Site Map
Everything on the site in one place, moderately organized, as much as my brain allows. If you're new, start with the first section; if you're looking for something specific, the search is probably faster.
Start here
- Getting Started - the difference between the three types of travel below, and three articles to begin with for each
- Minimalist Travel - the mindset: travel with as little as you can get away with
- Long-Term Travel - the trip type: months away, and the prep series in order
- One Bag Travel - the packing method: everything in a single carry-on
- FAQs - the questions I get most, grouped by topic
Categories
Every post is filed under at least one of the first three; most also sit in one of the topic categories after that.
- Minimalist Travel - packing lists, philosophy and opinion pieces on traveling with less
- Long-Term Travel - prep, paperwork, insurance, phones, gear that lasts, and daily life on the road
- One Bag Travel - bags, what goes in them, and the routines that keep them small
- Packing Tips - how to pack fewer clothes, minimize your pack, and the rules worth following
- How To Guides - laundry on the road, booking hostels, handling bad weather, packing for any climate
- Travel Prep - everything to sort out before you leave the country, in order
- Clothes & Gear - clothes, backpacks, tools and gear designed to minimize your footprint
- Philosophy - thoughts and opinions on minimalism, minimalist travel, and the future of work and travel
- Everything Else - history, backstory, and the odds and ends that didn't fit anywhere else
Pages
- Blog - all the posts, newest first
- Packing Tips & Guides - recommended packing articles and the latest in that category
- How-To Guides - recommended guides and the latest in that category
- Why Minimalist Travel - the short version of why any of this is worth doing
- Tests and Experiments - at-home testing and unofficial experiments (a work in progress)
- About / Backstory / The Goal of This Site - who I am, how I got started, and why I built this
- Search - every post, searchable by title and text
- RSS feed - for feed readers
Recommended articles
- The Bare Essentials - the absolute minimum required to travel, with some limitations (opinion piece)
- The Five Types of Minimalists - a completely made-up categorization of the five "types" of minimalists and how they pack
- The Future of Work and Travel - what work may look like in the future and how it will change minimalist travel
- A "True" Minimalist - the story that inspired this site
- 16 Things You Should NEVER Pack - for long or short trips
- Laundry EVERY Day - the habit that makes a small bag possible