And as it turns out, we're not big cruisers. (Nothing against them, it's just not our thing.)
While we didn't come away from the experience with a love of cruising, we did acquire one thing that would forever change the way we travel: the over-the-door shoe holder .
Prior to the cruise I consulted with an experienced cruiser who recommended this as a way to keep the cabin organized. As it turns out, there aren't many suitable surfaces for storing things on a cruise ship. This is especially true in the bathroom. She suggested that we use the over-the-door shoe holder as a way to keep track of toiletries, room keys, cell phones (& chargers), and pretty much anything else you can think of.
The next year, as we packed for a trip to Hawaii, it occurred to me that the over-the-door shoe holder needn't be reserved for cruises alone, so I threw it in our bag. (It folds up flat and packs like a dream.) It has come with us on every trip since.
Here it is on a recent trip to a Mexican resort. The bathroom there had plenty of uncluttered surface space and this little beauty guaranteed that stayed that way.
When my sister-in-law saw our hotel set-up on a recent family trip, she wanted to know why I hadn't shared it with her sooner. It was at that point that I decided to share it with all of you.
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So what about you? Do you have any travel tips that you'd like to share?
I love this idea! I use a door shoe holder to organize stuff at my house, but never thought to take one on a trip.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have many revolutionary travel tips, but I will say, if you wear contacts - BRING AN EXTRA PAIR. I take an extra pair even if I'm just going away for a night. They've come in handy more times than I can count :)
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ReplyDeleteGenius!! I'm not the biggest fan of cruising either. Must be because I went with the hubs over 15 years ago and we got a "deal". It was a fabulous ship but our room was a dark hole! No windows and I had to actually get out of the shower to shave my legs (it was that tiny)!!
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The shoe door thingy-- so darn clever!
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ReplyDeleteLove, Love, Love this idea! I am pinning it as I know when traveling with 4 this would really help. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteI pinned this and cannot wait to use the idea when we go to Disney in February. Four children. Yeah, I can use some organization. Here is a question though... do you think you could load it up and then roll it to pack it?
ReplyDeleteOh how funny. I saw the pin before I saw your email and actually
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ReplyDeleteWhen we traveled to China we used those air bag thingies (can't remember the name) where you can suck/squeeze the air out of them to take up less space in your luggage. Still have TONS of those bags. The problem with that is you get more in your suitcase...so then it weighs more. We didn't go over weight limits, but that was 6 years ago. I have a few hanging organizers that we use in our pop-up trailer, but I just might have to add a shoe organizer to the list. Thanks for linking up at my Pin Me Linky Party.
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