Argh.  I have such angst every time I take one of these trips.  Heck, I have angst every time I pack to go on a regular business trip in my own sales territory (which is why I just pack in a large suitcase, tossing everything I might possibly need, and leave it packed week in and week out, pulling from it when I need clothes whilst at home)!

I always have a goal: to be a minimalist this time.  Alas, it never happens.  Until this trip to Japan! I know because I have purchased a 65L backpack….  But I’m keeping the tags on it until I decide for sure just what I can fit in this thing.  65 liters is not large – – yet it’s large enough to NOT fit in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of me.  So Jane Logic tells me that if I have to check a bag then for gods sake, check a bag and bring one with more heft!  But I have this backpack sitting here stuffed to the brim on my third dry run.  So back and forth I go.  And what about all of my electronics and computer-ware!?  Argh.  I have such angst every time I take one of these trips…