Luggage Comparison, Tips & Comments

When it comes to luggage for me it is a total no brainer and I have always gone for samsonite suitcases and flight bags, this is because they come with a long guarantee and are really hard wearing and do not get easily damaged. I always go for the hard body variety as these stand up best to the hard knocks that your luggage gets from those baggage handlers who are in training for the Olympic hammer compretion and decide to hurl your bags around as part of their training. The onl downside to this type of case is the fact that they are heavier so eat into your ever shrinking luggage allowance and also they will only manage a certan amount of clothing with no ...  Read the complete review

In keeping with my travelling I am now starting to look at what kind of rucksack to take with me. I already own a large wheely suitcase, unfortunately this will be no good once we leave the US and move onto NZ. So I have to buy a new rucksack. I have been asking around on various travel forums, and the best one seems to be a sideloader rucksack. As opposed to a toploader which you can only access your stuff from the top, the sideloader is more like a suitcase on your back. I have also been told not to get one with wheels as you cant get waist straps with them and can hurt your back. I will also not be getting a massive one, as Im quite short and ...  Read the complete review

Selecting your luggage is an important consideration as the wrong type of suitcase can be both an expensive error and also be a real uisance while on holiday. The first choice is between the hard shell type or the more flexible canvas material suitcases. The advantage with the hard shell variety is that they take the knocks of being thrown around by baggage handlers far better than the more flisy canvas variety however some say they are also treated less carefully by said handlers. Another plus with the rigid fram e is that you can sit on it if delayed for a long tme with no risk to the contents. The downside is that it is rigid so there is a limit ...  Read the complete review

After many years of travelling I've decided to compile a few of my travel tips -covering some of the things I've learnt or discovered along the way - which hopefully will give you food for thought: -------------------------------------- GENERAL PRE-PREPARATION -------------------------------------- 1. Give a photocopy of your passport and driving licence to your parents or close friend in case you lose yours on holiday - then you'll have all the reference details to hand in order to be able to renew them quickly and easily, should they get lost or stolen. 2. Whenever you visit a hotel take all the freebie soaps/shampoo/body ...  Read the complete review

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