Travel Equipment

We have several things we always bring when we travel. They’re not very large and we don’t need them every trip but we’re very glad we have them when we…

Size matters. Especially when dealing with something as important as the dimensions of your carry-on bag. With passengers not wanting to check luggage because of cost and the possibility of…

In 2021, Nomad Lane was nice enough to give us one of their Bento Bags if we’d review it for the blog. We occasionally get offers like this and we…

For some of us, checking a bag is part of the process of travel. Sure, some people can get all their stuff into a carry-on bag (this woman still impresses…

I’ve been traveling regularly since sometime around the early 1990s. I had my favorite piece of luggage ever, in the form of a Samsonite Silhouette EZ Cart, and man, that…

When it comes to luggage allowances, U.S. airlines, despite all their problems, are better than a lot of airlines outside the country. With these few exceptions, your checked luggage for…

There are plenty of websites devoted to things that have been heard incorrectly. Song lyrics tend to get misheard the most (“Money for nothin’ and the chips [chicks] for free.”…

If you ever looked at my suitcase, you’d laugh at all the crap I have on it to make it stand out from all the other bags. Above all, I…

Years ago, before smartphones were a thing, you had basic resources in finding out what was coming up next on those long highways. Oh sure, you’d see the blue highway…

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