Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Young girl taking a walk on top of a mountain and enjoying the day. getty Dipping your toes into the world of minimalism can be addicting; the more you see how little you can live with, the more you feel compelled to, well, push the envelope and live with even less. The realization of not needing things is freeing as well—and it also happens to make traveling a whole lot easier and less stress-inducing when getting from point A to point B.
If you’re hoping to streamline your travel experience and cut out any unnecessary clutter in the process, you’ll want to read on. The following tricks will help you to start traveling like a minimalist, even if you’re still learning to let go of clutter at home. Take Nothing But Pictures.
.. If you travel regularly, your home can quickly become full of cheeky souvenirs and other items you purchased while traveling abroad.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with buying souvenirs to bring back home but if you’re an aspiring minimalist, you’ll want to stick with taking photos for memories or journaling about your day rather than buying physical items that’ll probably end up in a storage bin anyway. That’s not to say that you shouldn’t spend your money in the local community or that you need to avoid shopping altogether but a minimalist would sooner spend on a really great local meal or a special locally-run tour or class before opting to bring home something that could clutt.