by Anne Betts | Nov 27, 2023 | Luggage and Packing, Packing Light Travel Gear
Updated November 27, 2023 Perhaps a loved one or friend is planning a major trip. Or it’s on the eve of their adventure and you’d like to give them a small gift. Maybe you’re the one embarking on a journey, and you’d like to treat yourself. Whatever your reason for...
by Anne Betts | Nov 25, 2023 | Luggage and Packing
Updated November 25, 2023 Stuff happens. These 10 essentials of packing for a travel medical emergency will prepare you for when it does. Stuff happens Here’s a summary of my last ‘stuff-happens’ story. It had drizzled on and off during the four...
by Anne Betts | Nov 20, 2023 | Luggage and Packing
What are your long flight carry-on essentials? With your checked bag in the cargo hold or your ‘standard’ carry-on bag in the overhead locker, what do you pack in your personal item, the one that fits under the seat in front of you. Or perhaps you wear some of your...
by Anne Betts | Oct 29, 2023 | Travel Tips, Luggage and Packing
Updated October 29, 2023 It’s not uncommon for another passenger to take the wrong bag from a luggage carousel or overhead locker. Or, for your checked or gate-checked carry-on bag to not arrive with you at your destination. The inconvenience associated with...
by Anne Betts | Oct 25, 2023 | Luggage and Packing
Updated October 25, 2023 When flying home from Istanbul, one of my travelling companions decided to shrink-wrap her newly purchased bag. It was her standard carry on, weighing in at a few kilograms heavier than Turkish Airlines’ carry-on limit of 8 kilograms. Given...
by Anne Betts | Oct 23, 2023 | Luggage and Packing
Updated October 23, 2023 One of the strategies, and challenges, of packing light is to manage if, how, and when to do laundry. The clothes you aren’t wearing are the clothes you need to schlep around from place to place. An essential key to packing light is to pack...