Vagabondish | Dubious travel tips & essential ephemera. Up-to-date tips by locals in 56 cities. On your iPhone, Android & online! Secret to not looking like a backpacker while living out of a backpack. EmailEmail “It hurts to be beautiful,” my mother told me as I squirmed the first time she plucked my eyebrows. That’s the beauty mantra I’ve grown up with: anything deemed comfortable automatically makes me suspicious. I don’t believe in “travel clothes” and cringe when I see multi-purpose pants, cargo shorts or money belts. If you wouldn’t wear it at home…why would you wear it abroad? I don’t claim to be stylish at all times, but recently, a travel blogger in Chiang Mai asked to borrow clothes for a wedding because I always seemed so “put together” and two other friends suggested that I do a post on how I pack for long-term travel. I travel with a 15-kilo front-loading pack (with three packing cubes) and an oversized tote–and still manage to avoid copious hemp bracelets and gypsy pants.
Keep it simple: Solid colors make it so much easier to mix and match. Black on the bottom: I have a short black tulip skirt, loose black shorts, loose black pants and black leggings. Adventurous Kate | The Solo Female Travel Blog. Travel tales, photography and tips | Chicky Bus.