Luggage in general

Whenever we go on holiday we're all had the following convosation. "Money? Passport?" "Check" "Hotel details? Travelling guide?" "Check" "Medications? Travellers' insurance?" "Both check" "Mum what bag can I use?" "Oh just any from the store". Yes it is true that for all our well laid plans and preparation we as a society pay little attension to the luggage in which we are going to use. Yet a badly chosen case for a set trip can be as disatourous as forgetting your money or bringing the wrong guide book. Is this because luggage is expensive? ...  Read the complete review

English speaking people have coffers, Germans have Koffer, an English coffer is a box or chest, especially one for valuables, the German Koffer is a suitcase. Young readers may not know that there was life before suitcases on wheels were invented, they may think that wheels have always been an integral part of a suitcase, in fact they may not use the word suitcase at all but only talk of trolleys. The few people that travelled in former times used chests to transport their belongings, not only when they emigrated, but also when they went to the seaside for their summer hols, after all they had to change several times a day and not into dresses that ...  Read the complete review

Mandarina Duck Frog range - Advantages: All pockets lock, Light and semi rigid, Looks amazing - Disadvantages: Rear scratches easily

A recent trip to China involved so many stopovers and changes of hotel that my favourite Antler Trolley case had its stand smashed by over-zealous baggage handlers. With a week to go there was no way I could buy another Antler case from the airports at over ten times the cost in the UK. The poor bag fell over and dropped off the luggage racks at every opportunity and so I was desperate by the time we reached Wuhan to get a replacement at a sensible price. With a one day stopover in Wuhan we didn't have much time; this is a city on the edge of the Yangtse river, noted for its fairly flat plains and regular river traffic. We had no idea what the shopping ...  Read the complete review