The Free Packing App
Tell me where you’re going and for how long. I’ll build you a packing list based on my real system - so you bring everything you need, and nothing you don’t. No download, no registration.
My recommendations
After nearly a decade of full-time travel through close to 100 countries, I’ve tested just about everything when it comes to gear, apps, and services. These are the ones Matt and I actually use, and each card says why.
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My apps and books
The Free Shoe Finder
Tell me about your trip and I’ll fill your three shoe slots. Three pairs, never more, and the right three for where you’re actually going.
The Smart Woman’s Guide to Safer Travel
Learn how to be prepared and trust your gut when you travel. Plus 8 grab-and-go checklists and a fill-in emergency contact card.
The No-Regrets Guide to Booking Airbnbs the Right Way
The ten-step system I use to book apartments worth remembering. How to research smarter, spot what most travelers miss, and find a stay you’ll actually love.
Gear
Luggage and Bags We Use
Nearly a decade of full-time travel, carry-on only. These bags survived it.
Packing Essentials
The system that fits two weeks in a carry-on: compression cubes, organizers, and the small clever stuff.
Lisa’s Flight Comfort Kit
Everything that lives in my personal item on a flight, from earplugs and layers to fans and chargers.
Travel Sleep Kit
Everything that gets me asleep on a plane, a train, or in a hotel with paper walls.
Travel Clothing Essentials
The clothes that survive the carry-on cut: packable, washable, hard to wrinkle.
Travel Shoes for Women
My three pairs: something to walk in, something nicer, something for the water.
Propel Electrolyte Packets
Plane air dehydrates you faster than you notice, and water alone gets boring by hour six. These pour into any bottle, they’re zero sugar, and they make me actually drink instead of just meaning to.
Travel Products & Gadgets
Everything we use - from portable fans and noise-canceling headphones to mini power strips and compact power banks. If it makes travel smoother, it’s here in our Amazon storefront.
Booking the trip
Find Cheap Flights Easily
Daily Drop Pro makes scoring cheap coach and business-class deals feel like magic. It finds award availability across multiple programs and sends you alerts about cheap airfares.
Flight Deal Alerts
Thrifty Traveler’s Premium membership sends three separate kinds of alerts: economy fares, business-class and first-class fares, and points and miles award alerts.
Save Money on Car Rentals
We’ve saved thousands of dollars on car rentals using Discover Cars and Auto Europe. We often find rental cars for hundreds less than booking directly with car rental companies.
Travel Adventures
We book experiences and tours around the world using GetYourGuide. It’s where we find everything from skip-the-line tickets to local hikes, food tours, and boat trips.
Insurance, money and staying connected
Travel Insurance
We always travel with insurance - because stuff happens. World Nomads is what we always carry, and we’ve had several successful claims, including after spinal surgery in Vienna, Austria!
The Best Travel Credit Card
The perks offered by the Chase Sapphire Preferred card for only $95 per year make it the best travel credit card out there.
eSIMs
We use Airalo for affordable global data without needing to swap SIM cards. It’s the easiest way to stay connected abroad.
VPN
We use NordVPN to watch American TV while traveling and to keep our Wi-Fi connection secure. It’s a travel must-have.