Travel with carry-on only (plane, price, flight, luggage)
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I agree. I don't have a problem with having to check a bag. I find that by the time I get off the plane, use the restroom, and walk from the gate area to the baggage claim the bags from my plane are either coming out or have all been delivered.
Me neither. Give the suitcase to a guy at the drop off, give him $5. and pick it up in baggage at my destination. Who needs to haul a bag around?
I do it many many times.
When I go to Asia, I usually only bring carry-ons. And then I will buy everything (including the suitcase) there. ;D. After all, what is the enjoyment of traveling if you do not buy knick knacks and what not. ( Yes i am a shopping addict ;D)
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You aren't the only one. It gotten to the point that when i travel with my sister we have to pack a duffel bag just to bring back the deals that we find and on several occasions we have had to buy an additional suitcase to accommodate our finds. We're about to take our first trip to Europe and I'm scared to see what will happen. Thankfully we each get two free checked bags
I always travel light. I prefer a duffel bag for the stow-a-way because it is easier to cram away in spaces a harder piece of luggage wont fit. I have ways of folding/rolling up stuff that I think saves space too, but it might be my imagination
I will wash stuff in the Hotel shower too. Who cares? Its traveling, an adventure!
You aren't the only one. It gotten to the point that when i travel with my sister we have to pack a duffel bag just to bring back the deals that we find and on several occasions we have had to buy an additional suitcase to accommodate our finds. We're about to take our first trip to Europe and I'm scared to see what will happen. Thankfully we each get two free checked bags
I'm just the opposite. I might buy a silk scarf or jewelry, but otherwise I don't buy souvenirs. I hate clutter. The trinkets I buy can easily fit into my bags. I never pack them that full.
I never understood why checking in baggage is considered such a " hassle"
What really is a "hassle" is waiting to board or exit an airplane and being held up people trying to stuff/retrieve their big bags they are cramming into the overhead storage.
i agree. but i want to avoid the check in fee on Virgin so this time doing a carry on for a 5 day trip. if it is longer i don't like rotating the same stuff over and over so i will pay the fee.
I prefer it, whether for a 3 days trip or a 21+ days trip. I hate the hassle that's associated with checking bags, whether or not my ticket includes a "free" checked bag(s). I've had bags delayed, lost, etc. I just like getting off the plane and heading straight to customs/the exist without having to collect a bag. Plus, I don't trust all of the baggage handlers.
Same here. I hate waiting at the baggage carousel. Although if I do some shopping during my travels (which is rarely), I do sometimes check my bag on the return trip.
I have done it and a couple of times ran out of clean underwear and t-shirts. Washing wasn't convenient so I just went to the nearest store and bought some underwear and t-shirts to last me. It was only a few bucks. I wouldn't want to do that all the time though.
Same here. I hate waiting at the baggage carousel. Although if I do some shopping during my travels (which is rarely), I do sometimes check my bag on the return trip.
What really sucks for those who do have to do the baggage carousel is that this is where bags are being stolen by professional thieves pretending to be the luggage owners. There are always stories about that. While this isn't such a problem for those people who get to the carousel before they release the bags, it could be for those people (usually, those people in the back of the plane on a large jet) who arrive after the release.
And I'm the same way if I have done some serious shopping (which is just about never as I like to spend my money on food, etc., and only purchase small items for the family, etc.), but I try to avoid that.
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