Luggage is a great category for me, I've never got the hang of traveling light. For me luggage consists of two very large hard plastic suitcases full of my stuff plus a swimming cossie and spare pair of undies for hubby! Here's my indispensable list of holiday items, without which I could ... Read review
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...big suitcase. Consequently when I travel overnight on business I have to take a fairly large suitcase.
~~~ Sleeping Companion ~~~
Peter is my favorite stuffed penguin, who I have had since I was a little child. I can't sleep without him and he travels everywhere with me. He really enjoyed going to the Caribbean last year for my honeymoon! I know, I'm a nutter- but if you take a look at my penguins site you will see how cute ... ...essentials in (Peter has to travel in here in case the luggage gets lost!). Once I arrive on holiday I use it to carry my stuff to the beach/pool and to carry shopping around in. It cost £5 over ten years ago and has served me faithfully ever since.
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Luggage is a great category for me, I've never got the hang of traveling light. For me luggage consists of two very large hard plastic suitcases full of my stuff plus a swimming cossie and spare pair of undies for hubby! Here's my indispensable list of holiday items, without which I could not survive a week. Yes you do have to worry about excess baggage, always weigh your suitcases before you leave home, then take out all the clothes and weight them again.
~~~ My Pillow ~~~ A number of years ago I read somewhere that you will always get a good nights sleep, whatever bed you are in, so long as you have your own pillow. You may mock but it's damned good advice which I've followed ever since and I always sleep well. Another advantage of taking a pillow is that it’s a nice big padded thing to wrap breakables in when you are packing to come home. On the downside it takes up a lot of space (although not heavy) so you need a big suitcase. Consequently when I travel overnight on business I have to take a fairly large suitcase.
~~~ Sleeping Companion ~~~ Peter is my favorite stuffed penguin, who I have had since I was a little child. I can't sleep without him and he travels everywhere with me. He really enjoyed going to the Caribbean last year for my honeymoon! I know, I'm a nutter- but if you take a look at my penguins site you will see how cute he is. OK you are all thinking that a 32 year old woman should know better but those of you with children know that you forget teddy at your peril. Who wants a sulky child for a fortnight just because they forgot to pack their special friend?
~~~ Beach Towel ~~~ Indispensable, it doesn't matter where you are going or what you are doing a good towel is essential.
"A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitch hiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth….you can lie on it….you can sleep under it…..use it to sail a mini raft….wet it for use in hand to hand combat….wrap it round your head to avoid noxious fumes….you can wave your towl in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough" – Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy, Douglas Adams
Really nothing more I can add to that except used in combination with your pillow its dead handy for wrapping bottles/breakables in your suitcase.
~~~ Half A Library ~~~ The day before our wedding I came home from the library with a big stash of paperbacks. My husband looked at me and said "what do you need those for, we are going on holiday next week?" Men eh. A good read is essential whilst lying on the beach, by the pool, hanging around the airport or just reading before bed. Libraries are brilliant as they now stock a lot more paperbacks than they used to and you don't want to fill your suitcase with heavy hard backed books.
~~~ Bags ~~~ I have a pretty little floral canvas rucksack which has been a holiday essential for years. I use it as my hand luggage when traveling to keep all my documents and essentials in (Peter has to travel in here in case the luggage gets lost!). Once I arrive on holiday I use it to carry my stuff to the beach/pool and to carry shopping around in. It cost £5 over ten years ago and has served me faithfully ever since. For those trips out which may involve a little activity the bum bag is the perfect essential. It travels to theme parks, shops, on dive boats and wherever I don't want to be lugging around the rucksack or my handbag. Its even been clubbing on an 18-30 holiday! (Quite an achievement, I hate clubbing)
~~~ Playing Cards ~~~ The number of games you can play with a pack of playing cards is endless, what other game could take up so little space and offer such a variety of amusement? They can be used as a solitary activity, or one for couples or groups (OK I'm remembering that 18-30 holiday again!). Playing cards are handy to while away the hours of airport delays whenever the French Air Traffic Controllers go on strike (monthly isn't it?). They give you a rainy day activity and something to keep you amused whilst you sit inside nursing your sunburn. Sometimes we take a crib board as well as we find that a good two person game.
~~~ Bathroom Cabinet! ~~~ Its more than just a first aid kit you need on holiday, think of all the eventualities. For me I need to pack a box of tissues, plasters, asprin, bite cream, TCP, Germoline and of course you can never go wrong with a packet of sanitary towels. Yes they are handy in a "female" emergency but they are also sterile and can be used to stem a flow of blood if needed. Sounds odd but they are always very absorbant!
~~~ Toiletries ~~~ Think about the toiletries you are actually going to need whilst you are on holiday. Do you really want that 500ml bargain moisturizing lotion? Not when a smaller container will do, the smaller one will take up less room in your case and not add to your excess baggage. Good sun lotions are essential, buy before you go away then you know there will be no language difficulty when reading the packet. For after sun protection only one thing will do Aloe Vera Gel, this can be bought really cheaply and is the coolest soother when you've had too much sun. Oh its good for regular burns too.
For me the ultimate holiday essential toiletry is the Lush Shampoo Bar. Basically it takes up loads less room than regular shampoo and cant make a messy spill in your suitcase because it's solid. If you want to know more about it check out my opinion.
