Comments on: Arthur’s Air Travel Tips #2 http://www.stewart5.net/2009/07/arthurs-air-travel-tips-2 The Stewarts Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:10:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Cori http://www.stewart5.net/2009/07/arthurs-air-travel-tips-2/comment-page-1#comment-4845 Cori Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:14:30 +0000 http://www.stewart5.net/?p=405#comment-4845 Haha. I've LOVED your travel tips! If its a small, internal flight I would agree with Andy. But for major international flights I try to carry as little in my hand luggage (carry-on) as possible as it becomes heavier and heavier for every bit of airport you cover. Especially if there are a few airports to cover across a number of countries, and if you may need to catch a few hours of sleep at an airport, the less in your hand the better. I still have a picture of myself jet-lagged in Sao Paulo on the way to Paraguay, for a twelve-hour layover, sleeping on top of my laptop and numerous other items of hand luggage, trying to protect them from potential thieves as I slept! Packing less is good but has also back fired on me as I've sometimes ended up with very little (trying to make a lot of room for gifts!) and have then had to borrow clothes and toiletries from my hosts or fellow travelers (which I guess isn't the end of the world!). Haha. I’ve LOVED your travel tips!

If its a small, internal flight I would agree with Andy. But for major international flights I try to carry as little in my hand luggage (carry-on) as possible as it becomes heavier and heavier for every bit of airport you cover. Especially if there are a few airports to cover across a number of countries, and if you may need to catch a few hours of sleep at an airport, the less in your hand the better. I still have a picture of myself jet-lagged in Sao Paulo on the way to Paraguay, for a twelve-hour layover, sleeping on top of my laptop and numerous other items of hand luggage, trying to protect them from potential thieves as I slept!

Packing less is good but has also back fired on me as I’ve sometimes ended up with very little (trying to make a lot of room for gifts!) and have then had to borrow clothes and toiletries from my hosts or fellow travelers (which I guess isn’t the end of the world!).

]]> By: Andy http://www.stewart5.net/2009/07/arthurs-air-travel-tips-2/comment-page-1#comment-4843 Andy Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:28:25 +0000 http://www.stewart5.net/?p=405#comment-4843 Okay, I disagree with one thing. If at all possible, pack everything in your carry-on and don't check any luggage. You never know when your big bag will go AWOL. The main exceptions are: when you have too much stuff (e.g., traveling as a family) and when you have to bring items that are forbidden in carry-ons (e.g., all the liquids and sauces you're bringing back from your trip home). In the second case, I'm tempted to check in a smaller bag just for the forbidden items, and keep the really important stuff with me. Not having a huge suitcase also means a much faster trip through the airport and much easier travel in taxis and other rougher forms of local transportation. Okay, I disagree with one thing. If at all possible, pack everything in your carry-on and don’t check any luggage. You never know when your big bag will go AWOL. The main exceptions are: when you have too much stuff (e.g., traveling as a family) and when you have to bring items that are forbidden in carry-ons (e.g., all the liquids and sauces you’re bringing back from your trip home). In the second case, I’m tempted to check in a smaller bag just for the forbidden items, and keep the really important stuff with me.

Not having a huge suitcase also means a much faster trip through the airport and much easier travel in taxis and other rougher forms of local transportation.

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