For a two- or three-day getaway, a small, well-packed rucksack is more freedom than a big suitcase: no checked bags, no dragging wheels over cobbles, no choosing between four options of everything each morning.
The simple formula: one change of clothes per day, one warm layer, a minimal wash bag and comfortable shoes on your feet. Whatever you wouldn’t use on a normal weekend at home, you won’t use away either. Travelling light is a habit too — and you can practise it.
Start today: on your next getaway, try taking half. Nobody has ever come back from a trip wishing they’d carried more.