Exciting news about your travels, Frances. I sympathise with you leaving your plants right on the cusp of spring, but just think of all the spring you’ll have in Paris.

I’m very much a planned well before departure traveller. We do have an inherited tumble dryer but only use it to dry micro down jackets with tennis balls, so last minute washes, unless they’re going to dry by hanging out of the train/car/plane window, are not a feature. I don’t have a clue if any of my clothes can be tumble dried!