| For those of us who love to travel, all of the | | | | dinner in Rome and Berlin! If you're a guy, |
| planning as well as the trip is pure joy! The worst | | | | traveling on business, you might need a folding |
| part of any travel venture is packing, and then | | | | nylon suit carrier, but for any pleasure trip, your |
| hauling around a bunch of luggage. After just a | | | | travel shoulder bag will fill the bill. |
| few trips of any length, the savvy traveler gets | | | | Traveling in the off-season usually means you've |
| smart. You learn to pack smart and travel light! | | | | got a few heavy outerwear garments that you'd |
| Would you believe that a large travel shoulder bag | | | | be hard-pressed to stuff in to a travel shoulder |
| can carry everything you'll need for a month long | | | | bag. The solution? Wear them. Anything bulky or |
| trip abroad? It's true, though you may find it hard | | | | heavy, such as a coat or boots can be worn on |
| to believe. Let's examine the many virtues of the | | | | board. This includes a heavy sweater. You can |
| travel shoulder bag and then get into how to pack | | | | shed your coat once on board and use it as a |
| efficiently and economically, leaving the | | | | blanket (airlines now charge for these!). The slight |
| unnecessaries behind, but in possession of ample | | | | inconvenience of being overly warm before |
| clothing. | | | | boarding is far outweighed by the convenience of |
| With today's travel constraints, including the size | | | | breezing through the terminal at your destination. |
| and weight of your luggage, additional fees for | | | | Here's another great tip: when traveling in cool |
| checked baggage, the full inspection of every | | | | weather, bring a nylon jacket. This item can be |
| bottle of shampoo, lotion, toothpaste and | | | | rolled up, taking very little space in your single, |
| whatever other toiletries you may consider | | | | carry-on travel shoulder bag, arriving virtually |
| essential certainly tends to put a damper on your | | | | wrinkle free, having the added virtue of being nice |
| travel enthusiasm. An extra ounce over the | | | | and warm, even on a damp winter's day touring |
| permitted amount of whatever and it's | | | | Paris. It's also easy to wash and dry in your hotel |
| confiscated on the spot. If you check luggage, | | | | room. |
| you've then added the extra hassle of visiting the | | | | This brings us to the importance of a |
| luggage carousel upon arrival at your | | | | mix-and-match strategy. With two pairs of jeans |
| destination?and hoping you find it. The travel | | | | (they're worn worldwide), a couple of T-shirts, a |
| shoulder bag solves many of these problems. | | | | plain or patterned sweater and your nylon jacket, |
| It becomes a WYSIWYG situation. Eliminate the | | | | you can take yourself almost anywhere a tourist |
| weighing and measuring and type of toiletry | | | | might go. |
| container inspections at check-in lines and you | | | | OK, so how full is that travel shoulder bag so far? |
| breeze through without a hitch. For women, with | | | | Not much. What's left? You'll want one pair of |
| the possible exception of your favorite face | | | | comfortable walking shoes (pack these) and one |
| cream, don't bother packing these everyday | | | | pair of dress shoes or boots (wear these). You've |
| items. It's just dead weight. You can buy | | | | now got everything packed, with the exception |
| everything you need at your destination. Even if | | | | of underwear and perhaps an additional sweater |
| you're going to the Amazon rain forest, your | | | | and one formal dress and/or a pair of nice |
| plane is going to land in a city that has drugstores. | | | | trousers. |
| Buy it there. | | | | Other essential items, such as a money belt to |
| Most inexperienced travelers pack with an eye to | | | | contain a credit card, language translator, currency |
| having lots of different outfits in which to enjoy | | | | converter, passport and visas fit nicely into your |
| the sights. You don't need but a couple of dresses | | | | travel shoulder bag. |
| and one pair of dress shoes to cover most | | | | There you go. One travel shoulder bag really is all |
| 'formal' occasions. No one's going to notice that | | | | you need. Bon Voyage! |
| you wore the same dress and shoes out to | | | | |