"One bag" travel, which bag is best?
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From: Tchiowa on 4 Aug 2006 01:21 rascal wrote: > Yes, and that's a really good idea. I say shoot all the tourist as soon as > they show themselves. Carrying two bags should be prima fascia evidence of > tourism and give everyone the right to shoot them immediately. You surely > don't want to just wound them, so shooting to kill is the way to go. Not tourists. The police should use more discretion than that. If the police see someone with a backpack they should ask them the purpose for their visit. If they say "tourist" or "business" or something then let them through. If they say "I'm a traveller" then the egotistical low-life travelling around on his parent's money should be put out of our misery as quickly and painlessly as possible.
From: The Reid on 4 Aug 2006 04:00 Following up to Miguel Cruz >My girlfriend travels with a large wheeled bag and it slows us down >tremendously (hope she's not reading this). It is faster for me to pick >her bag up and carry it in my arms while also wearing my large backpack, >than for her (or me) to drag it by the wheels. this may be due to your extremely manful physical manly prowess. I note female hotel staff, helping with bags tend to use the wheels, while I follow your example of trying to pull my arms off. -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
From: Manfred Aigner on 4 Aug 2006 04:30 Miguel Cruz wrote: > [..] They suck on stairs, they suck in countries [..]. They suck. > You're right in most points, but a small trolley is perfect for business travelling, when you do 3-4 day trips, where you only move within airports, hotels, train stations an central urban areas.... then they are a perfect thing and since I borrowed a trolley for such a trip some years ago I don't want to miss it. For private trips I prefer a small backpack, about 15-20l, which is enough for most trips. The rule is: The less you bring with you, the better. Most things you need in a foreign country, which you're not using at home are much cheaper in your destination country, therefore there is no need to buy them at home and bring them. Usually there is no need to bring them back home (what should I do with a moskito net in Austria?). What I experienced in the last years: The longer I go, the less luggage I do have (Typically I do have more clothing for a weekend trip with a lot of activities planned than for a 4 weeks tour where I need to wash my stuff anyway). Manfred
From: S Viemeister on 4 Aug 2006 08:22 Craig Welch wrote: > Tchiowa wrote: > >> What bank is issuing ATM cards that expire? My ATM never does. And no >> need to carry more than one. I also carry a few Credit Cards that you >> can always use to withdraw cash. > > > To name just a few banks whose cards I carry and which have an expiry date: > > Standard Chartered > Citibank > ANZ > Royal Bank of Scotland, too.
From: B Vaughan on 4 Aug 2006 09:29
On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 01:21:22 +0100, Jack Campin - bogus address <bogus(a)purr.demon.co.uk> wrote: >I've carried backpacks round Istanbul many times. Miguel's picture is >dead on. Broken surfaces, tramlines, jam-packed public transport, >gangways onto ferries - you'd be nuts to use anything with wheels there. >It's no coincidence that there are still porters in Istanbul who can >make a living carrying goods on their backs. I don't understand the public transport thing. The human body is less bulky around the legs than around the chest. In a packed tram, you can always find a bit of unused real estate on the floor, while a backpack on your back will be punching people in the face. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup |