News Summary

• The writer and his wife packed as though Europe might run out of clothes.
• They hit 49.9 pounds (just under the 50-pound limit) on both checked bags.
• Their itinerary also included Porto, the Douro Valley, Toledo, Sevilla, Madrid, and Segovia.
• "I wanted to look effortless, like the guy who "just wanders." But nothing blows your cover faster than dragging a 49-pound suitcase over cobblestones," he says.