They say a trip can't solve all of your problems... But do you have a feeling that, in your case, it actually could?
Almost everyone has a dream vacation. But some of us want more from travel than a quick escape.
Self-discovery. Freedom. Clarity. Community. Inspiration!
But you don't see a way to get from where they are now to someone with the freedom and confidence to travel how you truly want to.
Right now you're a dreamer. But you want to become a seeker.
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
Frustrated
With your life, your job, or maybe just yourself—and want a life shift by traveling but don't know where to start.
Scared
You want to enjoy traveling, but fear holds you back. Of staying safe, of language barriers, of loneliness…
Out of place
No one in your life gets your dreams of travel and you feel alone. You want to be inspired and understood by people like you.
Broke
Or at least, scared of going broke 🥲 Your travel dreams include financial stability, not debt and stress.
MISSION
Packs Light empowers you to seek risk and seize opportunity by seeing the world 🌎
WHY?
WHY NOT?
WHY NOT?
If you're here, you believe that…
- We can change our lives and stories at any time
- Growth only happens outside of our comfort zone
- Abundance. Opportunity is everywhere!
- Travel is transformative
- Solo ≠ lonely
- We're never too young or too old to make our travel dreams come true
She who “Packs Light” does so…
1 Mentally. Packing light means leaving unnecessary baggage. Luggage, stress, expectations… It's too heavy! We leave what doesn't serve us.
2 Literally. Being #CarryOnOnly saves me from lost baggage and surprise fees. After 3 yrs of solo travel I have the perfect capsule wardrobe and use luggage I love!
3 Do no harm. 5 years of Latin study taught me two things: Cerberus est canum (iykyk) and that pax means peace. Packs Light's intent is to bring “pax + light”—good intent, inclusivity, liberation of all people—into our work.
TEACHING YOU TO ✨PACK LIGHT✨!
Vision
Did you know… You can study abroad (even if you aren't a student)? That there are scholarships and grants to help you travel for free? About digital nomad visas? Airbnb and the best packing tips? I do!
Confidence
The cure to anxiety is education. You don't know what you don't know, right? I've traveled 45+ countries, 20+ of them solo, in every way imaginable. I trial-and-errored, so you don't have to.
Community
When I couldn't find the travel community I needed—one that looked like me, thought like me, and had the same dreams as me—I created it. Packs Light is full of women around the world who get it. Who get you. And help each other achieve our travel dreams.
CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE!
HI! 👋🏽 I'M THE FOUNDER!
Founder, TEDx Speaker, Author, Content Creator, Entrepreneur, Consultant, Triple Leo, Travel It-Girl
Gabby Beckford is an engineer-turned-creator and founder of Packs Light (est. 2018). Moving around as a military brat, being mixed-Black and neurodivergent are a few reasons Gabby never quite felt like like she fit in growing up. Luckily, she prefers standing out.
At age 17, Gabby took her first solo trip to Iceland and discovered her happy place: anywhere except her comfort zone. And that the quickest way there was through travel! She's been seeking creative ways to fuel (and fund) her sense of adventure ever since. She's been to more than 45 countries since and shared them on social media.
Every day she empowers her community to stop waiting for permission and to live with the delusional confidence that they are capable of any and everything.
