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Going on vacation? Learn to pack
Spring break Just you, your
friends, the AM radio, fake
orange cheese snacks and
the call of the open road
And clothes, And shoes. And
toothpaste And a fnsbee And a
• i* i ot inflatable giraffe And
woi the point seems clear It's
n • ist what you bong but how
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apply i 'Oss the board
"Pack your suitcase and take
hail ol il out because you don't
need hall ol it," said Ann Quran,
a travel agent with Ambassador
T ravel. "People always go 'oh no,
that's not enough,' but it is "
Colleen Coe. manager ol Triple
A s P rtland travel store, agrees
"Most people take too much,"
she said "Pack what you can
carry around the block, and don't
forget to pack your sense of
humor Things can get a little
cra/y sometimes."
When it comes to halving your
pile ol essentials, keep some
things in mind when deciding
what stays in the closet and what
goes to Palm Springs with the
orange cheese snacks
"Take things that you like to
wear that you (eel good in," Coe
said "Shop way ahead ol time to
buy new clothes "
Coe suggests taking clothes
that travel without becoming wrin
kled like cotton knits, or clothes
that "iy wrinkle slightly She said
har ;ing wrinkled clothing in a
steamy bathroom usually gets rid
ol the wrinkles
Don't get too many colors
involved," she said "Just slay
with the basics"
Once you’ve decided what's
going in the suitcase or dutfel
bag, spread its gaping maw wide
and begin packing
Clothes travel more compactly
if you roll them, and tit smaller
items m larger items, lor exam
pie, socks inside? shoes
Coe suggested putting related
item', ol clothing near each other
in tl '- suitcase, like a towel near a
sw.msuit and shorts near tank
tops
Or, entire outfits can be rolled
and packed in Ziploc bags, which
an also be used lor wet swim
suits or dirty laundry and to keep
shoes from getting other clothes
dirty
Anne MoAlpin. who does pack
ing demonstrations lor Triple A.
said another way to organize
clothes is to pack lor the first and
second day in one small bag, the
third and lourth in another, and
so on
'Most people take too
much. Pack what you
can carry around the
block, and don 't for -
yet to pack your
sense of humor.
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crazy sometimes.
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She also suggested travesm,
park heavy items like sh<x*s •;*
hair dryers in the bottom ol a
suitcase or in the center of a duf
fel bag, surrounded by clothes to
protect them Belts can go
around the inside edge of the
suitcase, or rolled and stuffed in
shoes
Shids that might wrinkle can be
turned inside out before folding,
making the wrinkles less obvious
If you're pressed for space, wear
the really bulky clothes, like
sweaters or |ackets, and use the
extra suitcase space for some
thing else
The perennial travel nightmare
involving all your clothes, a bottle
of Suave shampoo and a leaky
cap can also be avoided by trav
eling with small bottles of toi
letries and packing them all in
one plastic bag so spills are con
fined
McAlpm also suggested a few
small items that are easy to
transport and often invaluable
while traveling, like band-aids, a
pocket-sized sewing kit, a small
flashlight for finding your way in
dark parking garages or hallways
and that savior of Girl Scouts
everywhere, a Swiss Army knife
And finally, to ensure a safe
top, McAlpm suggests not putting
your home address and phone
number on luggage tags Use a
friend or parent's address, or put
the address and phone number
of your travel agency
That way. not only will potential
thieves be foiled, but if your lug
gage is lost, chances are the
friend or parent will be able to
connect you and your luggage
more easily After all, it an airline
calls your home, you won't be
there.
So, wherever your travels
might lead you, don't be so bur
dened with bag and baggage you
miss the sights and relaxation
you left Eugene for in the first
place.
— Meg Dedolph
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There’s more to
Oregon than the
great outdoors
Oregon. For most people, it's a word that conjures
up images of majestic mountamtops. lush green
valleys and frothy white waves crashing on a
rocky shore
Travel guides in Ort-.jon practically wet themselves talk
mg about the natural
beauty o< this grand
o)' state ot ours.
But for those of us
who think the out
doors is something to
be endured, not
enioyed. what is there
to do here? Especial
ly in the winter?
Well, it's not an
David Thorn
easily answered question. As a lifetime Oregonian and
a lifetime indoor person. I've found only a few really great
travel destinations that don't inevitably force me to go out
side Here's a list of some of the wildly interesting places
to go m Oregon if you don't enjoy getting cold and wet:
1) Mazatlan
OK, OK, so it's not technically in Oregon, But it would
be a nice place to go.
Well, other than that, here are some Oregonian activ
ities for the travel-minded indoor person:
• Shopping
The modern shopping mall provides indoor people with
perhaps the largest environment in which to enjoy them
selves and heighten their spirituality without setting a foot
outside. You can buy clothes, books, shoes, video games,
clothes, shoes, toys, clothes, shoes, clothes, tobacco,
shoes, greeting cards, clothes, earrings, food, and —
for those of you feeling really wild — clothes and shoes.
Hey. you outdoor people can have fun here too. Almost
every mall in America has an Eddie Bauer store. (This
works well for indoor people who want to pretend to be
outdoor people Just a backpack and some hikers and
BOOM' You're Grizzly Adams.)
Oregon, blessed by God and/or geography with a climate
perfectly suited for salamanders, is naturally full of shop
ping malls Portland's Clackamas Town Center is your best
bet There’s a store there that sells "Hot Dog On a Stick "
You haven't lived until you've seen the little dance they
do when turning the hot dogs Bring a camera.
• Video arcades
A colleague of mine, who is also an incurable outdoor
person, calls these places "neon-lit dungeons of deprav
ity." Sounds like a good afternoon to me.
Many indoor people are also laughably non-athletic:
consider me among them But a halt an hour in front of
NBA Jam helps compensate for this inadequacy.
Not only that, but tearing out someone's spinal cord
in Mortal Kombat can do wonders for your stress level
My 12-step program begins with 25 cents
Although even that is changing Video arcades have
suffered a little lately, what with the competition they've
received from Nintendo and Sega, so they're taking all
sorts of extra measures to attract more customers. As a
result, a number of arcades offer nickel-operated games,
or even better, a flat admission fee with free games there
after. Wunderland at the Fifth Street Market is a nickel
arcade, the other Wunderland, across from Valley River
Center, is of the flat-admission variety
• Bookstores
I recently completed my first pilgrimage to Powell's City
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