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Let's be honest: Packing for a trip is the most daunting part of traveling. Some say there's a talent in efficiently packing up a suitcase for everything to fit neatly. While this is true, there's a ...

Admittedly, I was a packing cube hater. For the longest, I found them to be pointless and another item to take up much-needed space. My mother was in the army and passed down the packing skills she ...

Rather than throwing your clothes into a box where you're bound to misplace things and then get frustrated when rummaging through them later, use a set of packing cubes from our list below to keep you ...

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