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"Saving the world ONE BAG at a time" - Katherine, The 5 kilo Traveller

Learn to travel with less, even if you don't know where to start. Stop struggling with heavy, overloaded luggage, and start traveling with ease!

What's stopping you from traveling with less?

You won't have enough clothes to wear?
You can't afford the special gear?
You don't like day bags!
You like to take things just in case?
You need a lot of toiletries and cosmetics.

You're in the RIGHT PLACE if you want to...

Create a perfectly organised, mix & match travel capsule wardrobe.
Enjoy easy and stress-free transfers and journeys.
Simplify your luggage to simplify your travels.
Enjoy greater security, independence, and freedom because everything you have is in your one small bag.
Save your back from lugging heavy bags.
Take the hassle out of travel.

Join me as I aim to inspire, guide, and gently cajole you into traveling lighter! It's an amazing experience. I want to show you how you can carry less but not miss a thing!

You too can learn to pack like a pro and take the hassle out of travel.

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Check out my latest light packing inspiration on the blog...

Post-pandemic travel planning.

December 11th 2020With borders shut, countries closed to visitors, orders to stay home or stay local, and essential travel only... we can only dream of future travels. But dream, we can! And while you're dreaming youRead more

Keeping fit and healthy for travel.

November 19th 2020Travel takes energy, fitness, and good health. Which is why looking after yourself is really important. We owe it to ourselves to keep fit and healthy for travel. I generally don't have fears -Read more

Solo travel saved my life... make that my mid-life!

November 6th 2020Solo travel was the reboot I needed at the age of 49. My four week solo adventure kickstarted my next chapter in life. It launched me into my 50's and the reverberations of that trip are still withRead more

To travel light successfully you need the right bag.

October 21st 2020Picking the best bag for traveling light is a very personal choice. We all have different objectives and goals. So you need to find a bag that's right for YOU.Read more

Packing light for travel has never been so easy.

September 20th 2020It's true! Packing light for travel has never been so easy. Innovation and design have created the greatest opportunity for travellers to pack with lighter gear. Let me explain more...Read more

No travel? More time for planning your light travels...

July 26th 2020While there's not much traveling happening, I'm taking this as a chance to fine tune my travel wardrobe even more. There's always room for improvement or there are items that need replacing. SoRead more

My travel capsule wardrobe for traveling light.

June 28th 2020Do you want to see what I travel with? Well, this is my basic travel capsule wardrobe. Much like a basic cookie recipe we start with the main key ingredients and then we zhoosh it up a bit withRead more

Learn to travel light to reduce decision fatigue.

June 14th 2020Decision fatigue is having too much to think about. Your mind is overloaded with decisions and it can become overwhelming. What will I wear? How much should I take? Where will I stay? How will IRead more

The benefits of traveling light - unpacking!

May 31st 2020Unpacking may seem a very strange benefit of traveling light, but it truly is the best! Not only unpacking on the road, but unpacking when you get home makes travel so easy and uncomplicated. I usedRead more

Why people don't want to travel light.

May 17th 2020There are a lot of reasons why people don't want to travel light. When I first came across the idea - hey I can put my hand up -I went through all the excuses and reasons why it wouldn't work. ButRead more

Essential packing for your autumn or spring travel wardrobe.

May 3rd 2020Who knows when we'll next be travelling, but you know I'm all about planning, right?! Planning for travel in the shoulder-season, or those in-between seasons of autumn and spring are often theRead more

Testing your travel capsule wardrobe in lockdown.

April 19th 2020Knowing what goes in your travel capsule wardrobe takes time and planning. You need to get to know how items work in the field, so to speak. Having an understanding of your perfect travel wardrobeRead more

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A traveling light rhyme...

There once was a girl from New Zealand, right?

Who wanted to travel around the world light.

With her 5 kilo bag, and everything at hand,

She's now a light-packing skite!!

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Katherine@the5kilotraveller.com

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