If you want your laundry done on the cheap you should go to India. At the Oberoi in Dehli, I had a pair of pants laundered, along with two shirts and it was only $4!!!<BR><BR>In Europe, this would have easily cost $25.<BR><BR>As for washing things out in the sink and hanging them up to dry, linen is your best best. I once washed and hung out a pair of linen pants and a shirt on my hotel balcony in Greece and they were both dry in 10 minutes!!!<BR><BR>If you are are having problems drying your socks in a hotel, just just the blow dryer to finish drying them. After washing my socks out at night and hanging them over a towel rack (on a towel to help absorb the moisture) I just roll then open end of the sock over the hair dryer for a couple of minutes. It usually does the trick!!

I used to travel in a car A LOT here in the States and got into the habit of having a bucket with a tight lid in the trunk that I threw dirty laundry into and washed as I went from point A to point B. The "rinse cycle" was just a matter of changing water (usually at a stop between p.A and p.B.). Of course you have to work a day ahead of yourself because it usually takes a day to dry (hung in the back of the vech.-believe me, at that point in my career, it didn't matter). This may work for you if laundromat is not handy.<BR>These days I've never found any hotel in Europe (or Asia) complaining about doing the wash in the bath. And I always dry it in the bathroom as well; not over the furniture in the "living quarters." I usually wear the clothes the first day, wash them that night, let them dry the next day, then they are "eligible" the following day (or sometimes rushed into service that night). This way you only have to take enough clothes for two/three days max. I've done it plenty of times with just a carry on. M.

What you pack makes all the difference. There are a couple of mail-order manufacturers that make clothes that look good, can be washed in the sink, and will dry overnight over a shower rail. And they fold up small and light for packing.<BR><BR>I've had very good luck with stuff I bought from Travelsmith.com.

Topping for Brian.

Go on safari and your laundry will be included in a coast of safari. In most of the camps in Kenya and Tanzania at least. But we still wash our own underwear. <BR>What is a big deal here about washing your underwear? If you are talking about heavy shirts or pants these are imposible to wash in the sink but we wear them twice.

On our last trip to Europe for 2 weeks, we packed way too many clothes, none of which could be washed too easily in the sink. Yes, we had a car, but we also had to load and unload those heavy suitacases every time we stopped at a hotel. Some of the smaller hotels do not have anyone to help you with your luggage. For this trip, we are taking one 22" carryon each. I have been buying cotton/poly shirts and underwear as well as microfiber pants so our clothes will be lightweigh and easier to hand wash. I look forward to not having all that extra stuff to lug around!