Your Breakables
wrap fragile items in sturdy clothing. Place them in the center of your bag surrounded by a buffer, says Laura McHolm of NorthStar Moving, a Los-Angeles-based company that relocates 5,000 people (and their precious porcelain) each year. If you're carting liquor bottles, secure them in the bottom center of your bag.

Pack It In

For every traveler, it seems, there's a different packing syle. Some are fiends for precision, filling suitcases with a near geometrical zeal. while others adopt the cram, sit and zip approach. Is there a genuinely right way to pack? Turns out there is. Here, experts' trusted, time-honored solutions and travel-friendly wardrobe suggestions guarantee you a bon voyage and many happy returns.