~~~ Credit Card ~~~ One of the adverts used to say "Don't leave home without it". A truer sentiment I have never heard. Having a credit card can be invaluable if you have a sudden and unexpected expense, or even if you've just overspent. I couldn't think of a worse case scenario than being stranded away from home without any means of payment. As such I always keep my credit card separately to my spending money to ensure I don't lose (or have stolen) both of them.
~~~ Food & Drink ~~~ I cannot leave the country without a box of my favorite PG Tips. When you go abroad "Johnny foreigner" simply doesn't have a decent teabag on sale. Not only that you can never get a decent cup on English tea in a café. If I'm going somewhere with no tea making facilities I even take a travel kettle! Mum and Dad always used to take a couple of packets of bacon too, said it just wasn't the same in Spain.
~~~ Packing Tips ~~~ I don't really have many of these, no matter how I pack my clothes they all arrive looking like they have been screwed up for weeks. I have been told that if you roll clothes rather than folding them they will come out less creased, but it doesn't seem to work for me. When I pack its shoes and bottles (shampoo etc) packed round the edges, with the library shoved in wherever it fits. My top tip for packing is don't put all your clothes in one suitcase. If there are two or more of you traveling make sure everyone's clothes are distributed evenly amongst the suitcases, that way if a case goes missing everyone still has some clothes to wear. Also tie a pretty ribbon to the handle of your suitcase and when it comes off the plane and onto the carousel with all the identical suitcases you will know immediately which one is yours.
~~~ The Bottom Line ~~~ I could actually go on listing essentials all night, but these are the things I could not live without. My husband just read this list and told me I should have put him down but hey, Peter is far more important!
...splashed across them in the travel shops: you know, the ones that cost upwards of £10 and on closer inspection contain only half a dozen cotton-balls, bandages in every possible width and length and a small bottle of antiseptic. DO NOT buy one of these. It's much cheaper to make your own and you're far more likely to be bringing things that you'll actually use. A good medical kit should vary according to personal needs, but here's a few things I ... ...you're doing your best to travel light, this can come in extremely handy, especially when you tear a hole in one of your only two pairs of trousers. You can usually pick up a cheap and compact kit complete with multi-coloured threads at any Pound Shop. Include a small pair of scissors too – you'll find they have myriad uses (though I can't for the life of me remember what I used mine for, I know I used them a lot. Though I think I tried to use one ...
gennymutant 18.07.2001
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Advantages: Keeps contents safe Disadvantages: weighs that little bit extra
...delsey strong durable and will travel well, a Delsey should last you 15 years of heavy travel, I travel constantly working for an airline, and have tried out variuos brands I would secondly reccomend Samsonite hard shell cases, but again the disadvantage is that they normally weigh 7kg, so if you are travelling economy class then that will leave you with only 16kg of luggage allowance with 23 kg being the standard allowance, so weigh up what suits ... ...your lucky enough to be planning a round the world trip, make sure you travel west to east , that way you will maintain the USA piece system throughout the entire journey, as if you go east first you will only be allowed the usual 23kg standard economy baggage allowance ...
DT5 15.04.2001 (01.04.2002)
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Advantages: Easy to get around with, loads of space, all-round winner. Disadvantages: Don't pack breakable items.
How many of us have packed our dinosaur suitcases (the one that Aunty Molly left when she visited three years ago, the one that has no wheelies, that is usually bright orange and weighs an absolute ton when you’re done packing?) and triumphantly sat on the lid, happy in the knowledge that you have EVERYTHING (perhaps the kitchen sink too) you are possibly going to need in a foreign country? Come on, everyone who travelled for the first time ... ...hiding shamed faces behind your monitors…
Now then, how many of you have seen the intrepid foreign travellers to the UK humping backpacks on their shoulders? You have probably thought: wow, it looks heavy, and you would be right, but there is my point. These people WALK all over town, with their houses on their backs, much like snails, and quite simply, don’t feel too much pain. Even if you are simply going over to the Balearic Islands ...
Spacecat 27.07.2001
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Advantages: Secure luggage tracking. Automated Service. Get messages worldwide. Disadvantages: Must subscribe for 1 year at a time.
Having decided to take a well earned break from the UK, I went looking for some new luggage tags. I found a number of sites on the internet but the best I found was a site called pi-tag.com. pi-tag.com was on BBC Radio 2's website of the day in March 2005 and it was through the Radio 2 website that I found it.
It costs just £9.99 to register for one year - and for that you get your choice of 2 tags. You can purchase additional tags online if you ... ...your registered address to verify your contact details and a unique pi-tag number is assigned to you.
If someone finds your bag, they don't know your home address or telephone number but that are told on the tag to contact you at pi-tag.com - or by calling the international 0870 number. If you ring the telephone number, an automated service records the message and sends it automatically to your chosen email address. People with internet access can ...
Gichin 14.12.2005
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Advantages: Find it quick! Disadvantages: to find it , you need to find a computor
I had been searching for a new case for a while, and whilst lightweight is important, and bags with wheels, pockets, zips locks, small boys to carry them, are all available on the highstreet in the end I just went for the cheapest.
The bag is great but that isn't the poimnt of this review, it was just meant to grab the attention of any people currently searching for a new suitcase and make them think about what would happen if ,whatever case you ... ...I never considered losing my case a problem until it happened to me in December last year on a flight from Singapore to Manchester. The flight was good, but my bag decided that it would like a few more days in singapore and didnt get on the right plane.
Apparently 200,000 bags are lost every month by the airlines, so chances are yours could be next!
The good news is that my bag returned swifty from its extended holiday in one piece complete with ...
wompie99 03.07.2005
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