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TheNewsGuy(Mike) wrote:
>On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:50:28 -0500, "Claim Guy"
> wrote:
>
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>
>>"TheNewsGuy(Mike)" wrote in message
>>news:41d44d28.5401925@news1.sympatico.ca...
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>>>Heading to Honolulu from Toronto next week, with a change of planes in
>>>Vancouver.
>>>
>>>Planning the packing of the carry-on bag, knowing security issues, of
>>>course, what advice do people have for taking with you I am most
>>>concerned with lost luggage, hence want to pack some essentials -
>>>medicines, camera, change of clothes, glasses, ...
>>>
>>>Advice?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>Don't pack anything that your mother would not want you holding while
>>running in the house. You should be fine with that.
>>
>>
>
>No, I know not to pack "sharp" objects. It is not "securitry" I am
>asking about - it is "convenience", "comfort",...like that...
>
>I am asking what SHOULD I pack that I would not immediately think of.
>Any experienced travelers advice would be appreciated.
>
On my person I carry my ID, credit cards, and money. Before the trip, I
usually remove any credit cards or other bulky items from my wallet I
know I won't be using and leave them at home, leaving me with usually an
ATM card, drivers license, Visa card, phone card, and cash (the
essentials). If travelling on business, add the corporate credit card,
a few business cards, and a card key for the remote office into my
wallet. If this is a family trip, I make sure my wife also has her Visa
card, driver's license, and we usually split any travelling cash between
us. With the advent of ATM machines and the acceptance of credit cards
world-wide, the need to carry large amounts of cash or traveller's
checks has decreased over the years. I use a ballpark of about $50 cash
per day, but will adjust that up or down depending on the destination
and purpose of the trip. On business, cash is seldom required, but you
never want to travel with an entirely empty wallet.. ATMs are pretty
ubiquous in most developed areas. The U.S. is good about accepting most
major credit cards, but don't count on other countries always having the
same broad acceptance and therefore figure out your cash contingency
beforehand. If you plan on drawing on an ATM during the trip, make sure
you've stocked your bank account before you leave (forgot to do this
once and ran short of Deuschmarks in Germany; got cash out of my
checking account from an German ATM, but overdrew my account and got
dinged $20 in service fees) . If going to a foreign country, have
enough cash on hand to convert some into local currency before you leave
the airport.
My carry-on usually has any high-dollar or hard-to-replace items I don't
want to take a chance of getting damaged or stolen (passport, camera,
glasses, etc), things I might need to entertain me on the plane (a book,
a magazine), a snack or two, a pen and a small notebook, and anything I
might need immediately upon embarking at my destination (for example, a
jacket if I am going from a warm to a cooler climate, or maybe a pair of
shorts to change into if going from a cooler climate to a warmer
climate). I also carry my itinerary and printed confirmations for hotel
reservations and car rentals in my carry-on, and usually a map of the
destination city or state showing how to get to my hotel from the
airport. If you've got film or video tape, you want it in your
carry-on, not in your checked luggage. The equipment the airlines use
to X-ray luggage is much more powerful than they use for carry on
luggage and can really mess up film or video tape. But, there are signs
about this at all the check-in counters to help you remember.
Beyond that, I figure where I am going has stores, so if my luggage gets
lost I'll just visit the nearest town and buy some socks, underwear, and
a few toiletries to get me through a couple days until the airline can
get my luggage to me. If it turns out my luggage gets permanently lost
(never has happened), I've always got a credit card. In that case, I
understand that if you save the receipts as the airline will reimburse
you for a certain amount of replacement items (around $200-$300, I think).
My carry-on is usually a small bag slung over my shoulder that I've used
for years. If I've got a trip where I've got to switch planes and spend
a lot of time in airports, I try to make my carry-on as light as
possible. I hate lugging around a bunch of heavy stuff while killing
time. If I am on business I usually have to carry on stuff that is
essential to the purpose of my trip (such as hard copy of a
presentation, a laptop, meeting notebook, small notebook used to hold
receipts and record expenses, etc.). If I am not on business, I don't
take a laptop or any electronic "toys" other than a camera. If the kids
are along, we usually have to make sure they have something that keeps
them busy on the flight or around the airport (we once had to spend an
extra five hours at the airport and a hackysack and a deck of cards came
in very handy). With the exception of my youngest, the "you brought it,
you carry it rule" has done wonders in making them think twice about how
much extra and unused stuff they bring with them.
Neither my wife or I are big shoppers, but if we've accumulated any
souviners, the breakable items get hand-carried onto the plane on the
return trip. Clothes go into the suitcase. On a family trip, we've
never had more than a bag or two of carry on stuff to take back with us.
And of course, don't have any sharp objects in your carry-on on any
other items banned by the TSA. My daughters, at 10 and 13, are old
enough to pack for trips themselves, but the first time we had flown
together as a family after September 11th was in 2003. As we are about
to go through security, my eldest daughter saw the list of banned items
and informed me (just as we were about to go through the arch) about all
the crap she had in her makeup bag that was about to get seized. That
was partly our fault for not mentioning it to her ahead of time, but I
wasn't too sad to see her kiss some of that crap goodbye. "But (sniff),
they can't take my scissors..."
My carry-on nevers leaves my sight in the airport or my immediate
vacinity on the airplane (below my seat or above my seat in the overhead
bin).
