We're looking forward to a road trip with friends this week to Las Vegas. And while we expect the journey to be fun, road trips catch a bad rap for sometimes being cramped and overcrowded. If you're anything like us, we always like to take snacks and things to keep us occupied, so the car tends to fill up rather quickly...
2 Great Travel Tips: via Martha Stewart
- We saw this great tip on Martha Stewart's website--use a canvas shoe bag to keep trip items organized. She cuts off the bottom half of a shoe organizer and mends the bottom to keep the look neat. Hanging over the driver's seat, backseat passengers can access items easily. It's a great use of vertical space which prevents belongings from clogging up your personal area.
- This tip is for travelers who want to keep souvenirs but don't have the time or patience to create a scrapbook of mementos. Martha suggests packing a single hole punch--they're small so they won't take up any room. During your trip, each time you collect a memento, punch a hole in the item and place on a loose leaf ring. When you get home, memories of your trip will already be organized. To make the project complete, label the front with a decorative label.
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Oh, Martha. Always so smart.
Emily
view Emily Sneds's profile
These are great ideas! I put them straight into my inspiration file!
view HeatherAB's profile
I use the canvas shoe bag (clear vinyl) on my bathroom door. Every lotion, cotton ball, sunscreen, ECT... has a pocket. I know where everything is and how much I have.
view obdimples's profile
Who needs this much stuff on a trip to Vegas?
view Palmetto's profile
Seriously? "pack a single hole punch"? That's not the most practical packing advice! I'd say, stash things you want to keep in a pocket in your purse/bag and then hole-punch them when you get home!
just my $0.02...
view poweredbytofu's profile
i think the hole punch thing is quite practical - a project to keep the kid(s) busy in the back seat while you're driving.
view molly h's profile
Seriously, when was the last time Martha went on a road trip? I doubt there is a vehicle large enough to accomodate what she would take along.
view dmstudio's profile
I'll defend the hole punch idea. I know that just tossing random scraps of paper, maps, tickets, etc. into my bag just makes a mess if it's a longer trip and stuff can get squashed or lost. And there are mini hole punches out there.
view slowdown's profile
love the hole punch idea. When my parents went to my graduation in NYC this would have come in handy the week I took them to all the tourist spots.
view witchbaby's profile
Hole punch variation; I pack a vinyl, zippered pouch for mementos.
Upon my return home they all go live in a box reserved for travel mementos. Every now and then I open the box and pull out a cool thing I might display briefly, using frames or bowls, and then I switch.
Easy perfect for those of us who lack the patience to scrapbook.
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