉

So, from a luggage perspective, nothing stands in the way of departure, and we are curious about what awaits us at the airport tomorrow. We wish for friendly security personnel, relaxed border officers, cheerful flight attendants, good on-board entertainment, and generally short waiting times - in Switzerland and in the USA 😉🤞