Carry-on Luggage

As a backpacker, I try to be as “adventure ready” as possible… but it’s a very fine line between being ready no matter what and packing too much… Here are a few tips to help you pack efficiently! ►►►

It can be challenging to travel, whatever your size. But plus-size travelers have struggle of their own… And there’s nothing like a little humor to discuss annoying stuff and bring awareness to our issues! ►►►

For most backpackers, washing our clothes on the road is an essential part of traveling light. As a plus-size traveler, my clothes are bigger, so when I take off with just a carry-on luggage, I have to be quite creative and minimalist when it comes to my outfit choices! ►►►

Other than the debate on the necessity to use a backpack to be a backpacker, the Denim Debate is probably the second topic on which backpackers across the world can argue forever… ►►►

For some members of the pack-light-go-far-spend-less travelers, being a backpacker requires to solemnly swear that you will be faithful to one and only form of luggage: the backpack. For a while, I was sharing that view. But then I decided to explore the possibilities of packing small, but this time in a suitcase. ►►►

I have been wanting to come back on this topic for a while now, because, believe it or not, I have succeeded at this, not once, but TWICE in the past year! ►►►

In 2 days will be the big launch of “The Ultimate Guide to Plus-Size Backpacking”! Here’s the official press release… ►►►

I recently shared a photo album on The PS Backpacker’s Facebook page called “#MyMontreal” that presents bits and pieces of the city that became my home 15 years ago, as I moved here to study journalism. ►►►