I don’t often buy a lot of stuff when I’m on vacation, but when I do it’s usually heavy. Flying back to Vancouver after a month in Costa Rica and Austin, Texas, my suitcase was chock full of barbecue ...

I’ll admit it—I’m a chronic overpacker. I spend hours haranguing over which of my 700 sweaters to bring on a week-long trip, only to settle on about twice the amount I need. So when my husband and I ...