This week’s topic on Traveler’s Night In, a “tweet-up” for travelers, was “It’s in the Bag”- Luggage Edition. Ten questions were asked, tagged #TNI, and @friedman_rachel said it best with “I also like that old saying. Pack your bags. Now talk out half the clothes and put in twice the money”!
Here are the questions:
Q1: How do you pack? Cram or organized?
- @DaninAustralia Sometimes I even put space saver bags INSIDE other space saver bags… I need all of the room I can get!
- @MiddleSeatView Heading there I pack last minute, but very organized. Coming home, it’s all about the cram.
- @DougFressh Organised. Everything in its place, reduces packing time if everything knows where it’s supposed to go
- @Technosyncratic I’m a compulsive organizer, so I have all the gadgets (packing cubes, compressing bags, etc.).
- @packdsuitcase Organized- everything folded and in their right spot. Which is not how I live my life. Go figure.
- @itchyfeet_kg To avoid bag fees I just wear all my clothes then pack into my empty hand luggage when on board. Hot but always works.
Q2. What’s in your carry-on?
- @mobilelawyer Day backpack. Camera equipment. Laptop. Kindle. The stuff I’d be bummed to have stolen or lose.
- @AllTravelSites I usually try not to check a bag, so everything will be in my carry-on
- @JuliaConey Kindle, iPhone, Mac computer; cosmetic bag of beauty treats; loose leaf tea; & magazines.
- @WeekendInParis Driving glasses, sunglasses, lip balm, wallet, passport, iPhone, gum, pen, info on where parked car, headphones, mags
- @toeuropewithkid Earplugs and Xanax.
- @HistoricHotel Scarf, maps, historic info on where we’re headed, chap stick, and hand sanitizer
Q3. Your must-have item when traveling?
- @thecitizeNY I know this sounds crazy, but I go nowhere without a pair of tweezers. Don’t ask.
- @amandaelsewhere Camera aka the free souvenier maker.
- @BootsnAll A companion. I don’t do the solo travel thing well.
- @TravelMaestro: Have to have a pashmina – has a world of uses!
- @jcreaturetravel: I always carry this cool scarf with hidden pockets – it doubles as a purse. http://bit.ly/gT6Ejn
- @christinenspain Camera & cute outfits Who says u have 2 look like dirty hippie just bc ur traveling?
Q4. Suitcase Diet: What do you leave behind when you travel?
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@kymri my dogs, even though the little one tries to make a bed of my suitcase as I pack.
- @italylogue I also have a much more colorful wardrobe than my travel wardrobe shows: when I travel, it’s pretty much all black.
- @BridalTravelGuy: My dignity
- @WanderLoz: Heels. (Shoes are always the hardest for me, but such a space saver with every pair you leave behind.)
- @innalameda Left my laptop at home last time and slept like a baby for two weeks straight!
- @raghavmodi I try to leave behind my wife, but she finds her way to the airport. Damn 😉 (Oh just realized she follows me here) hello couch
Q5. Biggest luggage disaster while traveling?
- @LifeOutofaSuitc KLM lost my bags on the way to malaysia for FIVE days – had to go to the beach in jeans & black t-shirt #epicfail
- @KatyHarrison Coming back from Spain, travel friend was trying to fly home w/ sword from Toledo. Customs didn’t like that
- @kelleyferro Lost my luggage in the Galapagos, luckily I packed a bathing suit & was set! moral: always pack bathing suit!
- @katyabroad a US border guard completely tipping out my entire suitcase all over the place and yelling at me when i had a connection to make
- @ishouldlogoff Dad’s suitcase lost on the way to Italy. Everyday owner of pension offered to wash his underwear. Awkward.
- @travelerkate Electric toothbrush got turned on when checking it. Luckily nobody thought it was a bomb;unluckily people assumed something else
Q6. What luggage features can you not live w/out?
- @theworldcalls Wheels
- @kerrberr Expandable! If I don’t have plenty of room when I leave, I know I’m going to have to ship stuff back.
- @HouseinJerez A Working zipper is all I require.
- @BckPackerBanter …a waterproof compartment/bag for my wetsuit/boardies, always nip in for a last minute dip 🙂
- @GAT_ChinaTours After buying suitcases that have 4 wheels, I’m never going back. My suitcase isn’t a drag anymore 😉
- @CravenTravels: The tag that says “First Class”
Q7. Do you prefer to check or carry-on?
- @RickGriffin I prefer to carry on, but usually have to check luggage when carrying video equipment.
- @worldschooled gotta check it. My trips are long term and now we have two kids in tow.
- @treycocktail Carry-on. The faster you get out of the airport the sooner you get to the beach bar! #
- @ehalvey: Checking because I can bring back wine from trips.
- @ZipSetRachel: I packed for a week-long ski trip last month in a carry-on. Enough said.
- @indie_savant: Carry-on! I love knowing that I could get things out of my bag anytime I want.
Q8. TSA-banned item you wish you could still carry-on?
- @mmc67 just the damn soda the airport sold me on the way in
- @GoGirlGuides Peanut butter! I mean, c’mon!
- @bite4size My inhaler – I always get questioned about it. Really? Going to take that away from me on a plane!
- @hugointhecity 90 lb dogs.
- @Velcro108: Snow Globes. Thanks alot, Bin Laden.
- @LuxeTiffany: Would really like to find the black market store where all our 4oz+ liquids, creams and gels are being sold!
Q9. How does your luggage reflect your personality?
- @alexberger Let’s just say my luggage has loooooads of….character?
- @McMedia Old & Tired about says it all #NeedMyBagsLifted
- @locationSCOUTED It’s electric blue so I can spot it in a crowd. It’s kinda stylish so it won’t embarrass me. It expands, when needed.
- @AmericanSahara When my old duffel comes through the chute people think “What’s with that?” Then they see me.
- @Shipsandtrips It’s lovely on the inside…
- @BreatheDreamGo Do I look fat in this luggage? 3 years–never black. Right now it’s purple.
Q10. Best packing tips for travelers?
- @upgrd Roll – don’t fold.
- @travelswtavel Best packing tips for travelers: less is more, plastic bags, something for the rain, and a good lock
- @claudiabia Take 1/3 of everything you were planning to pack and leave home.
- @deannsmithkc Packing tip I wish I would use more often…roll clothes & put socks & other items in shoes. Pack extra small plastic bags
- @IntoxAbroad if you’re departing early in the morning – pack before you go out drinking!
- @Leavetheiguana Travel like a super model. Bring nothing but a bikini & a credit card.
Miss #TNI this week? Join in with your answers to the questions in the comments below and make sure to join us next Thursday from 3:30 pm EST- 5:00 pm EST for all the fun!
Thanks to the ZipSetGo girls for organizing a conversation with travelers from all over the world and to YOU for participating in this great group!
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