Travel & Vacation

When you to travel to a destination are you a tourist or a visitor? Do you assimilate into the culture or do you instantly brand yourself as a tourist. Unfortunately Americans have the international reputation for not blending into the local culture and sticking out in the crowd.

If you travel with a fanny back, you can rest assure that you will instantly be branded as a tourist. There is always an American tourist sporting the fanny. Get rid of the fanny pack, unfortunately it is cheesy and worse of all just plain ugly. Read More

Comments (0) Dec 01 2009

Of all the types of baggage, carryon hand baggage is certainly the most secure, simply because it usually stays with you, or at least it should stay with you, at all times. Therefore, you can give it your own personal attention.

However, it is worth bearing in mind that thieves are very aware that of all the types of luggage to be most likely to contain items worth stealing, it is this same carryon hand luggage. Wallets, purses, tickets, passports and other small expensive items are usually the ones to be found in this type of luggage.

It is well worth knowing not only the sorts of techniques thieves use to acquire either your bag or the items in it, but also methods you can use to guard against such theft. Read More

Comments (0) Nov 21 2009

Whether you are the sort of person who enjoys long and exotic cruises around the world, or perhaps exploring the cultures of far away lands, or maybe just a weekend away in the country, you will share at least one common experience with all other travelers, and that is the problem of luggage.

Luggage comes in all sizes and shapes, with materials today which sound more like the types of material used to build spaceships, rather than a case to transport your underwear to a hotel for the weekend. Most of us have a collection of bags and cases which we have acquired over the years – possibly each was purposely bought for a particular type of trip. Some people have decided to purchase a complete set of matching luggage, but one thing that we all have to decide, is which one to use for a particular trip? Read More

Comments (0) Jul 29 2009

The fact is, emergencies do happen. Unforeseen events and conditions can present even the most seasoned traveler with challenges that can have significant impact on the success and enjoyment of their holiday. Take the following few examples and consider what you yourself would do if you found yourself in such a situation.

You arrive successfully at the end of a long flight only to discover that the luggage you innocently believed was on the plane is now several thousand miles away and on a different continent. Sadly this is not an entirely uncommon experience, but one which will sort the well planned traveler from the naive one. Read More

Comments (0) May 29 2009

Panic. That’s probably the first thought facing anyone who has had the awful experience of losing their luggage. It’s also the least effective way of solving the problem.

Unfortunately it is a statistical fact that every year thousand of bags do go missing. This can be for a wide variety of reasons. Certainly it is true that some bags seem to go missing during the baggage handling process that goes on behind the mysterious conveyer belt flaps. It is also a sad fact that some luggage is stolen, and in today’s climate of increased security, the theft of luggage poses particular risks. Clearly the loss of your case with your own identifiable documents in it is especially dangerous to both yourself and potentially a considerable number of other people. Read More

Comments (0) May 15 2009

It always seems remarkable how stringent the weight limit on baggage is for airlines. When one looks at the colossal size and weight of the aircraft you intend flying on, an extra couple of jumpers seems unlikely to cause any real great effort as far as getting the machine in the air is concerned.

However, we are powerless, most of us at least, to have any say over these limitations, and therefore it is necessary to take careful measures to make sure our luggage conforms to the requirements. However, there are a few relatively little known tricks used, most particularly by regular professional travelers, that can help to work in your favour. Read More

Comments (0) May 29 2008