From: Pat in TX on

"mrtravel" <mrtravel(a)bcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> WyattEarp wrote:
>> Rick Steves has a darn good bag available.
>> Go to his website to buy.
>>
>
> Is his bag any better than his travel advice?

Ooh! Meow meow!


From: antoch_999 on
So much for this thread!

Will there be any carry-on allowed in a week?
From: The Reid on
Following up to antoch_999(a)hoyaa.com

>Will there be any carry-on allowed in a week?

i hoping for some in a fortnight, dont bank on it!
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From: JohnT on

"Martin" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:37:45 +0200, B Vaughan<me(a)privacy.net> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:39:38 -0700, poldy <poldy(a)kfu.com> wrote:
>>
>>[wheeled luggage]
>>
>>>In Florence, they sell them incredibly cheap (at least going by the
>>>posted prices). Tourists there obviously already have luggage. So they
>>>must have some utility for the locals as well.
>>
>>Wheeled luggage is the luggage of choice for about 99% of Italians,
>>from what I can see.
>
> The wheels of my daughter's new Samsomite wheeled luggage lasted less
> than 300 yards of Huddersfield pavement.
> --

Your daughter goes on holiday to Huddersfield?

JohnT


From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on
Martin <me(a)privacy.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:37:45 +0200, B Vaughan<me(a)privacy.net> wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:39:38 -0700, poldy <poldy(a)kfu.com> wrote:
> >
> >[wheeled luggage]
> >
> >>In Florence, they sell them incredibly cheap (at least going by the
> >>posted prices). Tourists there obviously already have luggage. So they
> >>must have some utility for the locals as well.
> >
> >Wheeled luggage is the luggage of choice for about 99% of Italians,
> >from what I can see.
>
> The wheels of my daughter's new Samsomite wheeled luggage lasted less
> than 300 yards of Huddersfield pavement.

I've found that big solid wheels embedded in the case work best. I've
taken my suit holder along very rough terrain- cobbled streets etc.- and
no problem. The only drawback with it is it can get noisy on rough
pavements, so it can be a nuisance if you're going to your hotel late
etc.

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