-- Walt
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TheNewsGuy(Mike) wrote:
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:50:28 -0500, "Claim Guy"
<porthos_jbNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote:
"TheNewsGuy(Mike)" <tnguymNoSpamm@yaho.com> wrote in message
news:41d44d28.5401925@news1.sympatico.ca...
Heading to Honolulu from Toronto next week, with a change of planes in
Vancouver.
Planning the packing of the carry-on bag, knowing security issues, of
course, what advice do people have for taking with you I am most
concerned with lost luggage, hence want to pack some essentials -
medicines, camera, change of clothes, glasses, ...
Advice?
Thanks,
Don't pack anything that your mother would not want you holding while
running in the house. You should be fine with that.
No, I know not to pack "sharp" objects. It is not "securitry" I am
asking about - it is "convenience", "comfort",...like that...
I am asking what SHOULD I pack that I would not immediately think of.
Any experienced travelers advice would be appreciated.
On my person I carry my ID, credit cards, and money. Before the trip, I usually
remove any credit cards or other bulky items from my wallet I know I won't
be using and leave them at home, leaving me with usually an ATM card, drivers
license, Visa card, phone card, and cash (the essentials). If travelling
on business, add the corporate credit card, a few business cards, and a card
key for the remote office into my wallet. If this is a family trip, I make
sure my wife also has her Visa card, driver's license, and we usually split
any travelling cash between us. With the advent of ATM machines and the acceptance
of credit cards world-wide, the need to carry large amounts of cash or traveller's
checks has decreased over the years. I use a ballpark of about $50 cash
per day, but will adjust that up or down depending on the destination and
purpose of the trip. On business, cash is seldom required, but you never
want to travel with an entirely empty wallet.. ATMs are pretty ubiquous in
most developed areas. The U.S. is good about accepting most major credit
cards, but don't count on other countries always having the same broad acceptance
and therefore figure out your cash contingency beforehand. If you plan on
drawing on an ATM during the trip, make sure you've stocked your bank account
before you leave (forgot to do this once and ran short of Deuschmarks in
Germany; got cash out of my checking account from an German ATM, but overdrew
my account and got dinged $20 in service fees) . If going to a foreign country,
have enough cash on hand to convert some into local currency before you leave
the airport.
My carry-on usually has any high-dollar or hard-to-replace items I don't
want to take a chance of getting damaged or stolen (passport, camera, glasses,
etc), things I might need to entertain me on the plane (a book, a magazine),
a snack or two, a pen and a small notebook, and anything I might need immediately
upon embarking at my destination (for example, a jacket if I am going from
a warm to a cooler climate, or maybe a pair of shorts to change into if going
from a cooler climate to a warmer climate). I also carry my itinerary and
printed confirmations for hotel reservations and car rentals in my carry-on,
and usually a map of the destination city or state showing how to get to
my hotel from the airport. If you've got film or video tape, you want it
in your carry-on, not in your checked luggage. The equipment the airlines
use to X-ray luggage is much more powerful than they use for carry on luggage
and can really mess up film or video tape. But, there are signs about this
at all the check-in counters to help you remember.
Beyond that, I figure where I am going has stores, so if my luggage gets
lost I'll just visit the nearest town and buy some socks, underwear, and
a few toiletries to get me through a couple days until the airline can get
my luggage to me. If it turns out my luggage gets permanently lost (never
has happened), I've always got a credit card. In that case, I understand
that if you save the receipts as the airline will reimburse you for a certain
amount of replacement items (around $200-$300, I think).
My carry-on is usually a small bag slung over my shoulder that I've used
for years. If I've got a trip where I've got to switch planes and spend
a lot of time in airports, I try to make my carry-on as light as possible.
I hate lugging around a bunch of heavy stuff while killing time. If I am
on business I usually have to carry on stuff that is essential to the purpose
of my trip (such as hard copy of a presentation, a laptop, meeting notebook,
small notebook used to hold receipts and record expenses, etc.). If I am
not on business, I don't take a laptop or any electronic "toys" other than
a camera. If the kids are along, we usually have to make sure they have
something that keeps them busy on the flight or around the airport (we once
had to spend an extra five hours at the airport and a hackysack and a deck
of cards came in very handy). With the exception of my youngest, the "you
brought it, you carry it rule" has done wonders in making them think twice
about how much extra and unused stuff they bring with them.
Neither my wife or I are big shoppers, but if we've accumulated any souviners,
the breakable items get hand-carried onto the plane on the return trip. Clothes
go into the suitcase. On a family trip, we've never had more than a bag
or two of carry on stuff to take back with us.
And of course, don't have any sharp objects in your carry-on on any other
items banned by the TSA. My daughters, at 10 and 13, are old enough to pack
for trips themselves, but the first time we had flown together as a family
after September 11th was in 2003. As we are about to go through security,
my eldest daughter saw the list of banned items and informed me (just as
we were about to go through the arch) about all the crap she had in her makeup
bag that was about to get seized. That was partly our fault for not mentioning
it to her ahead of time, but I wasn't too sad to see her kiss some of that
crap goodbye. "But (sniff), they can't take my scissors..."
My carry-on nevers leaves my sight in the airport or my immediate vacinity
on the airplane (below my seat or above my seat in the overhead bin).
-- Walt
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