Good morning everyone, happy 4th of July. Today we have a special edition of Feed Me written by all of you. I asked readers a few questions yesterday about summer travel how to survive a group trip with new friends, ideal New York City staycations, should you risk a vacation hookup and hundreds of you answered. My friend totaled her car in high school giving road head. Well, actually it was the dude's car, but she took the fall for it.
In my apartment, dead-bolted shut, no light coming through the windows, every meal delivered via Uber Eats, no one talking to me. Feed Me is a reader-supported daily newsletter. Most surprising answers were cashmere a lot of you are cashmere pushers! Arcteryx makes good quick-dry dresses for sweaty workouts and beach days that also don't look crazy at a museum or restaurant.
A small bag of Turkish apricots is definitely chicer than ex-lax and serves the same function. A travel size pack of Wet Ones brand wipes in a Ziploc bag -- many uses, but best as stain removers on most fibers sadly, not the silk dresses. Talenti pint full of cherry tomatoes, radishes, almonds, cucumber slices, apples, grapes whatever you've got -- eat them before the border and you will feel so much better. Half an Ambien on the flight with herbal tea; melatonin for the rest of the time.
If you have a long layover, see if there are any bathhouses nearby. Laundry wash bags for delicates make great packing cubes. Perfume samples instead of deodorant.
Small cashmere scarf better than an eye mask with many other uses. Oxford very short introduction series and some NYRB books fit in your pocket. Temperature is unpredictable -- thin wool socks and a nice folding fan are worth the space. If you require high SPF sunscreen, bring it with you -- it's pretty expensive and scarce in many places. Don't be afraid to hand wash clothes on vacation; I take a block of Savon de Marseille or a small bottle of Soak laundry detergent.
