• This summer, my family of four traveled to the UK for a monthlong trip with only carry-ons. • I focused on packing light, staple pieces of clothing that we could wash at our Airbnbs. • Carry-ons added ease and flexibility to our travel experience, and I never want to check bags again.

As a parent to two young kids, traveling can be exhausting, and lugging around excess baggage is the last thing I want.

So, this summer, my husband and I decided to try only packing carry-ons — three backpacks, two small suitcases, one weekender bag, and one laptop bag — for our family's monthlong vacation to the UK.

We navigated rainstorms in London, cooler nights in Cambridge, heatwaves, and the occasional delayed train, but never once felt as though we underpacked.

Here's how we did it, and why I

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