How to prevent bed bugs has a lot to do with planning ahead. You should keep your luggage away from any item that has the potential for bed bugs. This includes beds and other people’s luggage. When flying, don’t check your luggage but keep your carry-on with you. If you’re stayi...
and — while I laughed a lot, especially when he resorted to just dragging or throwing his bags down stairs — I’d like to save you the breakdown. Trip enjoyment is inversely proportionate to the
You must check your airline’s regulations as rules change almost daily. Generally, it’s not possible to carry sharp objects when you fly carry on only, so items that were essential to us when we were on the road full-time, have to stay at home when we travel with just hand luggage....
Since we always get cash out from ATMs, we only bring one debit card when we go out each day – the other one stays safely behind locked in our luggage, along with our backup credit card and our emergency USD – all in separate pockets and places, just in case. To keep our cash an...
Downsizing your luggage Limit the number of bags you bring.The more bags you take with you on your trip,the heavier your travel load will feel.If you're only going away for a few days,try to fit everything you're bringing into one suitcase or one backpack.If your tr...
Travelling with anything that is relatively of value is nerve-racking because you are in constant fear of it being taken out of the bag, even after it has been checked onto the plane or placed in the luggage compartment. To get a hold over that non-stop worrying, keep any valuable item...
number of restrictions still remain. I’m not here to ask you whether your July holiday is sensible, or whether visiting an elderly relative is wise – that’s a massive question on its own – but to offer some suggestions on what you can do to stay as safe as possible when travelling...
Keep calm and carry on: top tips for travelling light There’s nothing like the freedom of flying with only one or two carry-on bags as your travel companion. No checked luggage to slow you down. No standing around waiting at baggage carousels or, worse, having your bags go missi...
Lost luggage is annoying. Lost museum artefacts? Unthinkable. And when minor turbulence could cause millions of dollars’ worth of damage, transporting priceless paintings becomes a military-grade operation. Or multiple operations, as is the case this month, with numerous art shows descending on Hon...
If your suitcase can’t be opened with a master key then, if they need inspect your luggage, airport staff will open it by force, cutting off padlocks etc. To save confusion it’s a good idea to note down the numbers In theory the keys are only available to airport staff but in re...