How not to pack for overseas travel.
This is the second post in my Ni hao China travelogue blog series . I was part of the South African education delegation that was invited to visit China for ten days. Even packing my travel bags was a mission for me, a novice international traveller. I fretted about how to pack because I needed at least four formal outfits for the official visits to San Yat-Sen University, two schools and Hanban Headquarters. Then we were going to tour a few historical and cultural sites as well. Bag was packed only 80% at this point! "Go minimalist," the blogger travel experts ranted. "Maximum two pairs of shoes, flip flops, three bottoms and about five tops to mix and match." I struggled. I don't know how these travellers combine business and leisure outfits into a shoestring travel wardrobe. When I sent my friend , Tertia, a picture of my travel case, she replied in a nano second. "Are you losing your mind, girl", she said." Get rid of ...