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So how do you fit a whole trip's worth of luggage into a small backpack or suitcase? Well the answer is very simple: you have to bring very little. Spread out everything that you think you might need on the living-room floor. Pick up each item one by one and scrutinize it. Ask yourself, "Will I honestly use this snorkel and these fins enough to justify carrying them around all summer?" Not the question: "Will I use them?" but more importantly "Will I use them enough to feel good about carrying them over the Swiss Alps?" Regardless of budget, I would buy them in Greece and give them away before I would carry that extra weight over the entire Alps.

Choose dark colours (black, dark blue, purple, green, dark red) or neutral (all browns and shades of gray) colored clothing, so that any dirt or stains acquired along the way won't be too apparent. Try to stick to two or three colors, so that way all your clothes mix and match.

For cooler weather travelers: layering your clothes is more effective than hauling around bulky sweaters or coats.

One great way to pack clothes and keep them relatively wrinkle free yet neatly contained is to use packing cubes and/or an Eagle Creek Pack-It Folder 15" Packing cubes are really great for socks and underwear storage. I pack, some might say cram, most of my clothes into my 15" Pack-It Folder, but larger folders are available in 18" and 20" sizes. Please bear in mind that your backpack or suitcase needs to be big enough to fit the Pack-It Folder.

Try not to pack for the worst scenario. Pack for the best scenario and simply buy yourself out of any jams. Risk shivering for one day rather than taking a heavy coat. Think in terms of what you can do without and not what might possibly be handy on your trip. When in doubt, leave it out. I've seen people pack a whole summer's supply of deodorants and razors, thinking they can't get them there. The world's getting really small; you can buy Dial soap, Colgate toothpaste, Nivea cream, and Gillette razors in Sicily and even Slovakia. Tourist shops in major international hotels are a sure bet whenever you have difficulty finding that personal item. If you can't find one of your essentials, then ask yourself how more than 500 million Europeans can manage to live without it. Whether you're traveling for just three weeks or even three months, pack exactly the same. Rather than take a whole trip's supply of toiletries, take enough to get started and look forward to running out of toothpaste in the middle of Bulgaria. Then you have the perfect excuse to go into a Bulgarian department store, shop around, and pick up something you think might be toothpaste or something very different....

Roll garments up into tight tubes to save packing space and avoid some major wrinkling. Packing cubes can be used to keep your rolled up clothing contained and organized. It allows you to find what you are looking for without taking everything out of your bag and stops all your tightly packed rolls of clothing from coming unrolled and ending up all over the place.

When writing out your own packing list remember the traveling light motto: Gather together everything that you think you'll need and get rid of half of it. Do not bring things just because you think that they might come in handy.